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Plot Summary of Muse of Art - Geodyssey 4
"    "Muse of Art" is the fourth book in Piers Anthony's wonderful Geodessy collection. It is a journey throughout time, following the lives of six individuals who discover themselves and each other through romance. From prehistoric man to the near future, Anthony weaves a disturbing tapestry of where humanity is headed.
    Each chapter represents one of the arts, from seduction to war to irony. Anthony combines fact with fiction, as the characters grow and change throughout time. Each chapter begins and ends with a factual description of the era, the place, and the events that occur. A fantastic book that every reader should journey through."

Pamela Piarowski, Resident Scholar



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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster - fighting a disease/illness affecting everyone
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission - destined love (dream or prediction)
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century - 19th century - 18th century - 17th century - general past - dinosaur times - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - description of breasts - descript. of private male anat. - descript. of non-breast female anat.
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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