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The Farseekers - Obernewtyn Chronicles 2
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Plot Summary of The Farseekers - Obernewtyn Chronicles 2
"Continues Obernewtyn: Eslpeth and others go on a mission, but are captured. Escaping, they meet several different people and Elspeth has a vision (or is it?) and learns more about herself."
Sophie Ambrose, Resident Scholar

" Elspeth and her friends go on a search to find a hidden talent and Oldtime library, but are captured by Henry Druid, the ex-fanatical priest from whom they have to escape. Next they are captured by the Herder faction, and only after this they find their hidden talent,who turns out to be Dragon, a young girl. But will she go back to Obernewtyn with them? "
Maddi, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Farseekers - Obernewtyn Chronicles 2
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - good magical powers being hunted by non/weaker magical(s) (fantasy)
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Kind of series - Star Wars
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed - champion of justice
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - clairvoyant - can see into the future
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a kid
Profession/status: - unemployed - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind reading - can see into the future - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century - distant future
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 - significantly more descript than dialog
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