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"An action-packed and well-researched technothriller which tells of a Syrian plot to invade Israel. To do this the Syrians develop an advanced laser radar system which manages to knock two RF-117 stealth reconnaissance aircraft out of the sky. The US intervenes and decides to pull USAF Colonel Lance Brandon out of retirement to fly a mission with a new crew and the only plane that can defeat the Syrian advanced weapons system - the NKC-135 Airborne Laser Lab. But the plane is now in a museum, the systems need updating and upgrading and time is running out! Overall, this is a brilliant thriller with well told flying scenes which definitely leave airborne action author Dale Brown sitting on the taxiing ramp!"
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Air Force
- Special Forces
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Search for technology?
- special plane
- special war tech.
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- pilot, airforce
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- Arab terrorists
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
- California
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Greece
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Israel
- Arabia
Air?
Yes
Air:
- passenger plane
- warplane
- parachuting
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- frying (electrocuted)
- crushed
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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