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"Keith Beaumont, an ace British Arctic troubleshooter and scientific expert is despatched to research base Target-5 on the icepack near Greenland to intercept a Soviet defector named Gorov. The defector is carrying secret documents detailing a submarine defence network. The contents could upset the balance of world power, so when Beaumont and Gorov are tailed by Soviet troops, they must head towards the edge of the ice pack in a perilous journey. This is a short but thrilling novel firmly set in the 1970s, the action scenes will satisfy even the most undemanding of adventure fans and a point of interest, this Colin Forbes classic proves there was much life in his writing before he created his British super-spies Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman. Well worth checking out"
Nick Warren, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
- stopping a saboteur/spy
Exploring into the wild
Yes
Plotlets:
- surviving elements in wilderness
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Search for technology?
- state secrets
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- spy
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- communists
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Southeast
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- North Pole
- Ocean
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- submarining
- drowning
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- crushed
- frozen
- flamed
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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