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"Peter Evans is an ordinary young attorney, a junior associate of the law firm representing wealthy philanthropist George Morton, a major donor to environmentalists organizations. Mr. Evans believes all the things that he has been told that he should believe, such as the immediate and catastrophic danger of global warming. As events unfold, Mr. Evans receives a practical as well as scholarly education.
A shadowy F.B.I. or C.I.A. character emerges, on the trail of eco terrorists who are in league with the environmentalists in an effort to cause catastrophies in various parts of the world to prove the effects of global warming. He whisks Peter Evans with him, along with two lovely ladies, to various parts of the globe trying to foil these plots.
There is a warning throughout the book against wild enthusiasms, corrupted science, and believing everything you hear. The book contains charts, graphs, footnotes, and an extensive bibliography. "
Dixie Dodd, Resident Scholar
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"State of Fear opens with a murder of a scientist that has created a model of tidal waves. From there on, mysterious objects are being bought by an unknown person. All of these events link up to be part of a very deadly plan that makes a group of scientists think they can control the enviroment.
Things start heating up as Peter Evan's client, George Morton evidentally dies in a car accident. Evans teams up with Morton's friend Sarah and enviromentalist, Kenner and his friend Sanjong. The four of them stop many dangerous "natural" storms such as a flood that ruins a school picnic.
Once the four of them start piecing everything together, they find themselves in the jungles of Africa to face a dangerous native tribe where they are captured. They manage to escape from the tribe and in the process are able to find Morton who did not die after all. They are then chased by the tribe over a river filled with crocodiles. Eventually they make it to the beach and find out what the enemy has planned to finally finish off the world."
Pierce Klas, Resident Scholar
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"George Morton is a multi-millionaire philanthropist and Peter Evans his ideological lawyer in this eco-thriller by Michael Chrichton. On the verge of major international envirnomental symposiums, Morton orders his lawyer to pull all funding from the green groups he has been helping for years. Morton then disappears in a fiery crash and leaves Evans fighting for his life against eco-terrorists.
Aided by government spook, John Kenner and a handful of others, Evans discovers that the National Envirnmental Resource Fund has been gathering technology and placing it around the world with the intention of setting off global catastrophes to validate their existence and purpose.
The plot speeds toward an edge of the seat ride between environmental extremeists and the few people who know what they are up to. "
Darryl Brooks, 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 - 26.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 26.7%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 16.7%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
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?
- environmental NUTS
Search for technology?
- environmental tech
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scientist
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- crazed environmentalists
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- South Pole
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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