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Plot Summary of Darc Ages
"David Archibald, dying of cancer, is frozen alive in 1999. He is re-animated 900 years into the future, in a post-apocalyptic techno-feudal society. He must fight to change this society and bring on a second Renaissance, or get killed.

He gains allies, finds love and fights in many violent battles against the forces of corruption and tyranny... and eventually, becomes a legend under the nickname "Darc"."

A.R. Yngve, Resident Scholar




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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Time Travel: - suspended animation
Plotlets: - surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes
Story largely takes place in - Distant future

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Water
Earth setting: - distant future
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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