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Plot Summary of Skull Dance
"This is a story about stopping a terrorist who has a nuclear bomb."
Michael LaRocca, Resident Scholar




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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - generic terrorists

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - German
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - diplomat
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Germany - Eastern Europe
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia - India
Misc setting - prison

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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