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| Plot Summary of The Path of Daggers - Wheel of Time 8 |
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"Jordan basically continues the plotlines of the earlier books. The Bowl of the Winds is finally used, the army manages to get to Tar Valon, Forsaken start popping up like maggots (including some new ones) and war seems to be a-comin'"
Michael Battaglia, Resident Scholar
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"The Dragon Reborn has to get strong enough in his power to fight the Dark One and save mankind. "
Vicki Hart, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Path of Daggers - Wheel of Time 8 |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- ruler
- great warrior
- guardian of justice
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- preventing an ecological disaster
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- destined love (dream or prediction)
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- spying/espionage in enemy territorry
- finding a killer (criminal)
- unraveling a conspiracy
- rescue mission/escape from confinement
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- factions fight within govt for control
- preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical artifact
- magical weapon
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
- coping with mental/magical powers
Kind of alteration:
- exotic/alien torture for major character
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture
Yes
Culture clash-
- one culture tries to impose its culture on another group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- is very quick
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- accused criminal
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- telekinesis
- mind reading
- mind control
- can see into the future
- super strength
- can fly
- teleportation
- can cast all sorts of spells
- Invisibility
- can read emotions
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
- an average amount
Setting
Terrain
- Desert
- Water
- Mountains
- Forests
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
- explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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