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Book Review By Lovely Wolff
Wolf-Speaker - The Immortals 2 by Tamora Pierce

Accompanied by her friend and teacher, Numair Salmalín, the young wild mage, Daine Sarassri, travels to Fief Dunlath, a district north of Tortall, to find out the mysterious source of power that radiates from this area. There they meet-up with the pack of wolves, old friends of Daine, who are embittered by the destruction that the woodcutters and miners are doing to their forest. Through their investigation they discover that evil sorcerers and Immortals, involved with neighboring country Carthak, are excavating a precious and magical mineral from the mines, which they evidently will use for power to rage war against the Kingdom of Tortall.

In this book, Daine develops her skills to a further extent by being able to change into animal form and enter the mind of animals to experience their essence. Together with her animal and human friends, she manages to thwart the plans of these evil plotters by overtaking the Dunlath castle and hunting down Yolane, a heinous conspirator. Numair and sorcerer Tristan Staghorn lock in a magical battle wherein the latter loses and is turned into a tree.


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
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 - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %
Animal Story Yes
Kind of animal - wolf

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - mind reading - healing

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

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) - none/very little science jargon needed
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