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The Wishsong of Shannara - Shannara 3
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Plot Summary of The Wishsong of Shannara - Shannara 3
"The druid Allanon appears to Brin Ohmsford, daughter of Wil and Eretria, because her power of the wishsong is needed to destroy the heart of Evil, the book Ildatch. What Brin and Allanon do not realize is they are walking into a trap, and Jair Ohmsford, Brin's brother, is the only one who can save them. But he is also threatened by the Mord Wraiths every step of the way."
Peggy Nguyen, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - guardian of justice
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - mind control - can cast many different spells - Invisibility
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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