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Plot Summary of Secret of the Sixth Magic
"One by one the five arts of magic cease to work, starting with sorcery. Jemidon is a student struggling from one art to the next and failing at each. He finally works out what has been happening, magic hasn't dissapeared - the mysterious Melizar has been altering the arts so that he is the only one who controls them... "
Rachael Grew, Resident Scholar

"In a world where magic is as common as water, and students of the fuve arts practice hard, one person, Jemidon keeps failing. Then when the five arts of magic cease to work, he alone works out what has been happening, Melizar has been altering the arts so that he is the only one who controls them. Now Jemidon must work out how each magic works in time to stop him from altering them once again.."
Rachael, Resident Scholar



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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student - explorer
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - 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
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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