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"This book is talking about a man called Nick (Nicolas) Bryson. He must infiltrate a spy organization named "the directorate"."
alon plato, Resident Scholar
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"Robert Ludlum is at it again! He's back and this time right on track! In “The
Prometheus Deception” we find Nicholas Bryson, after five years of “retirement”
after having his cover blown in North Africa, lecturing on Near Eastern history in a
small town college. But his pastoral days as a scholar are suddenly interrupted,
when his old friends from The Company (the CIA) stop by to tell him that things,
indeed, have changed, that all those truths by which he had lived while working for
them had not been truths at all, but massive deceptions by “the other side.”
Furious, of course, Bryson nonetheless is re-called to life and this novel is off and
running. This time, “the other side” is a Seattle-based computer billionaire and
Prometheus, and even more insidious concept (naturally out to rule the world!). As
usual, Ludlum gives up plenty of lessons in international espionage and diplomacy,
global economy, environmental issues, and the required double crosses--all in good
fashion and high supsense. Lengthy, but worth the read, especially if you are
among the legions of Ludlum fans who have been waiting for his drought of good
works to end!
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Bill Hobbs, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- evil corporation/billionaire
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a tremendous amount
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- business executive
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
Setting
United States
Yes
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
- Spain
- Russia
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Arabia
- Russia
- China
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- biohazard/virus
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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