| The story begins in the year 1035 somewhere in America where a tribe of Vikings led by Bjarne Sigvatson explore the fjords of America. Cussler manages to transport you to the Viking era without going into too much historical detail but gives the reader enough information to imagine the hardships the main Viking character had to endure in his struggle to find new land for his tribe.
We are then transported to the year 1894 in the middle of the Caribbean Sea where a “monster” is terrorizing local shipping Then in the year 2003, a luxury liner Emerald Dolphin is suddenly engulfed in flames and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Dirk Pitt comes to the rescue of the passengers and embarks on a perilous task of determining the cause for the sinking and who or what was behind it. In a short space of time Pitt will come face to face with a series of extraordinary monsters, human and mechanical. | ||
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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 Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - crazed environmentalists How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Genius Setting United States Yes The US: - Mid-Atlantic states Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment 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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