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Conjure Wife - Fritz Leiber Book Review

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"Norman Saylor is unconvinced by his wife, Tansy, that her secret conjurings are consistent with their small-town college environment, and that his success to date, has not been entirely due to his endeavours. At first, as Norman had insisted, nothing seems to change, but as Tansy had hitherto believed the Saylors fall prey to supernatural powers. First of all, Norman's moral conduct is questioned by some of his colleagues in an attempt to discredit him, after which the family cat, Totem, is brutally killed. Even so Norman, the unbeliever, ignores the get-out-of-town advice. But Norman is forced to reconsider, and embarks on an accelerated sorcerer's apprenticeship."
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - deposing an evil leader - unraveling a conspiracy
Political power play Yes
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - mental powers battles
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - scholar
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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