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Book Review By Jeff Snyder
Zoxfire by J.L. Snyder

Once again Prince Zoxfire finds himself in trouble, thanks to his wild ways. As he unsuspectingly walks into his favorite tavern, the beautiful and wicked sorceress Poveas and her henchmen kidnap him.

A young barmaid, Vessa, witnesses the kidnapping and informs the prince's father, King Minzer, about what happened. A search party is organized to find Prince Zoxfire, but an evil wizard, Reznarth Dreccoas, is determined to stop them.

After two vicious attacks by Reznarth, Vessa ends up leading the search party with a renewed determination to find the prince. In retaliation, Reznarth kidnaps King Minzer and the queen.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult 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 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - can cast many different spells

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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