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Plot Summary of Masked Oblivion: The Journey
"Adopted by the Lamarian royal family, Christopher is loved by an older brother, a father and a mother. The older he grows, though, the stronger an inner desire to find his own kind grows. He does not understand why this is happening to him, but it leads him and his older brother, Eric, on a journey across the sea. Christopher grows up, as they finally find a land that seems familiar to him. Christopher finds his bond mate, a girl of his own kind, and he falls in love. He also struggles with where he belongs between his people's world or the world of his adoptive family. They explore the new land only to discover Hunters. Christopher and his new found love are captured by the Hunters and imprisoned. Eric and his friends try to rescue them, but they find that Christopher has the strength to rescue himself now. During the escape, Christopher and Eric are seperated from each other. Eric's little group escapes the prison only to become the victims of a Horse Rider's pillage. Then, they become involved in the very center of a Horse Rider inner war."
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations Yes

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: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - teleportation - is very quick - can read emotions - can grant wishes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - slaver
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - 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
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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