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Plot Summary of One for the Morning Glory
"Prince Amatus, as a child, manages to drink the Wine of the Gods, of which it is said that "He who drinks the Wine of the Gods before he is ready shall thereafter be only half a man". The entire left half of his body disappears. His father, King Boniface, has the prince's minders executed. A year and a day later, the minders are replaced by four strangers who come to the kingdom. These new minders are somehow linked to Amatus regaining his missing left side. In order to become whole once more, Amatus must battle goblins, outsmart the Riddling Beast, defeat a plague of vampires, assume his father's throne, repel a usurper and his hordes of unnatural soldiers, join forces with thieves, and learn what it is to lose a friend."
PJ, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of One for the Morning Glory
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Plot

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




Tone of book - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - a teen
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: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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