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Review Summaries
"Waylander, after saving the Drenai in the first book, must fight assassins sent by the Drenai king, who thinks Waylander will kill him. Then, he learns that the king has been kinapped, and the Gothir will again attack the Drenai unless he saves the murderous king and slays his captor."
Rob, Resident David Gemmell Scholar
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Overall Review
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Repressive society story
Yes
Repressive because:
- kills without good reason
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- exotic/alien torture for major character
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- warrior/knight
Age:
- 60's-90's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- can see into the future
- super strength
- can cast all sorts of spells
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Terrain
- Mountains
- Forests
Earth setting:
- during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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