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The Vodou Element
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SYNOPSYS: Scientists in the United States have discovered a new material that, when combined with titanium, develops into a malleable compound that can be ‘painted’ on any surface. Once dry, the material cannot be penetrated by any projectile, not even a tank shell fired point blank. It is the ultimate armor for a soldier or any war machine on land, in the air or under the sea. The product also provides a shield from radiation, temperature and even shock waves. A spaceship or a shuttle painted with the compound will not be affected in any way by meteors, radiation or the extreme temperatures of space. The nation or terrorist organization that controls the material will rule the world. Using a new technology, the U.S. finds a mother lode of the material next to a waterfall under a natural pool that is sacred to Vodou worshippers of a Caribbean island. The U.S. wants to extract the material before word gets out. The CIA is charged with devising of a way to extract and get the material back to the States without anyone knowing. The plan depends on the use of an agent native to the island, an approach that goes against the most basic rule of the agency. As the son of a rich local industrialist, the agent is used as a pawn in this race for world power. One point not factored into this high stakes scheme is the existence of powerful and emotional Vodou spirits, the Loas, whose sexual interests are being compromised. The story is a classic struggle between the world’s most powerful nation and the world’s oldest religion. The history of Vodou and its transplantation in the New World along with the brutal practices of slavery are starkly presented. The action takes place on an island paradise with the background of political intrigue within a Caribbean culture that pits different social classes, all with vivid religious ceremonies. Vodou spirits inhabit the earth and the unsuspecting visitor becomes possessed.
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