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The Usurper - The Book of the Kingdoms 2
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Plot Summary of The Usurper - The Book of the Kingdoms 2
"This is book 2 of The Kingdoms. After Kedryn meets Taws, Messenger of Ashar, he comes away blind, but did not kill the Messenger. Now he must search for a way to cure his blindness. With the help of Wynett, Sister of the Light, he sets out on a journey that will take him into the netherworld. After returning with his sight restored, he finds that Taws has gone into the Kingdoms and set up his pawn to become King. This puts the Kingdoms on the brink of civil war."
Ed Phillips, Resident Scholar



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




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - cure/disease/bioweapon
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
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 - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind reading - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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