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Wielding a Red Sword - Incarnations of Immortality 4
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Plot Summary of Wielding a Red Sword - Incarnations of Immortality 4
"In this story, Mym, a stuttering prince of India flees his home, joins a circus and meets the a woman named Orb whom he falls in love with. this starts a chain of events that eventually leads him to assuming the office of the incarnation of war, balking satan, and saving lives"
Dave Buck, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Wielding a Red Sword - Incarnations of Immortality 4
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great warrior - a powerful magician
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns - sword fights
Lifeform altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Given added abilities
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - teleportation - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - teleportation - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
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
Earth setting: - 20th century
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a contemporary society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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