| Lieutenant Shane Schofield, call sign 'Scarecrow', and his crew of the U.S. Marines elite Recon Unit answer a distress call from an academic observatory, the Wilkes Ice Station on the Antartic Ice Shelf. Orders at first seem clear, to secure the site and its occupants. But quickly conspiracy unfolds as several of the "academics" pull guns out and begin firing at Scarecrow and his Marines.
Scarecrow believes he's fighting the French, as commandos descent upon the station and his crew, however the plot thickens when Scarecrow discovers a mole within his own unit. His memory of a disaster in which another Marine crew, led by a friend of his, are wiped out, helps him to understand that he may be fighting against his own government. Scarecrow finds himself fighting against members of his own crew and the British SAS, as everyone is trying to get their hands on what appears to be some type of alien spaceship embedded deep within the ice of Wilkes. Scarecrow can't trust the academics, American allies, the British and French, or his own crew, as it seems to be every man for himself in this continous action thriller. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Exploring into the wild Yes Plotlets: - searching for treasure/artifacts - being chased through wilderness Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 60 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Terrain - Ice Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Ice Caps/Sea? Yes Where? - North Pole Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Unusual forms of death - eaten Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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