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Heir of Sea and Fire - Patricia A. McKillip Book Review

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Review Summary
Readerle has to learn to accept and control her growing power while she searches for Morgan, the Prince of Hed. When she learns that her power is an inheritance of the beings Morgan is fighting against she begins to doubt herself, her family, and everything she believed in. Through her journey to find the Prince of Hed, Readerle learns to control her power and begins to accept her inheritance.
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
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
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can fly - can cast many different spells
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mastermind
Has magical powers? Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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