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Plot Summary of Doomspell
"This book is about a witch who is imprisioned upon a planet completely alone with nothing but her magic. She eventually starts dragging children from earth and enslaving them on her planet. She enslaves Rachel and Eric, a brother and sister from a normal English family. But Rachel with much struggle conquers the witch and sets the children free."
Brad, 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 - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the witch chased me on her broomstick!

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - can fly - can cast many different spells - Invisibility - is very quick - healing
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can fly - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility - is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than 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 - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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