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"For years, the Carrier Battle Groups of the United States Navy have kept peace on the high seas. But suddenly, an aircraft carrier disappears. While at first it appears that a horrible nuclear accident had taken place, the man on the case discovers that there may be a submarine loose...and armed with nuclear-tipped torpedoes. This thriller takes the reader on the trail with the naval officer trying to find the person responsible for the instantaneous deaths of thousands of American sailors, including his brother..."
Jacob Hurt, Resident Scholar
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""Nimitz Class" is Patrick Robinson's first foray into novel writing, and it's quite successful. More often than not, a reader finds himself checking the New York Times for headlines of the nuclear disaster in the Persian Gulf. The novel begins with perhaps the most horrifying thing the US Navy could imagine: the loss of an aircraft carrier in a nuclear explosion and the deaths of her 6,000 crew. While the government admits to the loss of the carrier via nuclear means, in secret, the Director of the NSA, Admiral Arnold Morgan, and nuclear expert LCDR Bill Baldridge investigate the possibility that, just maybe, the USS Thomas Jefferson was attacked by a submarine.
"Nimitz Class" is a nail biting thriller as Bill Baldridge travels the world in search of the renegade commander who could have possibly stolen a submarine and penetrated the near-invincible defensive lines of a carrier battle group. His searches take him from Scotland to Russia to Turkey to the South Pacific, while back at NSA Headquarters, Admiral Morgan cajoles, pleads, and outright threatens various government and political leaders in search of the terrorist sub commander.
"Nimitz Class" is first in a series of many political thrillers about the adventures of Admiral Arnold Morgan as he tries to keep a grip on the world's submarine fleets."
Jason Steinbrecher, 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 - 15%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 15%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Navy
Specific to
- near future war
- Iraq/Gulf War II
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure
Yes
Water:
- underwater
Search for technology?
- special ship
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- obsessed
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- spy
- navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
- power
The antagonists are:
- Arab terrorists
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Mid-Atlantic states
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- submarining
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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