| Over the Iraqi no-fly zones, a series of USAF planes are being shot down by a mysterious weapon which is far beyond the country's level of military technology. Such a weapon seriously undermines the stability of the region. Its up to the White House to deploy the nations best forces to hunt and destroy the weapon. To do this, the team must first set up a base near by and secure the area. Next they must establish where the weapon is firing from and if it is mobile. Brown excellently describes the logistical problems faced by the elite team. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: War Thriller Yes Armed Forces: - Air Force Specific to - Iraq/Gulf War II Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Search for technology? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - long-lived adults 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 - Smarter than most other characters Setting The Americas (not US): Yes Desert? Yes Desert: - hostile arabs Air? Yes Air: - warplane Misc setting - fort/military installation Writing Style Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - military technology Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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