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Plot Summary of The Other Wind
"This book comes after the story "Dragonfly" from "Tales from Earthsea". A young sorcerer dreams of the land of death and sees the dead trying to get free through him. Dragons start to attack the islands and force people to move farther east. Only Tehanu, Irian and a princess from the Kargs can find the connection between the dreams and the dragons."
irina, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Other Wind
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Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Adversaries are… - dragons (hostile)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
GIANT monster(s) Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

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

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Ursula K. LeGuin Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
David Loftus  

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irina  Michael JR Jose  Che Monro  Matthew Thomas  Brian R. Hughes  


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