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| Plot Summary of The Lazarus Vendetta |
" The novel begins with an organisation called Lazarus, which is dedicated to prevent the overgrowth of technology and protect the environoment. At time of the novel, the organization's original founders have disappeared and is now controlled by a mysterious man known only as Lazarus.
Lt.Col. Jonathan("Jon")Smith is an American army doctor who is also an undercover agent for an ultra-secretive agency called Covert-one that reports only to the President of the United States. He is sent to a government-run research agency in New-Mexico which concentrates on nanotechnology research.
The Lazarus movement is organizing protests outside the agency. Suddenly, the protests turn violent and the laboratory is bombed by stone-cold professional killers wo enter the lab under disguise. Jon Smith fights the killers and manages to corner the leader, who is dies mysteriously while he engages Jon Smith. Also, hundreds of Lazarus people die due to some substance from the lab. The US government is blamed for the deaths and the President turns to Covert-One for rescue. So, Jon Smith teams up with a British agent to uncover the identity of Lazarus and to save the world from a terrible nanotechnology weapon.
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Dementer, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Lazarus Vendetta |
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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 - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- evil corporation/billionaire
Search for technology?
- nanotechnology
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Unusual forms of death
- biohazard/virus
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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