| After the staggering climax of Debt of Honor, Executive Orders begins with the new American President, Jack Ryan, struggling to rebuild the government after the deaths of the President, the Congress, and the Supreme Court.
On the other side of the world, a sleeper agent of the Iranian Ayatollah murders the ruler of Iraq. Iran and Iraq merge under the banner of Islam and become the United Islamic Republic, with hopes of becoming a new world superpower. In Africa, a strain of the Ebola virus infects a Belgian nun. This strain, Ebola Mayinga, transmitted through unknown means, is possibly the deadliest disease ever to surface on Earth. Follow the trials and tribulations of Jack Ryan as he learns the ropes of the presidency, endures media criticism and attack, investigates claims of being a 'pretender' to the Presidency, sends American armed forces to fight off a UIR invasion of Saudi Arabia, and deals with the ultimate modern danger: the unleashing of Ebola Mayinga in the U.S. Mainland. And all the while, one of his trusted inner circle waits in the shadows, watching for his opportunity, plotting Ryan's death. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: War Thriller Yes Armed Forces: - Army Specific to - near future war Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge 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 United States Yes Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Arabia Africa Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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