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Pinnacle, April 2003, 6.99, 480 pp.
ISBN 078601542X
Sam is sailing his custom made vessel Silverwind off British Columbia when he sees a woman on South Windham Island jump into the water. The men on the supposedly uninhabited island make no effort to help her so Sam, risking his life, manages a daring rescue. His unexpected passenger is wealthy internationally famous movie star Anna Wade.
She was on the island visiting her brother Jason who is employed by a shady company that is working on a top secret project that will be of interest to terrorists and third world dictators. Jason slipped her a heavily encrypted CD-ROM that she is supposed to deliver to a certain scientist. Sam, a free-lance intelligence agent, who is in charge of a computer with unlimited storage capacity, is sucked into helping Anna free her brother and also cure the sibling of what the people in Grace Laboratories did to his mind.
OVERFALL is an action-packed thriller starring a very reclusive hero and a very exuberant heroine who strikes sparks off each other from the moment they meet. Their unusual courtship (for lack of a better term) eases the tension when the tale begins to boil and overcomes the coincidence of the rescuer having the perfect skills for this endeavor. A prime reason besides the action that David Dun's novels are so much fun to read is that he explains the science on a level that reader can understand without looking down at the audience. This book deserves a sequel because there is a very big loose end that deserves tying up.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, 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 - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- near future
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
Search for technology?
- method of mind control
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Pacific Island
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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