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Plot Summary of Seeress of Kell - Mallorean 5
"Garion goes up against Zandramas in the final meeting between the Child of Light and the Child of Dark. Along with his friends, he must rescue his son, Geran, and stop Zandramas at all costs."
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Plot

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




Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
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
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - can fly
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - mind control - can fly
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? 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
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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