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Plot Summary of Faun and Games - Xanth 21
"Forrest Faun is searching for a spirit to save a magical tree, abandoned by his friend who fell into the Void. He goes to the good magician, who refuses to answer him. As a year's service, he sends him to Ptero, along with Mare Imbri to guide him. However on Ptero, Forrest and Imbri are sent to do another Service by Ptero's Good Magician. They are to help the flirty princesses, Dawn and Eve, save their world. But to do this, they must travel to Pyramid."
Aline, Resident Scholar



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Plot

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




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena
Parody Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - long lived adults
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: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th 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
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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