Point of View

The Terminal List is written from an omniscient perspective. This is necessary because none of the characters are in every significant situation. For example, Reece arrives at the WARCOM office soon after Lauren's and Lucy's funerals. The reader sees the situation as Reece enters that area of the base and then waits outside Pilsner's office. Reece sees only the closed door of Pilsner's office until a man comes outside, seems very uncomfortable, and leaves. The scene then switches to inside Pilsner's office while Reece waits outside. The reader watches the scene as Pilsner and Howard discuss the man who just left – Tedesco – and whether he is going to be a problem for their plan. They do not discuss enough to let the reader know all the details of the plan, but from this point the reader knows that Pilsner, Howard, and Tedesco are involved. The...