A covert attack leaves Iran with virtually no offensive capabiility in the Persian gulf. In retaliation, the Iranian Navy sinks a U.S. spy vessel and take its crew hostage...Jon Masters, testing a new reconnaisance craft at the time, barely escapes. Now, Hal Briggs, with the help of his "good friend", a commando from another covert group, must rescue his crew. Meanwhile, Patrick McClanahan is tapped to fly the B-2 once again, and this time the stakes are higher than ever...because failure could mean another hostage crisis and another Gulf War...and it won't be as easy as the first...A chillingly feasible tale of what could go wrong in one of the most politically volatile places on earth... | ||
Plot & Themes Time/era of story: War Thriller Yes Armed Forces: - Special Forces Specific to - near future war Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Escape/rescue behind enemy lines? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - Islamic Fundamentalists How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - West - Mid-Atlantic states Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Arabia Misc setting - prison - fort/military installation Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of sex A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - military technology Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |