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The Nameless Day - Sara Douglass Book Review

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Review Summary
14th century history in an alternate universe with fight between good and evil characters to take over main character's mind. Whoever wins decides the future history of the earth.
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Plot
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - finding a spy/saboteur
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - subtle invasion (mind control, lookalikes)
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - coping with mental/magical powers
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - sword fights - magical battles
Kind of alteration: - exotic/alien torture for major character
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - religious figure
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind control - can see into the future - super strength - Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
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 - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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