| Bobby Pendragon is a normal fourteen-year-old, middle class, athletic, teeager. But one night, his mysterious Uncle Press comes to his house and drives to the Bronx. There, in an abandoned subway, Bobby and Press are attacked by a shapeshifting "thing" known as Saint Dane. After a short strugle, Bobby is somehow "flumed" onto a mountain top. There he and Press are attacked by monsterous bears called quigs. After a daring escape, Uncle Press is captured by weird men in armor and Bobby finds himself in a village called inhabited by Milago. There, he learns from a woman named Osa and her daughter Loor, that he is a "Traveler", on a mission to protect the 10 territories of Halla from Saint Dane. He also learns that the Milago are being oppressed by an evil tribe that live in a giant palace. Bobby decides to go along with the Traveler thing and he and Loor go on a desperate mission to find Uncle Press. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - guardian of justice 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 - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Setting Terrain Not Earth, in 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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