| In January 1944, the Germans are moving quickly toward the completion of the atomic bomb. An American scientist Karl Anders is sent to infiltrate the project, posing as a famous Swedish physicist. He must find out just how far along the Nazis are, and if possible, sabotage the project. Anders refuses to build an atomic bomb. But he is willing to help destroy one. But first he must convince Heinrich Himmler, a man who is suspicious almost to the point of paranoia. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % War-time military intelligence mission? Yes Who's the terrorist enemy here? Search for technology? Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - nazis How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Midwest Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - Germany Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - physics Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - flamed - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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