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| Book of Shadows > | Books | |||
| Title: | The queen's curse | |||
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Colin of Tarsina is the prince of a magical realm which is
ruled by king Philip and queen Ramona. Being a good witch with the power
to make others see what he wants them to see, he has fallen in love with
Corinne, a nonmagical mortal. Tarsina exists on an alternate plane and is invisible to the mortal eye. For centuries it existed untouched and unadulterated by nonmagical beings. However in the 20th century the people of Tarsina started to venture out and little by little brought evidence of the outside world back to the kingdom or invited mortals to Tarsina. Colin's great-great-grandmother not only disapproved but also tried to keep her own line pure. Before she died in 1916, she put a curse on the kingdom. Each heir to the throne must marry another pure magical being by his or her 25th birthday or her wrath will rain down on the kingdom sparing only those of pure magical blood. Sinjin, the queen's brother and leader of the Loyalists (a group who is trying to drive away all nonmagical beings), tries everything to make the curse come to fruition. |
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| Spells: |
enchantment spell: Magic forces far and wide, enchant these so those can't hide Allow this witch to use therein So she can reveal the evil within to transfer powers: What mine is yours My power is thine Let my magic cross the line I offer up my gift to share Send my powers through the air to unbind the kingdom from the curse (needs the power of Three): Curse of evil, born of fear no longer will you settle here We call upon our ancient power in the darkest, blankest hour. Expel this evil, expel this night bring us peace, bring us light |
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| Summary: | Paige has finally met her Prince Charming. Funny, clever, sweet and absolutely gorgeous, Colin is fantastic, and not at all evil, which is definitely a plus! Paige is completely smitten, so when Colin asks her to marry him she almost accepts. But love never runs smoothly, and when Paige discovers that Colin is not only a real Prince - of a magical kingdom no less - but also, that he's already engaged, she realises that almost nothing is as it appears to be. Worse, turning down his proposal can have severe consequences. | |||
| Author/s: |
Emma
Harrison She is an editor-turned-author who has worked on many series. She never misses a Charmed episode. |
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| Published: | Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.) | |||
| ISBN: | 1-4169-0024-1 | |||
| Timeline: |
season 6,
Phoebe has the power of empathy Leo however is not an Elder, Chris is not present |
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| Main characters: |
Paige, Phoebe, Piper Leo |
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| Trivia: | - | |||
| Bloopers: | The power switching spell is different from the one used in 1x21 Love hurts | |||
| Random quote: | "And what about Paige?" Phoebe said. "She is supposed to marry some guy she just met and move to an invisible town in Switzerland?" | |||
| Rating: |
humor: 1 out of 3 possible tension: 0 out of 3 possible story: 1 out of 3 possible style: 1 out of 3 possible |
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| Summary: | 3 out of 12 | |||
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Tarsina is presented in some amusing way
which is counteracted by the boring style (repeated phrases and
stereotypes). There is never any real tension in the story which mainly
focuses on Paige. Though the real villains are revealed only at the end,
this happens in a way that leaves you with a "so, that's all?" feeling.
Read if you can endure fairytale cliches and have nothing else at hand. |
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