The Prince's Cousin - C.K. Crigger Book Review

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" Amber Quill, 2003, 170 pp. ISBN: 15927989777 A year has passed since the assassin murdered King Jaynor and his widow now hosts a birthday bash for their preadolescent son Rhian more to impress her potential consorts. However, during the gala, to force Queen Maevelene of Dragos to marry him, Boswell Flamewright sends mercenaries led by Shade to abduct the honoree Prince Rhian. Also kidnapped at the same time is Rhian's older cousin Tomasella Icassian, who is in service to her prince as his nanny. The mercenaries err in thinking that she was the lad's mother by the way he reacts towards her. Boswell immediately realizes who the woman is as he once raped Tomasella when she was a young teen. In camp Emory the wizard and Boswell abuse her, but she escapes due to some indirect help from Shade. Tomasella hires Shade to begin a quest to rescue her charge. However, if they are to succeed Tomasella needs to quickly learn to harness her farseer power to counter Emory's spells and overcome the odds of Boswell for the life of the lad is at stake. THE PRINCE'S COUSIN is a fabulous fantasy tale starring an intelligent ethical heroine. However, Shade is the more complex individual who at first look seems like another paid assassin, but is deeper due to a code of conduct that he adheres to in spite of working for odious employers. Though Boswell is too evil to do anything but detest, readers will enjoy joining the trek of the PRINCE'S COUSIN, which is more like microeconomics to macroeconomics when compared to epics, but is as exciting and fun to read. Harriet Klausner "
Harriet Klausner, Resident C.K. Crigger Scholar

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

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - servant
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
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
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript

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