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Review Summaries
"This is the fourth book in the time line of the Saga of Recluce. Justin is an engineer and his brother is an Air Wizard. They decide to help Sarronnyn against the White Wizards. When they don't stop them, Justin escapes and goes to Nacolas and after his meeting with the Druids, he goes back to Recluce and builds a land engine and with the help of his brother goes back and destroys the capital of the White wizards."
Ed Phillips, Resident L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 60% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
magical powers:
- clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
War or Invasion
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
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