Rating: 
Summary: Very Entertaining, Fast-Paced Read
Review: Thunder in the Deep was the first Joe Buff book that I have read and it was good enough for me to make his first book, Deep Sound Channel, my next read. I picked up the book because he has been compared to Tom Clancy. Since I have read and enjoyed Clancy's novels, I thought that I'd give Buff a try. While I am glad that I did, I found that the comparisons to Clancy were unwarrented. This is NOT a bad thing. Clancy's books are much deeper and have a much wider scope, often containing political or social commentary that he ties in well with the rest of the story. You won't find any of that in Thunder in the Deep. The result is a book that maintains its pace throughout and keeps the action coming. This is not to say that the author is any less a writer than Clancy, just that the book is a different type of read. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes Clancy, military or combat novels, and especially people who enjoy techno-warfare.
Rating: 
Summary: Grim,puerile fantasy
Review: What a pity that so talented a writer reaches so deep into his imagination and comes up with only crumbs of credible narrative. Technologically and militarily,it's typical,excellent Joe Buff,but the scenario is in every sense unbelievable and, thus, the reader tends to become increasingly cynical as the story develops.6 million casualties in a month in this war, with huge physical damage to all combatant countries and our heroes are reacting and responding to it all as if it were just another PacFleet exercise. Give us a break,Joe.
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