Afghan
What does the title suggest?
The title suggests that the novel is based somewhere desolate, isolated and cold. It also suggests that the setting is very important, otherwise, why not call it Scarecrow since he's the main character?
Genre:
The genre of this novel is action/thriller. I have determined this because the definition of thriller; a suspenseful adventure story, fits perfectly with the novel.
What is the point of view of the novel?
This novel was written in third person. This means that it was narrated by someone who is not a character in the novel. Even though the main character is Shane Schofield, instead of saying,
"Good evening." I said with a crooked smile. It says,
"Good evening." Schofield said with a crooked smile.
How accurate is the information in the novel?
This novel is set in Antarctica in present day. The opening page of the novel shows the reader where the ice station is situated on a map. With further research I found out that all of the surrounding ice stations, including where the story is set, are in fact, real. As the title suggests, the setting is very important. The landscape is excruciatingly detailed. At the start of the novel, Matthew Reilly includes exerts from "The Cambridge Lectures: Antarctica - the living continent." To describe to the reader what the landscape looks and feels like. The information in the novel is very accurate.
"The pace is frantic, the writing snappy, the research thorough. Unputdownable." (Weekend Australian, 2005)
Plot:
The novel is set in Antarctica, where an United States ice station has made an amazing discovery. A team of United States marines are sent to the station to secure this discovery for their country. Led by Lieutenant Shane Schofield, the marines secure the station and send for reinforcements. At the station he finds several French scientists have arrived, and several more come after the marines' arrival. The French reveal themselves as soldiers and a fight
The title suggests that the novel is based somewhere desolate, isolated and cold. It also suggests that the setting is very important, otherwise, why not call it Scarecrow since he's the main character?
Genre:
The genre of this novel is action/thriller. I have determined this because the definition of thriller; a suspenseful adventure story, fits perfectly with the novel.
What is the point of view of the novel?
This novel was written in third person. This means that it was narrated by someone who is not a character in the novel. Even though the main character is Shane Schofield, instead of saying,
"Good evening." I said with a crooked smile. It says,
"Good evening." Schofield said with a crooked smile.
How accurate is the information in the novel?
This novel is set in Antarctica in present day. The opening page of the novel shows the reader where the ice station is situated on a map. With further research I found out that all of the surrounding ice stations, including where the story is set, are in fact, real. As the title suggests, the setting is very important. The landscape is excruciatingly detailed. At the start of the novel, Matthew Reilly includes exerts from "The Cambridge Lectures: Antarctica - the living continent." To describe to the reader what the landscape looks and feels like. The information in the novel is very accurate.
"The pace is frantic, the writing snappy, the research thorough. Unputdownable." (Weekend Australian, 2005)
Plot:
The novel is set in Antarctica, where an United States ice station has made an amazing discovery. A team of United States marines are sent to the station to secure this discovery for their country. Led by Lieutenant Shane Schofield, the marines secure the station and send for reinforcements. At the station he finds several French scientists have arrived, and several more come after the marines' arrival. The French reveal themselves as soldiers and a fight