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Review Summaries
"Lew Alton and Regis Hastur of Hastur meet up again, Lew meets his mothers family (Aldaran), and gets involved with Kadarin (a Terranan criminal). Kadarin, Lew, Morjorie Scott(aka Marja or Marguerida), Thyra (Marja's sister), Rafe Scott (aka: Rafael; Marja and Thyra's brother), and Beltran Aldaran get the Sharra Matrix, a dangerous 9th level or so Matrix. All but Lew have no tower training, but they attempt to control it anyway... leading later to Lew's love for Marjorie then her tragic death."
Amanda, Resident Marion Zimmer Bradley Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- ruler
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- love among disparate social classes
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
magical powers:
- clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind reading
- mind control
- clairvoyant
- can see into the future
- teleportation
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- mind reading
- mind control
- can read emotions
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Desert
- 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?
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- some scientific explanation
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
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