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"Seyonne was born an Ezzarian, a free people in a lush, green land who used their magical powers to free innocent people from demon possession. But the Ezzarians kept their demon war a secret and all the conquering Derzhi saw was a rich land to conquer. Seyonne was captured and put through horrible rites that stripped him of his magical powers. Forced into slavery, Seyonne endured horrible conditions and masters, living by his mantra "what comes, comes" and refusing to look beyond the present moment. When Prince Aleksander, the Emperor's son, buys him for his household, Seyonne is ready to hate him. He is the worst kind of Derzhi, arrogant, uncaring, heartless and heedlessly cruel to all around him. So Seyonne is shocked when he sees the light of the feadnach, the God-touched, shining out of Aleksander's eyes. Long ago, when he was a Warden in Ezzaria, Seyonne swore to protect anyone who bore the feadnach, but how on earth can he protect a cocky Derzhi prince who doesn't even believe in magic? When the Khelid come, Seyonne immediately recognizes the demon gleam in their eyes. But, since he was stripped of power, he has nothing but his wits to fight them. As Aleksander enters a critical time for his future rule, Seyonne desperately tries to convince the Prince that the Khelid are dangerous and will destroy the entire Derzhi empire if he is not wary. Heedless of Seyonne's warnings, Aleksander is stunned when he comes under a foul demon enchantment, one that Seyonne cannot remove because Aleksander's people destroyed his magical powers. Seyonne knows that he has no choice but to take Aleksander to his people in Ezzaria and pray that someone will help him there. Seyonne rejoices to see his homeland once more, but he also dreads going there. For, because of Seyonne's corrupt state, he is as one already dead to them and he knows it will break his heart to see his loved ones again...

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. "
Debbie, Resident Carol Berg Scholar

"A coming of age story, of sorts. A slave tries to overcome his past in order to save an unlikely person. The best book I've read this year.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. "
Traci Leanne Bell, Resident Carol Berg Scholar

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Plot

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

Tone of book - depressing/sad - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler
Repressive society story Yes
Repressive because: - strict rationing of freedoms/goods
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
Training/Apprent. Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Adversaries are� - giant monsters
Lifeform altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - exotic/alien torture for major character - Magically turned into another being
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of other humans

Main Character
Identity: - Male - magical being
Profession/status: - slave
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - mind reading - mind control - can fly - is very quick - healing
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount - an above average 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
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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