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Songmaster - Orson Scott Card Book Review

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Review Summary
Ansset is a young boy with a gift for music greater than anyone has ever seen. He becomes the beloved comapnion of an Emperor, but later loses his musical gift.
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Coming of age Yes
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Training/Apprent. Yes
Working up the ranks of... - politics
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can read emotions
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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