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Plot Summary of Dove and Sword
"A version of the Joan of Arc story. Tells of Joan of Arc trying to save the king etc. Set in middle ages, bit of a power struggle, bit of loss of innocence (was to become a nun, didn't though) Told in second person to Joan... Joan's friend tells the story."
Summer Spirit, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dove and Sword
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Plot
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - guardian of justice
Romance Yes
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - change of heart
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - religious figure
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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