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| Plot Summary of Sorcerers of the Nightwing - Ravenscliff 1 |
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"Every kid is afraid that a monster lives in his closet, but for Devon March, the monsters are all too real. Ever since he was a young boy, he knew there were dark, evil things that would come slithering out across his floor, determined to drag him with them back down to their Hellhole. But Devon is no ordinary boy. He has many supernatural powers including moving objects with his mind, summoning incredible strength, and disappearing at will - and that is only what he knows he can do so far! Yet his powers, and the demons in his closet, remain for him unexplained mysteries.
When Devon is fourteen, his father dies and he discovers that he is adopted and that he is being sent to Ravenscliff, a dark seaside mansion to live. There he learns that he a sorcerer of the Order of the Nightwing, a 3,000 year old tradition of mysticism and magic that fascinates Devon with its fabled history. But Devon's new family, the Muirs, forbid him from doing magic of any kind or of discovering anything about his past. However, how can Devon not do magic when demons and other people are attacking him from every side? Devon quickly discovers that a fearful demon, one of the Muir's ancestor's ghosts, has possessed a strange, 8-year old boy and that he wants to release all of the demons of the Hellhole. Although Devon is not sure how to go about it, he is determined to fight off the demons with his friends and to do whatever it takes to learn who he is...
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Debbie, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- a powerful magician
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Family relations
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
- fire/lightning/weather cntrl
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can fly
- can cast many different spells
- is very quick
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can fly
- can cast all sorts of spells
- Invisibility
- can read emotions
- is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Earth setting:
- current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
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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