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Plot Summary of Being a Green Mother - Incarnations of Immortality 5
" This book isn't a basic fantasy book with dragons and unicorns. It isn't a basic science fiction book with spaceships and so forth. This book is different, and it hard to describe. It's part of a series, number 5 in the Incarnations of Immortality. It is about the woman who becomes the Incarnation of nature, also known as Gaea. At first she is like any normal mortal woman, except for her amazing musical talents. She is on a quest for a certain melody. In this book she falls in love with a man, who can sing beautifully. However, she finds out he isn't who she thought he is. It's an excellent book, so I won't spoil the ending."
Meg, Resident Scholar

"This book is about a young woman named Orb. She's born with extraordinary musical talent, and at the early age of 7, she begins her search for the "llano" - a mythical song which apparently cures all ills. "
serenity, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Being a Green Mother - Incarnations of Immortality 5
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction)
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - musician
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - can cast many different spells - healing
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can see into the future - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript - little dialog
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