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Yesterday's Son

Name: Yesterday's Son
Author: A. C. Crispin

by A. C. Crispin

1983•Science fiction•191 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurerobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

The Romulans attack the planet Gateway, where Federation scientists are studying the Guardian of Forever - the mysterious portal to the past.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureRobots/ai/spaceRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Subjects

Star Trek fictionSpace shipsInterplanetary voyagesScience fiction

Details

Author: A. C. Crispin
Published: 1983
Pages: 191
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Source: Open Library

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