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Summary: Super!
Review: A whizbang read, full-tilt action from cover to cover. Won't give away the climax, but it leaves you anxiously awaiting the next book!
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Summary: A good beginning.....and from there it went downhill
Review: After reading Shadow Watch i was dissapointed. Most Clancy books are great but this one however was just, well....not good. The beginning was ok with a space shuttle that blows up at its launch date and leaves everybody in the book (including you the reader) in shock. the book from there manages to keep up with an all out assault on a factory in SA. But from there the book dies. None of the characters were described well in this book and it was hard to finish the next 200 some pages. The only real reason this book was published was because Tom Clancy had his name on it. To make it short, spare yourself of this book and get a good Tom Clancy book such as Patriot Games or Red Storm Rising
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Summary: In The Shadows
Review: Although not on par with any of the Jack Ryan books, this one manages to do a fine job with the material. The Space Station idea is not far off, and the settings are fine, but the characters need work and the ending was disappointing.
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Summary: Not the best of Power Plays
Review: As an avid Tom Clancy fan, I was more than disappointed in Shadow Watch. Not much of a plot was present. There was very little beginning or end to the story, merely a bunch of techno-babble for a middle. I never cared about the characters, because I never got to know anything about them. Its best to stick with Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and John Clark series if you are in need of real page turner.
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Summary: More Ghostwriter Material!
Review: At one time Clancy could claim the title of the greatest writer on earth. After I have read Net Force,Op Center and these Power Play books I have started reading the Robert Ludlum books. The villain in this book is terrible. The hero in this book is just about as bad. I have yet to figure out what the plot is.This book was just plain bad.I hope Tom Clancy starts taking his writing more serious. Maybe he can come back to life with the Bear and the Dragon.
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Summary: Please,no more collaborations
Review: Being a dedicated Clancy fan,I feel cheated by this book.So much of it is irrelevant and the book seems totally out of joint. The author, whoever that is, spends many pages on sequences that have little to do with the plot. Others have noted that dream sequence, I feel the long sequence in Maine was rather unnecessary though it was interesting. The characters are superficial and seem cartoonish. I found the book irritating to read and had to force myself to finish. Please, Tom, write your own books.
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Summary: Un-Clancyish
Review: I am mildly disappointed in Power Plays. It didn't have the "feel" of a Tom Clancy novel.
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Summary: Another Clancy Rip-off
Review: I bought the Abridged CD version. There were no tracks on the CD. Therefore, if you stopped listening, you would have to search the entire CD to determine where you left off. A 70 minute disk needs several breaks.The story was abridged. Whoever did the production should look for another job. The first third of the novel was almost impossible to comprehend. I read/listen to approximately 5 books per week. This one was one of the worst editing jobs I have come across. The story itself was a major reach. There was little or no character development. I will not waste my time on any more series inspired books by Clancy.
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Summary: Worst Clancy book I have ever read!
Review: I have read all of Tom Clancy's books including his Op-Center, Net Force and now Power Plays series and this is the worst that Tom has ever put his name on. It was boring, full of filler, such as the dream sequences and the useless information about the people on the train wreck, drawn out to no avail, because they all died a few pages later anyway. I always felt that the Power Plays series was the weakest of the group and this book proves it. I will not read another!
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Summary: Read it!
Review: I have to wonder if some of the other customer reviewers read the same book I did. For example, Chase Cole from Melbourne, Fla, states that we never really learn how or why the shuttle explosion in Chapter 1 occurs. Yet both questions are answered quite explicitly in the story, and more than once at that. He nitpicks about a single engine Beech Bonanza being unable to transport a significant amount of illicit narcotics, presumably unaware that the Beech can ordinarily carry close to one thousand pounds of cargo and be optimized for even greater loads. He also complains that the dream sequences serve no purpose and suggests they ought to be skipped. Well, by my reading they a)provide defining insights into the psychological motivations of Annie Caulfield, a major character who is clearly to become a member of the regular series "cast", b) reveal crucial information about her history and the internal and external obstacles she must overcome over the course of the novel, and most importantly c) develop the plot by setting up the very climactic scenes in which we, through Annie, discover "how and why" the shuttle exploded. But hold on, the page-skipping Mr. Cole isn't yet finished! He also complains about the villains "walking", seemingly being too obtuse (or pretending to be anyway) to grasp what should be obvious to anyone. Namely: we're being set up for a sequel, folks! This is a smart, crackling thriller. Don't let the nasties and kvetches steer you wrong.
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