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Plot Summary of Wolf Moon
"Kern is a werewolf being hunted by a harper mage. He manages to escape by leaping into a raging river, and is only saved by washing up on a shore in the valley and being taken by some small magical folk to a nearby inn. There he is taken in and cared for, and eventually finds himself falling in love with Ainsy, one of the innfolk. Then he finds his world shattered when the same harp mage tries to break up the happiness he's found and frame him with the murders of some of the valleyfolk. Only through the true test of friendship does he prevail"
Shawn Vaillancourt, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Wolf Moon
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Animal Story Yes
Kind of animal - wolf

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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