a novel is a book and a threat is a warning of probable trouble so put them together and maybe you will find your answer.
Terry Goodkind wrote the fantasy novel "The Omen Machine". It is part of his "Sword of Truth" series and follows the characters Richard and Kahlan as they confront a new threat.
Is a hidden threat that is foreseen to happen or a secrete threat.
A grave threat is a threat made very seriously.
The robber made a threat to harm the store clerk if she didn't give him the money from the register.
In the novel "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez, the antagonist is Rafael Trujillo, the dictator of the Dominican Republic. He is the oppressive ruler who is a central figure in the sisters' lives and poses a threat to their freedom and safety.
What do you mean is a veiled threat "legal?" A threat is a threat. Threats are technically illegal. Are you saying, by veiling a threat, can you avoid responsibility for making the threat? It depends on who heard it and how well veiled it was. If more than your victim can understand the threat being made, you are not protected.
The probability of a threat is 1. The threat exists. What is important is not the threat but the probability that the threatened event happens.
They are a threat everywhere
National threat to the security
the threat to strike
Adversary
The superlative for the adjective "novel" is "most novel."