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Plot Summary of Son of the Sword
"Sinann the faerie (Sidhe)loves Scotland, and Scotland is in trouble. She invokes a powerful spell involving a magnificent sword, calling for a hero, a Cuchulain, to aid her beloved land. What she gets is Dylan Matheson, martial-arts teacher, Celtophile(he is proud of his Scottish heritage), who has no idea what he has gotten himself into by handling that same sword--in the 20th Century...but he is about to find out. "
Tina Loflin, Resident Scholar



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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
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
Time Travel: - largely backwards/past
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can cast many different spells - healing
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: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 18th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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