Tất nhiên, những tác phẩm này là như thế. Sau khi Tom Clancy qua đời, Mark Greaney vẫn tiếp tục với xê-ri ấy.Ĭommander in Chief viết về một cuộc đối đầu giữa Hoa Kỳ và nước Nga, lấy bối cảnh là thời gian hiện tại, những năm thật gần đây. Mark Greaney là đồng tác giả cho xê-ri về nhân vật Jack Ryan. Trên bìa in tên Tom Clancy "bự tổ chảng", nhưng thật ra tác giả là Mark Greaney. ![]() I hope the Clancy estate and publishers continue with Mr Greaney for some while yet. Mark Greaney gets it right on all fronts and writes a book that Clancy would have been pleased to have called his own. The way the little picture build up into the big one with the switching perspectives. This felt very “Clancy” with a blend of high level politics and leadership with the intelligence teams and troops on the ground. On the ground, members of the secret Campus organisation are starting to pull the threads together, and in the US, President Jack Ryan leads a diplomatic front while knowing he may need to commit US Forces against a much larger invading force. He relies on indecision from NATO and misdirection to hide his intent. In a bit to consolidate his political position and his country’s fortunes, he looks to further expansion into his neighbours. The Russian President has a country suffering from lowering oil revenues and financial sanctions. So close to what is currently going on with Russia it is scary at times. You often see thrillers with “ripped from today’s headlines” as an inaccurate cover blurb, but they could have used it for this one very easily. Once again, Mark Greaney covers the name of Tom Clancy, and nice to see Mr Greaney’s name given prominence on the cover. But, then, neither did a plane flying into the Capitol building as in "Debt of Honor" and here we are - post 9-11. The potential events don't seem as shockingly plausible. This book is based on some past events and current events. Again, that attention to detail Tom Clancy was well noted for.Īnd then, there's the Tom Clancy prescience. The touches that made the characters real were the interpersonal relationships. We focus mainly on the heroes and villains. Those men and women used to have strong back stories and we'd hear about their families. Only a handful of mostly men and some women can pull it back together. A bird in China ruffles its feathers, a mouse eats cheese in Brasil, and the world goes to hell in a handbag. The story is very fast paced and typical of Tom Clancy. But Mark Greaney maintains the characters, and that's a good thing. You can tell easily by reading, say, "Patriot Games" then read his newer novels. However, Tom Clancy's attention to detail is missing in other areas as well. These latest novels have allowed me to read without skipping. From my point of view, the recent novels are better because I skipped over those details anyway - so much better to enjoy the story. The early Clancy novels contain much more of this type of information than the latest ones do. If you like Tom Clancy's minute details on weaponry, aircraft, war ships, subs, military tactics, and its effect on global situations: you'll be disappointed. Because of that, I can tell that there has been a decided difference to the writing style over the years. I've been reading Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, John Clark, and Jack Ryan, Jr. BUT, if you are a Tom Clancy fan and haven't read any of the more recent collaborative/ghost written versions, I do have some caveats. I really enjoyed reading this book and gave it 5 stars for how well written it was and the enjoyment factor. The story lines include a lot of political intrigue. With five thousand Russian troops poised to invade a NATO nation, can Jack Ryan move swiftly enough to stop Volodin's grand plan of global conflict and conquest? Or will he succeed in changing the balance of world power forever?įirst, this is an excellent, fast paced book with lots of close calls for the characters. While Jack Ryan's intelligence agencies race to uncover the truth behind the attacks, the President struggles to unite a fractious and distrustful coalition of Western nations against the schemes of the Russian dictator. And so now it seems the Russian Leader, fearful of losing his grip on power, is pursuing his ambitions more indirectly. But it's a strategy that has been, in the past, thwarted by the United States. ![]() President Jack Ryan sees a guiding hand in the worldwide chaos.įaced with collapsing energy prices the Russian economy depends on expansion abroad. Only one man recognizes an ominous pattern in the reports of terror from around the globe. A chaotic world is the best camouflage for a series of seemingly unrelated attacks. A devastating attack on a Russian troop train kills dozens. A floating natural gas facility in Lithuania is blown up.
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