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Into the Darkness - World at War 1
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Plot Summary of Into the Darkness - World at War 1
"The death of a duke starts a small war that gets bigger as country after country gets pulled into it. The whole book is about this war, seen from different character perspectives (peasants, mages, kings, soldiers, diplomats,etc)."
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests
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 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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