| Vanyel Ashkevron is the eldest son of a country nobleman, but he is unlike his brothers and not pleasing to his father, for instead of being tough and strong like his brothers, Vanyel is handsome, willowy, learned, and secretly dreams of being a bard, and feels like he just doesn't fit in. His life changes abruptly when his father sends him to the capital to live with his aunt Savil, a herald of Valdemar, one of those few people who protect the country with their magic. "Aunt Ice-and-Iron" turns out to be a lot nicer than he expected, but Vanyel soon has other things to deal with: love, loss, and great magical powers thrust upon him unnaturally... | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat - FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - a powerful magician Romance Yes Romance plotlets: - - destined love (dream or prediction) Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers War or Invasion Yes Major kinds of combat: - sword fights - mental powers battles Kind of series - Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen If magical mental powers: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - mind reading - can see into the future - teleportation - can cast many different spells - can read emotions Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Terrain 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 Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript |
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