The Place of the Lion - Charles Williams Book Review

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"Damaris lives to work on her philosophical thesis about the history of Plato's forms. Her romantic admirer is conveniently in a position to publish her work, so she tolerates him and his friends in her life, her sole purpose being to complete her research and be published. But her safe intellectual world is rocked, quite literally, when a group who meet locally in a small town just outside London to discuss the possibility of the actuality and meaning of Plato's forms, discover more than anyone could expect. The great powers, the Archetypes of all Powers and Forms (supertypes and subtypes as we might call them), are released on earth and are now uncontrolled, and as once they made the world they now begin to unmake it, by reclaiming their lesser forms. The gigantesque Lion of Strength and the great crowned Serpent of Intellect and Subtlety stalk the land, overpowering those they encounter. A giant Butterfly, symbol of all beauty, appears to call all the butterflies of the earth (its subtypes) and reabsorb and uninstantiate the object hierarchy. Birds and animals disappear and the earth and plants themselves begin to lose form and colour. Then in the centre of the circle of power starts an unquenchable fire. But there are one or two who have a partial understanding of the situation, and they must look to the wisdom of the ancients for clues on how to save the world they know. "
Michael JR Jose, Resident Charles Williams Scholar

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 50%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - preventing an ecological disaster
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can cast many different spells
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
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: - magical being
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind control - super strength - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount

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

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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