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Description edit
Against All Enemies warned about how we were conducting the war against terror. The Scorpion's Gate demonstrated what could happen. And now America's preeminent counterterrorism expert and #1 bestselling author shows us all . . .hat might come next. The global village-an intricately... read more
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Characters edit
- Susan Connor: Works for Rusty at Intelligence Analysis Center
- Rusty Macintyre: Director Intelligence Analysis Center
- Jimmy Foley: NYPD detective on loan to IAC
- Sol Rubenstein: Director of national intelligence (US)
- Brian Douglas: Deputy Director of Operations MI6. (secret Intelligence Service UK)
- Dennis Penning-Smith: Intelligence coordinator UK Cabinet Office
- Margaret Myers: Harvard Professor, tutored Susan Connor
- Soxster: Hacker contact of Susan Connor
- Wang: Taiwan Economic and Cultural Affairs rep...de facto Ambassador of Taiwan
- Tommy Mcdonough: Massachusetts State Police officer
- Freda Canas: Director NSF
- Dr. Mark Rathstein: Project manager at 29 Palms. Navy doctor,
- Dimitri Yellin: Ukrainian criminal mobster
- Mr. Cunningham: Purchaser of services from Yellin
- Wi Lin Wei: A mid level functionary in a high level office in Beijing
- Bill Chin: DARPA project director at 29 Palms
- Will Gaudium: Early Internet entrepreneur, futurologist, vintner
- General Bowdin: Ex special forces, retired
- Chen Fei: Add a description of this character.
- Gregori Belov: Gangster in NY, took over Ukranian group from Dimitri Yellin
- Arnold Scott: Employee of Gaudian
- Jessica Foley: Wife of Jim Foley
- Huang: Presinet of PRC
- Sergei Yellin: Son of Dimitri
- Wallace Reynolds: National Security Advisor
- Brenda Nyers: Secretary of State
- James
- Todd
- Sam
- Igor
- Anderson
- Fred Calder
- Wu Zhan: Cinese Secret Service, head of foreign section. Formerly based in Washington DC.
Quotes edit
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“Sometimes you can tell more truth through fiction.”
Clarke
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Setting & Locations edit
- Washington DC
- Cambridge, Mass.
- Silicon Valley, California
- Beijing
- White House
- Virginia
- Taiwan
- Las Vegas, NV: Hackers Convention
- Elbow Cay, Man of War, Bahamas
- Twentynine Palms, CA
- Kai Tak: Unusually for Clarke this is an error. It should be Chep Lap Kok, Hong Kong's airport that is connected to Central by suspension bridges and a tunnel. Kai Tak is the old airport closed in 1998
Organizations edit
- Intelligence Analysis Center (IAC): US Gov. Org
- CAIN. Centre for Advanced Informatics and Networking: International IT project. US, Japan, France, Russia - fictional
- NSF: National Science Foundation
- SCAIF: Stamford Carnegie Advanced Informatics Faculty - fictional
First Sentence edit
The yellow flame leaped into the air where the ocean hit the land.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard A. Clarke (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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