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Review Summary
The Black Cauldron is an ancient evil the Dark One has been using to create an army of undead. For the good of mankind, it must be destroyed.

Some journey for greater understanding, some for honor, and others for the power. To destroy the Cauldron requires the ultimate sacrifice, but who would be willing?

emagius, Resident Scholar

The evil Arawn has the black cauldron, which he can use to create armies of the undead! It's up to Taran, former pigherd, and his friends to stop Arawn and break the Cauldron. Can they do it?
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - servant - warrior/knight
Age: - a teen - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being - Male
Age: - 40's-50's - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King - dictator
Has magical powers? Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - average physique

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

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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