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Plot Summary of The Fall - The Seventh Tower 1
"This starts off when Tal needs to get a sunstone. After trying everything he climbs a tower and falls somewhere else. There the Crones tell his future, he meets the icecarls, crosses the living sea, until getting captured by shield maidens."
Steven Bloemeke, Resident Scholar

"Tal needs a sunstone or he will become a "slave " and so will his family. When he goes to get one by climbing a tower he falls and meets a whole new set of people. He also gets a girl named Milla"
Declan White, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Fall - The Seventh Tower 1
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - surviving natural elements on planet
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can cast many different spells
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - quite fatty

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Planet surface, need spacesuit - Domed/Underground City
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - big overbuilt futuristic city - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - explicit references to torture
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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