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Daughter of the Blood - Black Jewels Trilogy Book 1 by Anne Bishop

In the world of the Blood, a witch is dreams made flesh. The three strongest dreamers, dark and dangerous men, have waited for centuries for her to come so that they can serve in her court. But when they finally meet her, she is extraordinary, powerful, everything they had dreamed of--and she is a child, vulnerable to the forces that would seek to use her for their own purposes. These three men use their own powers and to protect her.


Plot & Themes
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
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 - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a kid
If magical mental powers: - telekinesis - mind reading - can fly - teleportation - can read emotions - healing

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - society controls main character's sexing - major character becomes a sex slave - description of breasts - descript. of private male anat. - descript. of non-breast female anat. - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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