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Summary: A nice rebound from the clunker that was his last book
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Patrick Robinson's first two efforts - "Nimitz Class" and "Kilo Class". But after the miserable "H.M.S. Unseen", I was a bit hesitant to buy this book. But, figuring that maybe his last was a hiccup in his writing career, I decided to read this latest installment.To put it simply, "U.S.S. Seawolf" returns to the strongpoints of Mr. Robinson's first two efforts. It has a strong plotline that, given current events, is entirely conceivable. The story whisks by at a nice steady clip, and builds to an interesting and slightly unexpected ending. But most importantly, gone is the painful (not painstaking) detail that was used to overkill proportions in "H.M.S. Unseen". He went back to providing some detail, but not letting that detail overtake the story. In short, he scaled back his descriptiveness in order to more fully flesh out the plot. I was very pleased with "U.S.S. Seawolf", and - without giving away the conclusion of the story - wonder where his next adventure will take us (it certainly will with some new characters). I also welcome the fact that Mr. Robinson might have listened to those of us who were thoroughly disappointed by "H.M.S. Unseen". Those readers who enjoy this genre of fiction should enjoy this one, and I strongly encourage those who liked Mr. Robinson's first two books to come back and give this one a chance. I don't think you will be disappointed this time around.
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Summary: solid and truthfull
Review: This book covered truthfully and acurately the aspects of submarines, seals, the president and the chinese. The personas of the chinese leaders were real regarding their obtuse nature, the mission of the seals was executed as a real one would, the ending is an unexpected twist that only adds to the quality of the book, I'd recommend this to anyone who likes a good adventure but without all the hard to understand military prose that tom clancy adds
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Summary: Ok, bad ending
Review: In my view this is his worst book yet. I've read Nimitz Class, Kilo Class, and H.M.S Unseen, and this is nothing compared to those. It starts off ok, but gets slow in the middle. It does not have a lot of action in it, and the NSA Arnold Morgan is well out of character. At one point he said he would have left an entire submarine crew all for trade relations, when at another point he said he didn't care about trade. The was other instances of poor character development, and the ending is poor. I do not think it fits the book, and he rushed it, not properly explaining what was going on. I would recomend it only because I like to read techno-thrillers, and especially read all the books of certain authors, but I wouldn't recomend it to be at the top of you list.
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Summary: Nice start then it headed for the bottom.
Review: Having just read "Kilo Class", which I enjoyed, I thought that I'd give "U.S.S. Seawolf" a try. I certainly was disappointed. Robinson returns many interesting characters, both American and Chinese, in this book and starts out with an interesting plot involving new Chinese submarine and nuclear capabilities. But about half way through the story the plot twists become so dramatic and sensational that they become unbelievable and farfetched. I've got nothing against irrational or unlikely outcomes but Robinson falls to make then plausible. Overall it's not a very good book. Had I not been on a long flight, with nothing else to read, I don't think that I would have finished it.
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Summary: a page turner
Review: Thoroughly enjoyed the book. While there were occasional slow spots most of the book was enthralling. I was a little dissapointed with the outcome, as relates to what happens to the co and xo. I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING
Review: I am still catching my breath after just finishing USS SEAWOLF. I shudder to think about what would happen if the Chinese did in fact get SEAWOLF the most advanced submarine ever constructed. The book was masterfully written, Robinson didn't stay too long on a subject and always kept you guessing. I resisted skipping to the end to see how things turned out. If you read one submarine book this year make it USS SEAWOLF. Patrick ol'boy if you read this i can NOT WAIT for a sequel...
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Summary: mind-numbing predictability
Review: Just didn't float my boat, I guess (ha ha). Robinson seems to have directed his work at those who find Tom Clancy a literary challenge and Rush Limbaugh too liberal. Aside from that, this is nothing the average reader hasn't seen before. The characters weren't well developed, leaving something more to be desired. Save your money.
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Summary: Good, but not as good as his last
Review: I enjoyed this book and was glad Robinson added the last 38 pages that most authors would skip, namely there are consequences for mistakes and not all ends well. On the down side, I think there was a little too much filler with the seals Special forces talk and action and he gave us breif histories of too many seals, going into more depth for two or three individuals would have been better. Also his NSA character does go way overboard talking bad about races, religons, and nationality. I think this is wrong, I prefered the way Clancy and others would have a lower level person doing it with higher ups pointing out that the majority of these people were good and they were being misled or kept in the dark about things by a few bad leaders which all races, religons, and nationalities occassional get.
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Summary: A superbly written and crafted ¿can¿t put down¿ novel
Review: I was eagerly anticipating the forth of Patrick Robinson's submarine themed novels and was not disappointed. In fact the book was devoured in 48 hours with a some late nights and definitely falls into "can't put down" status. The U.S. navy dispatches their most advanced submarine, captained by the best submariner, to spy in Chinese waters on their newly launched submarine. Everything goes to plan until the Submarine is captured and towed to a Chinese navy port whilst her crew are imprisoned and tortured. The U.S. national Security Adviser, Arnold Morgan, a fantastically larger than life character that appears in the previous novels, "Nimitz Class", "Kilo Class" and "HMS Unseen", is the pivot between the Political intrigue and the naval options. These options include the rescue of the imprisoned crew by the U.S. seals and the problem of the most advanced submarine in the enemies hand. Sensitive to providing sufficient detail to ensure authenticity Robinson does not overload the reader with too much technical jargon in the way that Clancy can. A superbly written and crafted "can't put down" novel that I would strongly recommend.
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Summary: Could be much better
Review: After reading the first three submarine thrillers which I found really fantastic (especially HMS Unseen), I was very much disappointed with USS Seawolf. I felt there was something missing to glue the parts together and especially the ending could have been more elaborate. I hope there will be a fifth one but judging from the ending I very much doubt it.
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