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Invasion - J. Robert King Book Review

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" Dominaria is under invasion from an artificial world. The enemy (Phyrexians) were from Dominaria, but were kicked out millions of years ago. The Phyrexians are back and its all out war. Who will control Dominaria?"
david mcfarland, Resident J. Robert King Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can fly - teleportation - can cast all sorts of spells - can read emotions - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius (really!)

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Mountains - Forests - Domed/Underground City

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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