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Book Review By ryan mellish
The Flight of The Old Dog by Dale Brown

Patrick McLanahan is working on a top secret plane when the military base is attacked, and he must stop a Soviet laser with a rag tag crew.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Air Force
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 - 10 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 %
Search for technology?

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Russians
How sensitive is this character?

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia
Forest? Yes
Air? Yes
Air: - warplane
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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