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Review Summary

In Krondor:The Betrayal, the Dark Elves are again on the move to Sethanon, the resting place of the Lifestone, on the assumption that Murmandamus is imprisoned there. With the help of a renegade Dark Elf, Gorath, Squire Locklear and Owyn Belefoe, a magician, travl to Krondor to warn of the coming theat. But all is not what it seems. The Dark Elf forces of Delekhan are backed by a mysterious group of magicians known as the Six. So while Squire James, aka Jimmy the Hand, Owyn Belefote and Gorath race to stop the attack on Sethanon the magician Pug searches for the explanation behind the Six... and a way to stop them.
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%

Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - roaming fantasy world, battling hostile monsters
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
If enemy is a group... - political faction

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average 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 - Water - Mountains - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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