| Dirk Pitt is back in action in Clive Cussler's "Valhalla Rising." A huge new cruise ship mysteriously catches on fire and ultimately sinks in the middle of the south Pacific Ocean. Dirk Pitt and his crew are lucky enough to be close by for the rescue operation, but it only starts there. Pitt begins an investigation that leads to an evil collaboration between the country's oil companies to create a monopoly on oil. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Big vehicle disaster? Yes Kind of vehicle: - boat Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Water adventure Yes Water: - on the ocean surface descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Australia Ice Caps/Sea? Yes Where? - Ocean Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - chemistry Unusual forms of death - drowned Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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