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Book Review By Myazaki
Lady Knight - Protector of the Small 4 by Tamora Pierce

Keladry of Mindelan has just turned into a Lady Knight; in the night of her Ordeal she has a vision of a mage killing/taking children to turn their spirits into deadly killer metal machines. She is in the middle of a magic battle where there are immortals such as dragons, stormwings, gryffins, flying horses of all sizes, and human monsters such as a man she silently calls The Nothing Man. When the chamber made from the gods tells her to catch The Nothing Man, she has to face all kinds of dangers to rescue the chidren from him.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great warrior
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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - clairvoyant - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility
Eccentric: Yes
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 - Genius (really!)

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
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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