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Review Summaries
"After their coming of age cerimony, Tarrant Hawkins and his three friends discover a scouting party that could signal the beginnings of an invasion from the north. They then travel to the capital city where on their way they come across a sword that makes the user invincible, but at the eventual cost of his life and/or sanity. When they arrive in the capital, they are assigned to travel on a counter strike and stop the invasion before it begins."
Jacob Knudsen, Resident Michael A. Stackpole Scholar
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- great warrior
- an adult (general)
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical weapon
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
War or Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- hand to hand
- sword fights
- magical battles
Adversaries are…
- giant monsters
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
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 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- descript of kissing
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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