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The Icarus Agenda

Robert Ludlum
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thriller political thriller / espionage past tense third limited POV ~1,035 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense gritty paranoid

A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 45
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count258,703
Page count~1,035 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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