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Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop Book Review

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Review Summary
Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as the Queen of Ebon Askavi. Daemon, her Consort and lover returns from the Twisted Kingdom. Together with the help of the Dark Court they make a last stand to fight and overthrow Dorothea and Hekatah and save the Blood. This is a powerful finale to an amazing series.
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




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
magical powers: - clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - mind reading - can see into the future - can cast many different spells - is very quick - can read emotions - healing
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
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 - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind reading - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
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? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - use of artificial tools - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - description of breasts - descript. of private male anat. - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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