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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - good magical powers hunting non/weaker magical(s) (fantasy) - good magical powers being hunted by non/weaker magical(s) (fantasy)
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind reading - can see into the future - can cast all sorts of spells - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

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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