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"Fantastic book, as are all Clancy novels. This book is based on a game created by Clancy...While the game leaves much to be desired, the book is wonderful. There are 15 scenarios in the book, and all are action packed. While this is far from the norm for Clancy, it is a welcome change. There isn't much techno buildup, but there is wonderful action. I was pleasantly suprised that I liked this book, I figured that without the usual technical jargon, the book would be lacking the beauty of a regular Clancy book, but it wasn't. I recommend this to anyone who has already read a lot of Clancy material, and is looking for something new."
Steve Schmitz, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - deposing an evil leader - preventing/finding assassin - preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Navy - Air Force - Marines
Specific to - near future war
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - a tremendous amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Chinese

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Hawaii
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Southeast Asia - China - Japan - Pacific Islands
Water? Yes
Water: - warship - submarining - drowning
Air? Yes
Air: - warplane
Island? Yes
Island: - Pacific Island
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - eaten - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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