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Summary: An Action-Suspense-Tehcno-Thriller!
Review: Tom Clancy has thrilled us again with this masterpiece. Set back in the 1980's, the Cold War is still at large. Espionoage is the name of the game, and the person who can make the best ICBM defense system first will win the war and ultimatly control the world. The hard part is keeping the project a secret and keeping all of your employees honoest. This is one of the earlier enstallments of Jack Ryan, taking place a little after the novel THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. The Americans have and are develpoing a nuclear balsitic missile defense system, codename TEA CLIPPER. The Russians are also developing a simmilar system codenamed BRIGHT SUN. Both sides are searching for the system that works, and that is a task for spys and informants. Thrown into the mix are Afganstan rebels who are providing chaos in the Russian interior. People will die, secrets will be revealed, frawds will be exposed, and the winner is not always evident. Clancy keeps his readers on the edge by revealing more and more infomation about his characters as the story line advances. An unknown history is make public to the reader, but not always to the opposing side. The names might be confusing, and the ackrnyoms might not always make sense, but it is thrilling to the end. It is hard to put this book down.
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Summary: Cold War Flashback
Review: I read this eleven years ago and picked it up again out of curiosity. I had forgotten what life was like in the 70's and 80's: Afghanistan, Star Wars, the arms race with the Soviet Union, and clever espionage. Clancy interweaves several seemingly unrelated topics to a predictable climax, but it is a fun read and can be difficult to put down if you like a good mix of sci-fi and cloak and dagger.
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Summary: Clancy's Best
Review: This spy novel is an excellent story and my favorite of his books. Jack Ryan conceives a master plot to get a superspy, named Mikhail Filitov, CARDINAL, and the Chairman of the KGB out of the Soviet Union. This is a film that should be converted to film as soon as possible. Even non-Clancy fans should give it a chance. It is simply the best.
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Summary: A Clancy Masterpiece
Review: To sum it all up, this book is awesome. The way that the CIA handled the concept of spying fascinated me. It was amazing how agents communicated with each other right under Communist noses. The way that people got extracted from the Soviet Union and toward freedom was hair-raising indeed. The reader also gets a realistic view of a star wars system and its huge strategic importance to world peace, or war. The new characters Mr. Clancy introduced in this book were interesting people. I hated to part with them. I highly recommend reading this book.
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Summary: Clancy's Best Ever
Review: Without a doubt, this is Tom Clancy's most inspired and finest offering to date. It is original and written in his best narrative. It is an espionage thriller without equal. It winds through years of Cold War intrigue in a flash back type account that excites, engorsses and enlightens. There is enough comic relief to break the tension this book builds and the masterfully devised characters are without parallel. A must read for all spy thriller fans and those who may not like the genre alike. It is a long, cold look into the Cold War and into the hearts of men, told in an agreeable way that makes it next to impossible to put the book down. There are twist and turns, surprises galore and the ending will likely draw a few tears. I would recommend reading this offering first if you are a new Clancy fan. You will come to know the best of his writing and will be objective about his other books thereafter. One final twist, when you finish this book, you will learn the ending of a tremendously successful movie was taken directly from its pages.
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Summary: A Very Interesting Book!
Review: This was a very good book by Tom Clancy. He presented a very well written plot as well as interesting characters. He brings us the first appearance of Mr. Clark who has turned out to be one of Tom Clancy's more dynamic action stars. I was also impressed with Clancy's usage of the Afganistan conflict in his book. Clancy displayed good working knowledge of today's technology in this book as well. The actual Cardinal of the Kremlin was also a very good central character. Of course you have the mention the legendary Jack Ryan. The ending of the story was touching as well. This was a very well written book. Read it. You will not be dissapointed.
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Summary: Clancy approaching the top of his form.
Review: Of all Tom Clancy's Novels, The Cardinal of the Kremlin is long been one of my favorites. While not the most action packed, the suspense is at intensly high levels. This was really the first of the Jack Ryan novels in which Clancy really succesfully layered multiple plots, to form a reralistic whole. The story of Misha Filitov, the militant 'Archer', and the various people working on the opposing 'Star Wars' defense systems all blend together in one almost miraculous whole. Along the way, we get a good look at spys, both for the KGB and the CIA, and a long look at the technology of defensive systems. The heafty technical bent that is partly missing in Patriot Games is back with a vengence. With Misha Filitov, we are presented with a true 'patriot' spy, a man who is honerable, yet horribly lonely and tormented. Cardinal also is a major start off point for the remainder of Clancy's novels. It introduces such major characters as the Foleys of the CIA, Col. Bonderenko,Sergey Golovko, the infamous Mr. Clark, and even Dr. Gregory, who pops back up in The Bear and the Dragon. While not quite matching the exhuberence of The Hunt for Red October, or the pure excitement of Clear and Present Danger, Cardinal still gets up the pulse, and provides a great read. 4/5 stars.
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Summary: My favorite Clancy book!
Review: Thriller and a great spy novel, this sequel to the Hunt for Red October is my personal favorite from Tom Clancy.
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Summary: The best thriller I have ever read
Review: The best thriller I have ever read if you like tom clancy's books this is the one!!! the best spying book ever a must read!!! BUY THIS BOOK!!!
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Summary: Jack Ryan's Star Wars
Review: Another Clancy novel that proves that the man is a master when it comes to telling a riveting story. This time Jack Ryan is out to stop the Soviets from completing a Star Wars defense system along the lines of the U.S.'s. Along the way he crosses paths with a double-dealing GRU agent, the ambitious head of the KGB and even the President of the Soviet republic. This is also the first novel in which that great Clancy character John Clark appears as well as the second for Marco Ramius and the focus of Clancy's first novel, the 'Red October.' If you're a Tom Clancy fan than this is a novel that won't let you down.
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