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Review Summaries
"Dorian Hawkmoon has been killing himself with sadness as his decision to save his friend Count Brass meant that his wife Yisselda died. But Hawkmoon is convinced that there is a way to bring back his wife and the two children that he also lost. When Katinka Van Bak asks for his help in the Bulgar Mountan state something tells Hawkmoon that this is his chance to save his wife. He begins a journey that will take him back through his incarnations of the eternal champions till he becomes Queen Ilian of Garathorm and must fight to save this world and the life of his wife Yisselda."
Neil Morey, Resident Michael Moorcock Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 40% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- roaming fantasy world, battling hostile monsters
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- rescue mission/escape from confinement
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- overthrowing govt/kingdom
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- long lived adults
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Terrain
- Water
- Mountains
- Forests
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
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog