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Mercenary - Bio of a Space Tyrant 2
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Plot Summary of Mercenary - Bio of a Space Tyrant 2
"This is the story of Hope Hubris, who joins the Jupiter army and
rises through the ranks to become a Captain in charge of a
small fleet sent to wipe out the pirates of the asteroids.
The book chronicles his military campaigns."

Steve, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Mercenary - Bio of a Space Tyrant 2
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - deposing an evil leader - finding a spy/saboteur
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - spaceship battles
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

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

Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of sex
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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