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| Plot Summary of Book 1: In the Light of the Passing |
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" In this fantasy/romance novel, a young commander is torn from his home. Believing his people perished, Shance is drawn into a political struggle on another world. The miners beneath the city of Sarzan are planning a revolt. Commander Vallance, who owns the mines, sets off a series of explosions in the tunnels--effectively cutting off the air supply. In addition to this, he seals his own daughter inside the mines because she is openly sympathetic to the miners' cause.
Believing his own people are lost, Commander Shance agrees to help a fighting unit that is going to Sarzan to assist the miners. He serves the new cause well, but soon learns he has been deceived to gain his cooperation. His own people are still alive and have been safely evacuated to Haleen. Knowing this, Shance is then torn between serving his people and his love for Nadeena, the daughter of Vallance, whom he helped rescue.
To further complicate things, Rotek (one of the head miners) also has feelings for Nadeena. Knowing that Shance has not been totally honest with Nadeena about his full identity, Rotek succeeds in alienating the girl from the pilot. In a short time Shance has to make up his mind on whether he's going to return to his people, or stay on Sarzan with Nadeena--giving up his role of commander."
Kathy Campshure, 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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- falling in love with the enemy
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- overthrowing govt/kingdom
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- fighter (air/space) pilot
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
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
Terrain
- Domed/Underground City
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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