science fiction

Mahogany Trinrose - Jacqueline Lichtenberg Book Review

Enter a review
of your own!
Other books by
author Jacqueline Lichtenberg

"Mahogany Trinrose"
Message Board

Click here for free online dating advice!

Review Summary
In the future, the world is divided into Simes, who must take energy to live, and Gens, who produce that energy. Only a channel may take energy from Gens safely and transfer it to other Simes without fear of causing the death of the Gen. Ercy Farris, a young channel, learns that some channels can do more than that. She discovers that with the help of a roomate, she can create effects thought to be in the realm of magic--moving objects by thought and energy alone, starting fires, even teleportation. Her cousin Rellow, who bears grudge toward her, would like the world to consider her a witch. And who is Halimer Grant, the alluring Gen with no paper trail to whom she is inexorably drawn, and whose energy field has properties seen in no other Gen donor?
Donna MacGonegal, Resident Scholar


Detailed literary breakdown of Mahogany Trinrose
Our unique search engine breaks down books and movies into
dozens of literary elements, all of which are searchable.

New movie search (click here) New book search (click here)
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot

Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great mental powers person
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - telekinesis - clairvoyant - super strength - teleportation - is very quick - can read emotions - healing
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - bureaucrat
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength - can read emotions - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Dumb
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Earth setting: - distant future
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
Most similar books to Mahogany Trinrose
Q-Squared by Peter David
The Rowan - Damia Series 1 by Anne McCaffrey
A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan
Balance Point - Star Wars, The New Jedi Order 6 by Kathy Tyers
Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick




Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Try our new Star Wars & Star Trek puzzle pictures! Click here

Advertise with us
Feedback
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith plot spoilers
Hobbits
The politics game
The lawyer game

3 Book search options!
1) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
2) Detailed book search
(click here)
or

3) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot below!

Animal Story

Clones

Coming of age

Cultural problems, alien culture

Explore/1st contact/ enviro story

Family relations

GIANT monster(s)

Horror story?

Inner Struggle

Lifeform altered?

Mental/magical powers focus

Parody

Political power play

Religious overtones?

Repressive society story

Robots, Computers, VR

Romance

Spying & Investigations

Tech./$$$/Info hunt

Time Travel story?

Training/Apprent.

War or Invasion


Games:
Trivia Masters!

Rescue your favorite
scifi characters from
slavery!


Talk to your favorite
scifi characters!


Eating New Yorkers
Computer Game


Pomeranians

Most recent TV & Movie discussions:

Charmed: What's wrong with Rose McGowan's chin? 7/5/2008 11:53:33 AM

Charmed: Is Piper really a Halliwell? 7/5/2008 11:48:59 AM

Doctor Who: Who was the best Doctor? 7/5/2008 4:23:13 AM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7/5/2008 2:40:59 AM

Doctor Who: Who was the best companion? 6/30/2008 7:37:52 AM

A Boy and His Dog: A Boy and His Dog 6/30/2008 12:55:48 AM

Lost in Space (TV): What kind of a name is Guy for a guy? 6/26/2008 10:21:30 AM

Lost in Space (TV): Wasn't it obvious that Major West was never going to get any? 6/26/2008 10:17:45 AM

Alien Series: Was Vasquez a lesbian? 6/26/2008 6:57:27 AM

Battlestar Galactica: Do Vipers fly past the speed of light? 6/26/2008 1:27:52 AM


Newest slaves:
Kirsten Dunce (Dunst) 1:03:47 AM
Christina Aguilera 1:03:30 AM
Eva Longoria 1:02:12 AM
Luke Skywalker 1:01:36 AM
Colonel Samantha Carter clone 12:58:26 AM
Monica Lewinsky 12:56:52 AM
Hillary Rodham Clinton 12:56:12 AM
Mariah Carey 12:53:49 AM
Gywneth Paltrow Nichean 12:51:27 AM
Stargate Atlantis Boob Shrink 12:48:45 AM
All slaves
(click here)


Celebrity interviews:
President George W. Bush 6:32:00 PM
Jan-Michael Vincent 2:16:51 PM
Captain Kathryn Janeway 3:47:46 PM
Jack ONeill (Richard Dean Anderson) 1:39:22 PM
Jennifer Aniston (Friends) 5:01:07 PM
All celebrities
(click here)