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| Plot Summary of Shockwave |
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"British secret agent Tweed is on the run after being framed for a brutal murder he did not commit. Only he has the key to the SHOCKWAVE defence computer system which can guarantee the safety of NATO, which is hijacked whilst being shipped across the Atlantic. Can Tweed's assistants Paula Grey, Bob Newman and ace MI6 sniper Marler clear Tweed's name and stop the hijacking?"
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Kind of vehicle:
- boat
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Water adventure
Yes
Water:
- underwater
- on the ocean surface
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Search for technology?
- computers
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Pacific NW
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
- Pacific Islands
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Where?
- Ocean
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
- sail boat
- lifeboat
- warship
- lost at sea
- swimming on
- scuba under
- submarining
- feeding sharks
- drowning
Air:
- passenger plane
- warplane
City:
- Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
- wealthy
- rude people
- Washington D.C.
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- mechanical engineering
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- poisoning
- dropped from large heights
- run over
- crushed
- flamed
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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