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Plot Summary of The Courts of Chaos
"This is the last book in the first group of Amber groups featuring Corwin, King of Amber. Corwin, with the help of his father, Oberon, and his father, Dworkin, try to repair the pattern of power, while Corwin's brother Brand,
allied with the monsters of the Courts of Chaos, try to destroy the pattern and conquer Amber."

Steve, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Courts of Chaos
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy - finding a spy/saboteur
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
War or Invasion Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - super strength - teleportation
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - super strength - teleportation
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable - wild
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
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 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog
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