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Castle Roogna - Xanth 3 - Piers Anthony Book Review

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Review Summaries
" Dor is a kid from the magical land of Xanth who gets picked on. His talent is to talk to inanimate objects which makes him a magician. He wants to help his nanny, Millie the Ghost (no longer a ghost)so he goes to the past to find out how to bring her boyfriend, Jonathan the Zombie, back to life. Once there, he makes friends with a giant spider, and learns alot about what it takes to really be a man. "
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"12 year old Dor goes into the tapestry to 800 years into the past. He is searching for elixer to restore a zombie. But he must be careful not to do anything that would alter history. He finds himself in a Mundane barbarian's body with strentgh and muscles (something he's not used to)and a giant spider for a companion. Then the search begins."
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"Dor, heir to the throne, is sent on a mission by King Trent to get a potion that will restore zombies to life. On his mission, he encounters many obsticles."
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"12-year old Magician Dor goes on a quest for an elixer to restore a zombie to life, for his friend and caretaker, Millie the (ex-)ghost. The problem is that the only way to obtain it is to travel 800 years into the past! He is joined on his quest by Jumper, a (now man-sized) spider that accidentally got caught up in Dor's travel spell, and a young woman of the time, named Millie..."
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"A young prince gets sucked into a magical tapestry and is placed in in a barbarians body in the past."
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a CUTESY fantasy world
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Age: - a kid
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - an entire race
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Water - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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