| This is the third installment of the Meredith NicEssus series. Merry is preparing to visit her overbearing uncle, the King of the Seelie Court. In the midst of this, Merry stumbles across some strange new powers--she can restore many of the powers the sidhe gave up as part of a treaty they signed when moving to the United States--and even dole out some they never had. She continues working on improving her alliance with the goblins, using her ability to change goblins into sidhe as a bargaining tool. Though Merry is nervous about visiting the Seelie Court, she does not expect the attack on her way to the Unseelie Court. The attack extends to her Aunt Andais, the Queen of Air and Darkness, who almost kills both her bodyguards and Meredith's. Meredith is forced into a duel, and surprises the court when she wins. In the meanwhile, the traitor is revealed, and Meredith must fight her as well. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - a powerful magician Political power play Yes Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control 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 - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Has magical powers? Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Terrain Earth setting: - current (early 21st century) 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 - licking - orgies - impregnation/reproduction - society controls main character's sexing - actual description of sex - lesbians! - description of breasts - descript. of private male anat. - descript. of non-breast female anat. How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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