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"This is the story of a man who is trying desperately to do the right thing. Rohan is now the Prince of the Desert and he sees how things are right now with the current ruler, High Prince Roesltra, and knows he can makes things better. He also must find a wife and this plotlet is full of romance with lots of reality, ie: they actually fight and almost loose each other over stupid things just like the rest of us."
Jessica, Resident Melanie Rawn Scholar

"Rawn transports us to sun-drenched feudal desert world of warring princes, lethal political intrigues, magic, romance and of course dragons! Prince Rohan is determined to save the last remaining dragons of his world and defeat the evil machinations of the high Prince Roelstra. "
RODNEY POWELL, Resident Melanie Rawn Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Adversaries are… - dragon buddy
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
GIANT monster(s) Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Desert - 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? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - description of breasts - descript. of non-breast female anat. - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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