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"It is 1917, the United States is still neutral and Russia is collapsing from within. King George V is desparate to save his cousin Nicholas II from the Russian Revolutionaries, and hires an American naval attache to sneak into Germany with the objective of convincing Kaiser Wilhelm (a mutual cousin of George V and Nicholas II) to help him rescue "Cousin Nicky and his family"..despite the fact that England and Germany are at war!! From Germany, our hero sneaks into Russia, and manages to infiltrate the Romanovs. Meanwhile a Leninist terrorist is stalking the Romanovs to get them out of Moscow and into Siberia. There are exciting chase scenes through St Petersburgh, Moscow and the Russian forests,with trains, rattly trucks and a spectacular episode with an ice boat on the Gulf of Finland. A nice romantic subplot involves the Naval officer, the Leninist spy and a Bolshoi ballerina. This book will hold you to the edge of your seat, so have plenty of time available when you start it! "
Claire Wood, 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 - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1900-1920's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War-time military intelligence mission?
Yes
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- commies!
Search for technology?
- state secrets
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- communists
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Russia
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- Ocean
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual forms of death
- run over
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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