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Plot Summary of Nimisha's Ship
"Nimisha comes of age and seeks out her own career. This career leads her to a far away planet where she incounters human and alien survivors. Nimisha and her friends struggle for survival while holding on to hope of rescue."
Steven Whatley, Resident Scholar

"Nimisha is a body-heir, in Vega three. Shes trying to devolp the perfect ship,when on a test run she goes through a wormhole,winding up in Erehwon in a remote part of the galaxy. There she finds surviving members of a wormhole eaten, ship. She fights for survival and encounters dangerous wildlife, shipwrecked aliens, and love."
Suvarhi, Resident Scholar

"Lady Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense is the body-heir to one of the First Families. When her sire accidently dies and leaves his ship building business to her, she has her dream come true. While designing ships, she takes one on a maiden voyage and is caught by a wormhole. Stranded on the other side of the galaxy, she waits to be rescued. While there, she explores new planets and find survivors from another ship, aliens, and love. Erehwon is now home and she doesn't want to leave, even after help has arrived."
Ed Phillips, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Nimisha's Ship
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Plot

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




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - generally friendly contact with alien(s) - stranded on alien planet, fighting aliens to survive - surviving natural elements on planet
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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