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73,700 words
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73,700 words
Synopsis
Set in 2585, this hard science fiction novel follows Stringship Captain Horse Cooke as he escapes the tax agents by going to Groomby, the planet where he placed a colony a few years earlier. His claustrophobia and a failure of his comm equipment leads several of his crew to worry that he’s been killed during a battle to defend the Vandyville Colony during a massive attack by orcs.
After the attack is repulsed he uses volleyball diplomacy to arrange a détente between the humans, chewies and orcs despite millennia of orc-chewie hostility.
He brings the chewian ambassador to a tepid welcome on Earth and where he is arrested by tax agents.
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Story Elements
Setting
Geography: | Space - Our Galaxy |
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Realism: | Science of far future, attempts for rigorous accuracy |
Setting Type: | Space |
Time Period: | 2200 - 2999 |
Main Character
Age: | Adult |
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Gender: | Male |
Race: | Caucasian European |
Religion: | Irrelevant |
Sexual Preference: | Heterosexual |
Styles & Themes
Humor: | Moments of levity |
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Inspires Reader to Feel: | N/A or None of the above |
Mysteries & Puzzles: | None or only very minor mysteries |
Pacing: | Moves quickly |
Physical Action: | Frequent action, driven by threat to safety or life by antagonist(s) |
Political/Social Commentary: | Politics irrelevant to story |
Romance: | Minor romance, not a significant story driver |
Genre | Science Fiction |
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