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The White Raven - Diana L. Paxson Book Review

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"Esseilte, an Irish Princess is sent to England to be married to King Marc'h. On the journey she falls in love with Drustan, a harper and warrior, and Marc'h's nephew. To hide her love affair, she sends her cousin Branwen to the wedding bed, but on the wedding night, Marc'h takes his queen to a stone circle to perfom an old pagan rite. Branwen becomes Queen of the spirit world, while Essilte rules as Marc'h's queen. Altough she loathes the deceit, Branwen helps Essilte and Drustan conduct their love affair, whilst hiding her own love for the king. Jealousy and pain tear them appart, and Essilte's love affair is clearly doomed."
Bryn Pearson, Resident Diana L. Paxson Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission - love triangle/polygon
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
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
Religious overtones? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - mind reading - can see into the future - can cast many different spells - can read emotions - healing
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

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

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
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 - actual description of sex - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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