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Plot Summary of Ring of Destiny
"The bothers Rhomandi: The eldest, Deymorin, a natural leader and Princeps by birth. The younger, Mikhyel, a negotiator, as one with the Ley, And the youngest, Nikeanor, a peacemaker and father to the heir of the Rhomatum Rings.

Three brothers divided. An uneasy, post civil war, nation of city states. A Ley-web of living energy in tatters.

Three brothers who must now unite for the sake of Rhomatum's future; the state's future. A future inextricably linked to the creatures of the Ley in their dark, beneath the towers, caverns.

But the past has a way of shifting the odds…
"

Charles Smyth, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Ring of Destiny
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler - a powerful magician
Romance Yes
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - sword fights - mental powers battles
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Human/magical couple? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - mind reading - mind control - teleportation
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 - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - religious figure
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Domed/Underground City
Not Earth, in Solar System? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - weird alien sex - main character impregnated against her will - society controls main character's sexing - actual description of sex - descript. of private male anat.
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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