| Ged, the character of all Earthsea books, and a young king search for the cause of draining of the magic from Earthsea. They travel far until find the cause in the land of the dead. A wizard Kob wants to find immortality and he oppened a hole between the two worlds. Ged has to close that hole and it drains his magical powers. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - coping with mental/magical powers 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 - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's If magical mental powers: - can change shapes - can cast many different spells - is very quick - healing Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 60's-90'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: - a little/some How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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