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Plot Summary of Master Of Intrigue
"Second novel in a series: an ongoing saga of futuristic action, adventure, and romance.

Six Earthyears after the annihilation of Signe's envoys' ship on a lock in the Columbian capital, the stalemated war between two highly intelligent, patriotic world leaders drags on. Signe believes that Arlen ordered her emissaries to his world blasted; he believes that she sent two fanatics to assassinate him. Galt, the perpetrator of the heinous crime who escaped drawing any suspicion upon himself, plots Arlen's downfall.

Well aware of his danger, the Commander-in-Chief mounts a campaign to trap his power-hungry rival. The Columbian world leader eliminates one potent danger to his hold on power, only to find that another looms.

In a brilliant maneuver, the master of intrigue uses a clever, self-serving, discontented military subordinate to lead him to Signe as she seeks the Flagship: Johann's long-lost mobile stronghold. When Signe and Arlen finally meet, their interaction leads to wholly unforeseen consequences that radically alter the lives of both gallant archfoes.
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Mary Ann Steele, Resident Scholar




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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - falling in love with the enemy
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - dictator
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 - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - champion of justice
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
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 - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Planet surface, need spacesuit - Space, need spacesuit - Asteroid
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit 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
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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