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Plot Summary of The Armageddon Inheritance
"This is the sequel to Mutineers' Moon. Now that Colin MacIntyre has beaten the mutineers, he finds out that an eons-old alien menace dedicated to the eradication of all intelligent life in the galaxy in on its way. Now he must find out what happened to the Imperial Empire and save Earth."
Ed Phillips, Resident Scholar



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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
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: - fighter (air/space) pilot
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling 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
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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