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Plot Summary of Sailing to Sarantium - Sarantine Mosaic 1
"Caius Crispus is a moscaisist who has lost his wife and children in the plauge,when his friend and co worker gets a invitation from the emperor to come to sarantium and decorate the great sanctuary there, Caius Crispus travels instead of Martinian who thinks his too old. But before he leaves, the young Queen of the antae gives him a message to bring the emperor, a message that could save her life and stop an invasion of his country."
Isabel, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Sailing to Sarantium - Sarantine Mosaic 1
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Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 60%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - artist
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Forests
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - actual description of sex - description of breasts - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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