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| Plot Summary of Firewall |
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"Disgraced British Intelligence operative Nick Stone needs money to pay for the treatment of his traumatized step-daughter - and he doesn't mind what he does to get it. Even if it means kidnapping a powerful Russian crime boss. But as the operation begins to fall apart Nick finds it harder to identify who the good guys are. And he may not live long enough to find out..."
Stephen Coombs, Resident Scholar
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"Looking for work, Nick Stone takes work for a Russian Mafia Boss. This is to pay for his step-daughters mental treatment. But blood money comes in many colours...."
walshy, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Firewall |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 35%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
- stopping a saboteur/spy
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
Search for technology?
- computers
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- is very quick
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Scandinavia
- Russia
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- electrical engineering
Unusual forms of death
- frozen
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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