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Plot Summary of The Trojan Odyssey
"Dirk Pitt and his long-lost children twins Dirk and Summer join forces in this action-packed adventure/thriller. When a brown tide is infesting the waters near the shore of Nicarauga, NUMA sends the twins to investigate. Two things happen during this investigation: Sommer uncovers an ancient artifact that should, according to all historical knowledge, should be impossible to be at that location; and they discover they are in the path of a huge hurricane.

This is just the beginning of a plot to change the world as we know it. It will take Dirk, Al, Sandecker, the twins, and all the rest of the crew to stop an evil mastermind from spreading destruction.
"

sherry miller, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Trojan Odyssey
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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: - near future
Disaster, natural or nuclear Yes
Kind of disaster: - storm/hurricane
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure Yes
Water: - on the ocean surface

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - mastermind
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Water? Yes
Water: - scuba under
Island? Yes
Island: - Caribbean Island

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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