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Plot Summary of The Rowan - Damia Series 1
"Rowan is trying to come to terms with the huge amount of power she holds within her. The power she has never been seen before in some one so young. We see her from the time she is 3 until somewhere in her 20s."
Jay, Resident Scholar

"This is the story of The Rowan, a stong Talent who became the ward of Altair when her family is killed in an accident. This story narrates her growth from gaining her own Tower to falling in love and also tells of the struggle to save man kind from an alien invasion"
Andrea , Resident Scholar

"The Rowan is orphaned at a very young age, and no one, not even her knows what her real name is or who her parents were. Because she is a powerful telepath and telekinetic, she is trained to be a Prime, so that she can one day shuttle people and cargo from one planet or moon to another. The strength of her abilities causes the Rowan to feel lonely, separate from other people. When she is telepathically contacted by a man on a far away colony, she sees an end to her loneliness. However, first she and the other telepaths must prevent a space ship full of insect-like aliens from destroying the human race."
Melissa Cookson, Resident Scholar

"Orphaned as a child, The Rowan Child is a strong telepath whose cries could be heard far away. She grows up surrounded by those who will help and hinder her evolving into one of the most powerful of her kind - a T1."
Rachael, Resident Scholar

"The Rowan loses her family in an accident when she's a small child, which awakens her amazingly strong telepathic and telekinetic powers. She is raised in the Tower by a group of telepaths, and eventually becomes a Prime--a strong telekinetic who can use electricity to instantaneously transport heavy loads across the galaxy.

She has some trouble going into space, because one of her teachers was afraid of it, but she overcomes this and learns to transport herself over immense distances. She mentally encounters a distant alien presence, which pretends to be in love with her. Escaping this threat, she makes mental contact and falls in love with another Prime, Jeff Raven. She is the leader of the telepathic crew in her own Tower on a distant planet. Settings include Callisto, Earth, and Alpha Centauri."

Rsegovia, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Rowan - Damia Series 1
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - teleporter (scifi)
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Type of couple: - Both human, she has mental powers

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - teleportation - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind reading
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Terrain - Planet surface, need spacesuit - Domed/Underground City
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - big overbuilt futuristic city - very controlled society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation - an average amount of scientific explanation
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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