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Children of Amarid - Lon Tobyn Chronicle 1
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Plot Summary of Children of Amarid - Lon Tobyn Chronicle 1
"Jaryd always knew there was something... different about him. He sometimes had nightmares while he slept, nightmares that seemed so real that he would often wake up shaking and bathed in sweat - nightmares that would come true. When Jaryd's mysterious uncle Baden comes to visit, Jaryd will find his life changed forever. Baden invites Jaryd to join Tobyn Ser's Order of Amarid, an order of mages sworn to protect the land and its occupants. Jaryd joins Baden as Baden's Mage-Attend to the Order's annual mid-summer gathering.
    At the gathering, a new danger sparks heated debates. Strangers from another land have invaded Tobyn Ser and are attacking villages across the land. Worse yet, these Outlanders, as they are called, have dressed like the mages of the Order. They have strange birds, and stranger staffs - just like the birds and staffs the Order mages are seen with.
    Can the Order mages rise up and defeat the first real threat in over a century? Or will they fail to protect the land and lose their time-honored reputation? Of course, there is really only one way to find out... And so I strongly suggest you look into this book. -'Mahoney Lincoln'"

Mahoney Lincoln, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Children of Amarid - Lon Tobyn Chronicle 1
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - healing
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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