| After the death of her parents, Melayne and her younger brother Sarrow have no choice but to leave their hometown or risk being captured by the raiders who took the lives of the ones they loved. Unfortunately the find themselves on the run from the King's Seekers too, for they are Talents, born with magical powers of the dragons that once ruled the land. They finally find refuge, in a haunted castle called Dragonhome, ruled by the dark brooding Lord Sander. But Lord Sander keeps a terrible secret and Melayne finds herself intrigued...What could his dark secret be? Before she knows it Melayne finds herself confronting dragons who are in danger of dying. Will she be able to save the dragons as well as keep her Talent hidden from the King's Seekers? And will Lord Sander's own secret ever be revealed?
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - depressing/sad 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) Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) 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: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen If magical mental powers: - can talk to animals Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - rape/molest (yeech!) How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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