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Wit'ch War - James Clemens Book Review

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After meeting up at Landslip and earning the support of the Mer'ai, it's time for Elena and her crew to journey to A'loa Glen to take on the Dark Lord's forces - and finally aquire the fabled Blood Diary. As usual, that's easier said than done. The Dark Lord throws everything he can in their path to the Glen, and even Elena's allies are having a hard time agreeing with her plans and getting themselves to work together.
    If you thought "Wit'ch Fire" and "Wit'ch Storm" were good, then you have no idea of Clemen's storytelling ability until you read the third installment of "The Banned and the Banished." "Wit'ch War" takes the combined legends, action, and characterization of the first two books, multipies it by ten, and gives it to you in 542 pages. If I could say just three words about this book, they would be 'Read it. Now.' -'Mahoney Lincoln'

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - roaming fantasy world, battling hostile monsters
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - Invisibility
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can fly - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

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

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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The Chosen Warriors by Sonny Gates
The Wizard by Gene Wolfe




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