| Rachel Sexton, a gister (data summarizer) for the National Reconnaissance Office, gets an unexpected meeting with the President of the United States.
Before she knows it, she is up at the North Pole, examining one of the greatest finds in the history of mankind. NASA found a meteorite containing life from outer space! This meteorite could win the election for current President Herney, because his adversary, Senator Sexton, is a popular critic of NASA. Things seem to be going great, until some of the civilian scientists who are there confirming the discovery start finding faults in the authenticity of this rock. Rachel gets caught up in a mad chase to find the truth behind this forged meteorite before she loses her life to the Delta Force, a hit squad determined not to let the truth get out. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Search for technology? Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Ice Caps/Sea? Yes Where? - North Pole Water? Yes Water: - lost at sea - swimming on - submarining - feeding sharks - drowning Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - chemistry Unusual forms of death - exploded into bits Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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