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Plot Summary of Last Light
"Nick Stone, now a down-and-out bum living in a hostel in London, is the mug who does the jobs British Intelligence doesn't want to be associated with for the price of a new shirt. This year he is sent to Panama to carry out an extremely covert assassination, but finds his bosses have lied to him about his mission."
Stephen Coombs, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Last Light
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
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
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - evil subgroup in own govt

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - killer
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - is very quick
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - radical right wingers

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Central
Jungles? Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 8 or more
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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Andy McNab Resident Scholar Profiles

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Stephen Coombs  

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Simon Griffiths  Jake  walshy  


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