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* ProchronicProduct: Revolves around the invention, in the 1870s, of a submarine a century ahead of its time. At the end of the novel, the inventor scuttles it and destroys the plans after realizing how dangerous it would be in the wrong hands -- then goes on to invent a heavier-than-air aircraft.
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* DiplomaticCoverSpy: The secret agent Reddon is officially stationed as the British embassy's "information officer", whose job is to give the locals information about Britain when they ask for it. de la Terre notes that this is essentially the opposite of his real job.
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** Captain Horatio de la Terre bears some resemblance to [[HoratioHornblower another Captain Horatio whose opinion of himself is at odds with his reputation]].
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** Captain Horatio de la Terre bears some resemblance to [[HoratioHornblower [[Literature/HoratioHornblower another Captain Horatio whose opinion of himself is at odds with his reputation]].
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** The British secret agent, Reddon, is a 19th-century JamesBond, complete with [[TuxedoAndMartini evening dress, taste for vodka martinis shaken not stirred]], and a mysterious superior called Mr. Emm.
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** The British secret agent, Reddon, is a 19th-century JamesBond, Film/JamesBond, complete with [[TuxedoAndMartini evening dress, taste for vodka martinis shaken not stirred]], and a mysterious superior called Mr. Emm.
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** The technology at the centre of the plot is named after [[spoiler:a type of shellfish, just like the ''[[TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea Nautilus]]'']].
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** The technology at the centre of the plot is named after [[spoiler:a type of shellfish, just like the ''[[TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea ''[[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea Nautilus]]'']].
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''Subversive Activity'' is a novel by DaveLuckett.
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''Subversive Activity'' is a novel by DaveLuckett.
Creator/DaveLuckett.
