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"SELCORE decides to bring back the planet Duro to house the incredible number of refugees fleeing the Yuuzhan Vong attack. The Vong have agents everywhere in ooglith cloakers, which make them look like native species; and the Duros are getting restless. Can the Solos and Skywalkers keep the peace above and below the atmosphere of this polluted planet? The young Jedi must also cope with his feelings."
Chameleon, 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 - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- guardian of justice
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV:
- subtle invasion (mind control, lookalikes)
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- coping with mental/magical powers
War or Invasion
Yes
Kind of series
- Star Wars
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- a teen
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
- mind reading
- mind control
- can see into the future
- is very quick
- can read emotions
- healing
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- super strength
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Setting
Terrain
- Desert
- Planet surface, need spacesuit
- Domed/Underground City
Spaceship setting:
- alien spaceship
- a space station
- really, really giant spaceship/station
- one or two man fighter/scoutship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
- unfriendly aliens
- neutral aliens
- empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- some scientific explanation
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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