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Book Review By Daniela Lo Presti
Eve of Maelstrom by Jean Rabe

This is the final novel in the Dragons of a New Age trilogy. The dragon Malys tries to become a goddess with only a band of heros to stop her. Dhamon Grimwulf rejoins the band of heros in the acquistion of ancient magical artifacts to prevent the dragon from becoming a goddess. The journey leads to an underwater elven kingdom and to an Elven forest where the band of heros have to face dragons as well as untrusting elves standing in the way of attaining the artifacts.The journey challenges the reader's imagination and delves into race relations of different societies.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Adversaries are… - dragons (hostile)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
GIANT monster(s) Yes
Descript. of chases or violence - 40 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

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? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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