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Plot Summary of Cobra Bargain - Cobra 3
"The story of the Johnny and Justin Moreau continues with Justin's daughter Jasmin becoming a Cobra and being sent on a covert mission to Qasama to investigate a suspicious building discovered from spy satellite photos. After a crash landing on the planet, Jasmine finds that she is the sole survivor and must find a way to survive and solve the mystery of the compound her mission was sent to investigate."
Chris Sandstedt, Resident Scholar

"A strange discrepancy in monitoring records of the planet Qasama prompts the Cobra Worlds to send a follow-up mission to investigate a mysterious new site which seems to be responsible. The Moreau family sees its newest Cobra, Justin's oldest daughter Jin going on the mission. More than just Aventine's safety lies in the balance. Her personal performance on the mission will determine Corwin's political fate, as well as whether the door for women becoming Cobras will stay open or be closed. After ending up as the mission's sole survivor after their shuttle is shot down, Jin teams up with Daulo, the son of a village mayor who soon sees through her cover identity, to infiltrate the mysterious site called "Mangus"."
Adam, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Cobra Bargain - Cobra 3
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - spying/espionage in enemy territorry
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one human from different culture of other humans
Intense exploration of society's culture? Yes
If enemy is a group... - foreign govt

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - super strength - is very quick
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization - an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a contemporary society - unfriendly aliens - empty, or nearly empty world - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation - an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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