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Review Summaries
"Thomas Covenant returns to the other-world once again, to help them fight against the armies of Lord Foul that are ravaging the Land. Only this time, there is no healing for his leperousy. This time, there is no denying the truth of this strange world where magic works. Covenant must set out to face his Enemy, Lord Foul, once and for all. A Giant, a Bloodguard, and a madwoman he had wronged go with him, to help him seek out Lord Foul in Foul's Creche and defeat him before his victory over the Land is complete."
Pamela Piarowski, Resident Stephen R. Donaldson Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book
- sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- method of control
- magical artifact
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
magical powers:
- clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
- good magical powers hunting non/weaker magical(s) (fantasy)
- good magical powers being hunted by non/weaker magical(s) (fantasy)
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting a personal illness/handicap
- search for identity/new understanding
- coping with mental/magical powers
- change of heart
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
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- 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?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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