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Summary: Kept to my seat up to the end, which was bad
Review: First book I took from Patrick Robinson. I'm coming from Tom Clancy's arena and my thoughts are somewhat mixed for this book. The story was nice, the details were great, and I was kept to my seat until I finished it. I would say my deception goes with the terrible ending, which starts slow then goes terribly fast and leave you with an "Huh?".Overall, not bad, good story.
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Summary: Cardboard characters
Review: Kilo was bad, this is worse. Characters have the depth of cardboard and sooo predictable. Conservatives good; liberals bad. Arabs are "ragheads"; ta da ta da ta da. One star is too much.
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Summary: His worst book yet.
Review: I have read all of Robinson's books with mixed reviews. This book dragged. At times I thought I was reading a gothic romance. There was so much unnecessary plot line. Instead of reading about submarines and the gist of the plot we are constantly learning what each character is eating or wearing. It was the type of book that took me months to finish. I only finished because I hate not finishing books. Enough with the racist remarks and rightwing diatribes. Arnold Morgan has become a characture of himself and he is such a boring character. MoreoverIf the Ben Adnam is so clever why would he ever disclose the truth about who the real perpetrator of the atrocities? I doubt I'll ever read Robinson again. Michael DeMercurio rights a much better book/.
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Summary: A dynamite conclusion to the life of Ben Adnam
Review: As I've said before, Robinson is my favorite fiction author. I have my copy of HMS Unseen signed by him when he came to the local Borders on tour. He also read a section of it. This is one of the best endings I could come up with for Ben Adnam. The trek he took through the desert to Iraq was beautifully portrayed by Robinson, and his plan is down to earth enough to be real, but outlandish enough to be entertaining. Once again, Robinson plays to his strengths - his characters. Arnold Morgan continues to be my personal favorite character, a very animated, loud man who knows what he wants and how to get it. It's truly satisfying when the Unseen is sunk, and you get a real shock after the Starstriker is shot down. Robinson has proved again and again that he's quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the techno-thriller field. This series of books has been so enjoyable to me I don't know what I'll do when he concludes it. Probably wait for his next one.
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Summary: Great tie in with his 2 other books......
Review: I enjoyed the reappearance of the cast from the past 2 books. Yes, the are some real nasties in this book & not all of them on the "other side" the bigot Adm. Morgan, a crazy U.S. president, but after what we presently are going through are their actions so far fetched? Ben Adnam's saga is sad, but at the same time I never got the impression he thought his life would be any other way, Patriot~Zealot~Villian? There is alot of comment on the over detailing his journey, the food he ate, etc: I viewed it as the savorying of what he was seeing as the "Enjoyment of the Little things, tomorrow we may die" A very typical warrior trait. I gulped this book down in a couple of days, found it a solid adventure, very fast read! Very good 3rd. book of this series, I hope there will be more.
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Summary: good naval thriller
Review: If you like reading about subs, naval stadegy and the like, this is for you. The story of terrorist Adnam is a good one. Along with the shooting down of the Concorde and the other supersonic jet makes this a worthy read. I recommend it to fans of Clancy and Buchanon.
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Summary: It was a good idea anyway...
Review: When I first found this book and read the description, I remember thinking... "Wow... what a great premise for a book. This must be a great book". I mean, who wouldn't enjoy a book about a terrorist that hijacks the most stealth sub in the world, converts it into an invisible, underwater missle launcher and blows planes out of the sky. Boy was I ever wrong. Though the premise was good the book itself was not. The story was very bogged down by all this useless detail... it made my mind very numb to the point where I actually began to hate the book. The first five or ten chapters are about some guy walking through the desert! Plus the characters were totally emotionless. I almost found myself rooting for the bad guy because he seemed more interesting that the good guy. To make a long story short... I found this book very hard to finish. It was a very slow read as I felt the urge to put it down after every chapter. This book did not keep my interest at all. Do yourself a favor and forget about this book... go read the Hunt for Red October instead.
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Summary: Excellent -- Can't put down - great plot
Review: I thought this book was very well writtem and that the villian was a very believable character. The plot of the stolen sub terrorizing the seas as two countries try to find it was a page turner.
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Summary: Robinson, not Clancy
Review: Patrick Robinson, has created another excellent follow up book to Nimitz Class & Kilo Class. Detailed and well researched, this story continues the intrigue that was evident in Kilo Class. This book is well worth the read. People have compared him to Tom Clancy, but this does not do Robinson justice. Read it and enjoy.
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Summary: Bogged-down techno-filler
Review: If Mr. Robinson is going to fill a book with dialogue, he really should learn how to write it. I read the last 300 pages of this yawner in one sitting -- by skipping over or glancing through vast sections looking for some excitement. The comparison to Tom Clancy is quite a mystery. I'd like my money back, please.
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