Declare
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Declare

by Tim Powers

2001•Espionage•528 pages

Taste attributes: espionagefantasythrillerhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfighting evildeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeLayered and heightened: an unsavoury spy novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

As a young double agent infiltrating the Soviet spy network in Nazi-occupied Paris, Andrew Hale finds himself caught up in a secret, even more ruthless war. Two decades later, in 1963, he will be forced to confront again the nightmarethat has haunted his adult life: a lethal unfinished operation code-named Declare.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

EspionageFantasyThrillerHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFighting evilDeep rivalry

Subjects

Cold WarFantasySuspense

Details

Author
Tim Powers
Published
2001
Pages
528
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