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" The book deals with the onslaught of an alien ecological invasion of earth. The main character James McCarthy, is a young man with anger, arrogance, and frustration as his only way of communicating with other people. The story revolves around his anger and how he begins to develop as a human being. The book is well worth reading again and again, if only for the insights the author has on his character development.
As for the ecological infestation, this too is a far cry from your typical Sci-Fi invasion series. The premise of an attacking foe without any obvious intelligence but with evidence all around is an intriging story line."
H. Wetmore, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Youngster becomes
- an adult (general)
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- preventing an ecological disaster
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
Terrain
- Asteroid
Which planet?
- Mercury
Spaceship setting:
- a space station
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Not Earth, in Solar System?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a fair amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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