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| Plot Summary of The Elvenbane - Halfblood Chronicles 1 |
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"The book starts out with Serena Daeth. She has been betrayed by her rival and has become pregnant by an Elvenlord. This is punishable by death. She has escaped into the desert to give birth, get rid of the child and then return to her elvenlord. The child is saved and raised by a dragon. She is eventually returned to her people but is forced to hide the fact that she is a halfbreed. She later joins other halfbreeds to free humans from the rule of the elvenlords and ladies. But she is going aginst her father Lord Dyran who is the most powerful elvanlord, magicly and politicly, as well as most of the elven race."
Dione Lyon, Resident Scholar
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age
Yes
Political power play
Yes
Adversaries are…
- dragon buddy
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
GIANT monster(s)
Yes
Cultural problems, alien culture
Yes
Culture clash-
- feelings of a human growing up among aliens
Main Character
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Age:
- a teen
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
- mind control
- can cast many different spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
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:
- an entire race
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Setting
Terrain
- Desert
- Forests
- Domed/Underground City
Earth setting:
- distant future
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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