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Review Summaries
""To Xanth's precocious shape-shifter Prince Dolph, searching for Humphrey, the missing sorcerer, is a perfect chance to see the world. Setting off with his faithful companion Marrow, an enchanted skeleton, he will penetrate an island of illusion... escape a goblin kindom... outwit a husband-hungry mermaid... nest-sit for fiery dragons... and find romance with a slinky snake princess--all on his way to discovering a magic coin with the answers!" (descript. on back of book)"
Melissa G., Resident Piers Anthony Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Time Travel:
- into past and future equally
Romance
Yes
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- rescue mission/escape from confinement
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical artifact
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
Adversaries are…
- giant monsters
- dragon buddy
Story involving clones/duplicates?
- good clones fighting bad clones
Lifeform altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Magically turned into another being
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story?
Yes
Clones
Yes
GIANT monster(s)
Yes
Human/magical couple?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- mage/magician
Age:
- a kid
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Male
Age:
- a kid
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Jungle
- Water
- Mountains
- Forests
- Domed/Underground City
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- 17th century
- medium future 22-24th century
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- quite a lot of techical jargon
Sex in book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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