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Plot Summary of Team of Darkness
"A group of vampires are discovered in the Kosovo region by US Navy SEALs. They are secretly captured and brought back to the United States by order of the general in charge of the US Special Operation Forces. With the development of a method of control to ensure their compliance, the general sends them against the drug cartels of South America. "
Tony Ruggiero, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Team of Darkness
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the vampire chased me!
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - foreign drug cartel

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 40's-50'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 - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
Monster of some sort? Yes
Kind of monster: - vampire
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
Europe Yes
European country: - Eastern Europe

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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