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"On the day that the bank is robbed in the frontier town of Krillingaeth, Moon's father mysteriously disappears. His father's loyal friend Crumwin Shnort whisks the boy away for safety's sake. On the journey from Krillingaeth to his Great Cousin Minskit's house at Glebna-By-The-Sea, Moon learns of his father's secret. He never knew that his father was one of the seven holders of the pieces of the Plate of Vlog. Neither did he realize that five of the pieces of the plate had been stolen by the awful Menghis Bad Baladin. On that fateful journey however, Moon and Crumwin are ambushed.
Moon escapes and begins his own adventure to find his father. He meets up with two other children who have their own very good reasons for running away and joining him. At Glebna-By-The-Sea the three children are magically transported via a "fire hole" to Menghis Bad Baladin's bleak island home. They meet with colourful characters such as Grundelin Hissensteem and the wizard Yew Hugh Peru. They battle against the worst of Baladin's magical creations, the blatchers, sneergoths and yeagles before acquiring some magic themselves that enables them to get to the very heart of Bad Baladin's world inside the towering volcano called Mount Popadogatwig."
Graham Burchell, Resident Scholar
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Plot
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
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
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?
- Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- a kid
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- teleportation
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:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Earth setting:
- 19th century
Takes place on Earth?
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
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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