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Atria, June 2003, 25.95, 370 pp.
ISBN 0743466691
Seven-year-old Alex is with his parents on their yacht when his father suddenly takes him into a secret room and tells him to hide. The pirate brothers, (Manso, Juanito, and Carlos) demand the treasure map that the pirate Blackhawke made before his hanging three centuries ago. They claim that BlackHawke stole the gold from their ancestor. They torture, rape and kill the Hawkes but fail to obtain the map, which is with Alex in the secret room.
Alex blocks out the tragedy and much of the first seven years of his life. He becomes a powerful and wealthy adult who does intelligence work for the British and the American governments. The de Herrera siblings become a force in the Cuban government having access to millions of dollars. They buy a stealth submarine from the Russians that is virtually undetectable and carries forty nuclear warheads. The trio obtains a biological weapon that they sneak into Guantanemo Bay, which they intend to use if the Americans don't vacate the base and lift the embargo. The Americans use intelligence gathered by Alex to make war plans but it is his destiny to have the final showdown with the men who killed his parents.
Move over James Bond, Lord Alex Hawke is on the scene and he is more realistic, believable and personable than Ian Fleming's character ever was. This is an action adventure thriller with the emphasis on action. There is no chance readers will ever feel ennui reading Hawke, a twenty first century pirate novel that takes place on the high seas and in a Cuba where Castro's control is waning.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Lord Alexander Hawke is a direct descendant of legendary English pirate Blackhawke and highly skilled in the pirate's deadly ways himself. While still a boy, on a voyage to the Caribbean, Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror. He sees his parents brutally murdered by by three modern day pirates. Now, fully grown and one of England's most decorated naval heroes, he's back in the same Caribbean waters. His mission:find a highly experimental stealth Soviet sub now in the hands of a very unstable Cuban government before a preemptive strike can be launched against the U.S. And, confront the murderous men behind the personal nightmare that haunts him before they find him first. Author James Patterson says: "Ted Bell is the new Clive Cussler; Alex Hawke is the new James Bond. Hawke is swashbuckling, spine-tingling, bloody good masterpiece of an adventure novel. Nelson DeMille calls Hawke "A firey tale of power and privilege, lusty and sinister intrigue. Hawke is a fast-paced adventure...truly an exciting read!" "
Ted Bell, 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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
- preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Search for technology?
- special ship
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- dictator
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- The Caribbean
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Caribbean Island
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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