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Book Review By Domini
Damia - Damia Series 2 by Anne McCaffrey

Although the title is "Damia" Damia doesn't really come into the book until later; in the beginning it is Afra Lyon who carries the plot. Its not really a plot-book, more of a character-driven book.


Plot & Themes
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great mental powers person
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
If magical mental powers: - can talk to animals - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - clairvoyant - teleportation - can read emotions

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Spaceship setting: - alien spaceship - a space station - futuristic human freighter/transport
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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