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Camber lives during a time when the magical Deryni rule the Kingdom of Gwynedd. When his son finds the true human king of Gwynedd Camber chooses to bring that King back to the throne. To do that he must sacrifice all he holds dear, including his own family, knowing in the end that not only ill he suffer, but also his family and his race to bring back the true heir to the throne.
pam, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - overthrowing govt/kingdom
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scholar
Age: - 40's-50's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill - deluded - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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