The first novel in the Jack Ryan series written to reflect the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are some discontinuities with the rest of the series that are not explained away, like how Captain Mancuso from The Hunt for Red October wound up as a sub commander in the Pacific, but they don't detract from the overall storyline, which is entertaining [if a little farfetched]. This book is also a...
more The first novel in the Jack Ryan series written to reflect the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are some discontinuities with the rest of the series that are not explained away, like how Captain Mancuso from The Hunt for Red October wound up as a sub commander in the Pacific, but they don't detract from the overall storyline, which is entertaining [if a little farfetched]. This book is also a heavyweight compared to other Clancy novels, coming in at over 1,000 pages. The ending was also rather unexpected.
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