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 |