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Summary: This is the worst book clancy has written. Its awful
Review: This was written by an inept committee. Tom Clancy should be ashamed to have his name on the cover.
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Summary: It's not THAT bad...
Review: While I admit, this book is considerably worse than other Clancy books I have read, but I think some reviews were a little harsh. Well, what do you expect from a book based on a Stargey Game...?
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Summary: Did he write this?
Review: I have read almost all of Clancy's books and none have even been as close to a total bomb as this one. I do not think that he wrote this book because some of the parts are not characteristic of a Clancy book. Why in heavens name does a techno-guru have his own private special forces task force? Something like this Clancy would have loked into and realized that that is so ludicrouse an element that he would throw it out immediately. In short, don't buy this book, I would be ashamed to have my name on it, and I hope Clancy is.
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Summary: Is this Clancy?
Review: The storyline of the book is good but very underdeveloped, as well as seemingly rushed at the end. This book may have easily gone on longer (I breezed through it). The book is actually an advertisement for Politika--The Video Game. I felt very used after I bought. Looks to me like Clancy wrote a sentence and helped this book's (and the video game's) sales soar.
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Summary: I agree with the majority. Tom Clancey it ain't!
Review: Well I have read all of Clancey's and they go from great to "Politika" or "Why did I do this?" I agree with other comments about either he didn't write this or maybe he did the outline. Good luck next time Tom, I won't be buying your books without hearing about them first, I want to know that it will be good.
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Summary: A game-based novel?
Review: There have been many PC games based upon novels, but this is the first (I think) novel based upon a game, and it shows. I do not believe Clancy wrote anything... at least I hope so.
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Summary: Not the best, ... but not the worst either.
Review: All you need to have a big story is in it!!!
A sinister plot altogether with the corresponding villains and their masterminds. There's outrage at the heineous terrorist attack, there's grief about the loss of innocent life. There's action. There's suspense. You even have a glimpse at the usual superweapons, although this time those of a non-lethal sort. But all those things simply fail to make a coherent story. No one in its right mind would go to a fistfight handcuffed or with his right hand strapped to his back.
No one save some very stupid or very chivalrous or very heroic person.(Ain't they all the same?) But that's exactly what happens. There are some merits to this book however.
Most of Clancy's books are about American interests, this goes beyond and realizes that peace and prosperity cannot be achieved if regional political considerations supersede the need for global stability and therefore the former Warsaw Pact nations have to be supported in their transition away from totalitarism and populism.
So therefore the `invention` of a large communications-company which sees beyond the brim of short-term profit and tries to defuse potentially harmfull developments worldwide. A little idealistical maybe but not wrong in the mindset unless you deal in weapons. It's more a mediocre teleplay script than a really good book. But it doesn't deserve 1-s nor merit high grades. Wait for the movie/teleplay before reading it. For me it read OK, but do not expect it to be as realistic as other works of Tom Clancy seem to me.
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Summary: Better read ICON
Review: This book is not exactly very bad, but it is quite weak. A shallow story, weak characters and not well written. I had the impression that the author, opposite to the REAL Clancy, didn't alwyays know what he's talking about. Dear guys at RED STORM: I'm getting tired of books with Tom Clancy on the cover but not inside. I think that even Mr. Clancy didn't like the book too much. Look at the editorial. In his "Op-Center" series he always thanked his ghost-writer for the "invaluable contribution" to the book. This time, in POLITIKA, he only thanked the ghost-writer for the "valuable contribution." Quite a down-turn, isn't it? Mr. Clancy, WRITE another book on your own and stop launching boring spin-off series!END
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Summary: I've never read a more confusing book
Review: I can't believe I wasted the time and money on this book. After I was done, I was shaking my head saying, "Who were these people and what happened?".
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Summary: Stinks
Review: This is not a Tom Clancy book, and reading it is a waste of time and money . Surely Tom Clancy can't be this hard up for money to allow his name to be used on such a poorly written book.
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