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"12-year old Magician Dor goes on a quest for an elixer to restore a zombie to life, for his friend and caretaker, Millie the (ex-)ghost. The problem is that the only way to obtain it is to travel 800 years into the past! He is joined on his quest by Jumper, a (now man-sized) spider that accidentally got caught up in Dor's travel spell, and a young woman of the time, named Millie..."
Melissa G., Resident Scholar
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"A young prince gets sucked into a magical tapestry and is placed in in a barbarians body in the past."
Matt Smith, Resident Scholar
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"Dor, heir to the throne, is sent on a mission by King Trent to get a potion that will restore zombies to life. On his mission, he encounters many obsticles."
Aline, Resident Scholar
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"12 year old Dor goes into the tapestry to 800 years into the past. He is searching for elixer to restore a zombie. But he must be careful not to do anything that would alter history. He finds himself in a Mundane barbarian's body with strentgh and muscles (something he's not used to)and a giant spider for a companion. Then the search begins."
Nikki Moon, Resident Scholar
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" Dor is a kid from the magical land of Xanth who gets picked on. His talent is to talk to inanimate objects which makes him a magician. He wants to help his nanny, Millie the Ghost (no longer a ghost)so he goes to the past to find out how to bring her boyfriend, Jonathan the Zombie, back to life.
Once there, he makes friends with a giant spider, and learns alot about what it takes to really be a man. "
Nikki Moon, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- exploring a CUTESY fantasy world
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Age:
- a kid
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an entire race
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Terrain
- Jungle
- Water
- Forests
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- descript of kissing
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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