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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Time/era of story: - near future
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Specific to - near future war
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier - mastermind
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime - Chinese
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic - physically sick

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - Alaska - Mid-Atlantic states
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia - China - Korea(s)
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - dropped from large heights - fright - frying (electrocuted) - run over - crushed - flamed - drowned - impaled - stampeded - decapitated - 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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