The Scorpio Illusion

The Scorpio Illusion
The Scorpio Illusion first edition cover.
AuthorRobert Ludlum
LanguageEnglish
GenreSpy novel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
April 8, 1993
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages496 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-00-223971-X
OCLC60104802

The Scorpio Illusion is a 1993 novel by Robert Ludlum. It is a mix of suspense, drama, action and thriller.

Analysis

The novel "consciously draws on Freudian theory to lend depth to his treatment of the two dominant characters, a psychotic woman, driven by childhood traumas to emasculate dominant males and to destroy all symbols of male hierarchical power, and her opponent, a weakened, age-conscious male reaffirming his masculine strengths."[1]

There is a factual error in the novel. Telephone conversations using scrambling are an important plot element in this novel. However, from about half-way through[2] one side of the call is on a normal telephone. This is impossible; both phones must be equipped with compatible scrambler/descramblers.

Publication history

  • 1993, UK, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-223971-X, Pub date April 8, 1993, Hardback
  • 1993, UK, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-224285-0, Pub date November 1, 1993, Paperback
  • 1993, US, Bantam ISBN 0-553-09441-6, Pub date May 1, 1993, Hardback
  • 1994, US, Bantam ISBN 0-553-18109-2, Pub date January 1994, Paperback

References

  1. ^ Macdonald, Gina (1 January 1997). Robert Ludlum: A Critical Companion. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-313-29971-1.
  2. ^ Ludlum, Robert (1994). The Scorpio Illusion. New York: Bantam. pp. 292 sqq. ISBN 0-553-56838-8.
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