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Roc and a Hard Place - Xanth 19 - Piers Anthony Book Review

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Review Summary
Metria, a bad ghost gone good, is sent on a mission by the Simurgh, to deliver a disc to all the people who are to take place in a trial.
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can fly - Invisibility
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: - none

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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