Nerve gases (also known as nerve agents) are a class of chemical weapons. During Day 5, the terrorist group known as the Dawn Brigade (led by Vladimir Bierko) used a stolen nerve gas called Sentox to threaten America.
the number of words in a novel will vary depending on the genre a young adult novel will run between 20000 and 40000 words that would be the length of a novella in mainstream fiction many genres seem to have succumbed to supersizing a mass market western mystery or sf novel used to run to 60000 70000 words
Generally, a novel has approximately 250 words per page. Chapters can be as short as 20, and as long as 40-50. It all depends on the writer/author and the novel. Some are less, and some are more. The editor works directly with the printer to set up the format and pages. Some have different preferences.