Tom Clancy's Books

[CaptainRamius]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

For those who enjoyed books like Red storm rising, my favorite book comes to mind: Qubth ut Allah / The Fist of God, by Frederick Forsyth.

So.
Darn.
Good.

I've never heard of that one. What's it about?

Originally Posted by CaptainRamius

I've never heard of that one. What's it about?

From Amazon.com:

From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, from the brave American fliers running their dangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heart of Baghdad, Forsyth's incomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at a breakneck pace. Somewhere in Baghdad is the mysterious "Jericho," the traitor who is willing--for a price--to reveal what is going on in the high councils of the Iraqi dictator. But Saddam's ultimate weapon has been kept secret even from his most trusted advisers, and the nightmare scenario that haunts General Schwarzkopf and his colleagues is suddenly imminent, unless somehow, the spy can locate that weapon--The Fist of God--in time.

Peopled with vivid characters, brilliantly displaying Forsyth's incomparable, knowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft, moving back and forth
between Washington and London, Baghdad and Kuwait, desert vastnesses and city bazaars, this breathtaking novel is an utterly convincing story of what may
actually have happened behind the headlines.

[Platapus]

My favorite (and honestly the only one I really liked) was Hunt for Red October.

Clancy never grabbed me as an author should. I freely admit that his books are good, just not to my personal liking.

[Eichhörnchen]

Years ago I got sucked into buying a whole pile of Sven Hassel novels because my brother-in-law had read a few and was often going on about how good they were. I bought them cos they were in just about brand new condition and for a silly price... I thought, hey, these should give me quite a few years reading-pleasure.

I gave them to a charity shop a couple of months back, most still un-read. Did anyone else feel their will to live ebbing away while reading these?

[Tchocky]

Red October/Red Storm Rising are fantastic reads. Cardinal of the Kremlin is good too.

The later stuff I didn't take to. Felt like Republican policy proposals masquerading as fiction. Which isn't normally a problem for me, it's just that the effort that went into the storytelling seemed to drop lower and lower as time passed. And conservative Catholics should never try to write about sex. Yack.

[CaptainRamius]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Red October/Red Storm Rising are fantastic reads. Cardinal of the Kremlin is good too.

The later stuff I didn't take to. Felt like Republican policy proposals masquerading as fiction. Which isn't normally a problem for me, it's just that the effort that went into the storytelling seemed to drop lower and lower as time passed. And conservative Catholics should never try to write about sex. Yack.

I'm just starting Patriot Games, I ought to be in for a good time

[Red October1984]

I'm a big Tom Clancy fanboy. Absolutely loved all of his books leading up to Locked On (last one I read). Haven't cared so much to keep up with the new ones although I will read them someday. The books were so much better before 2002.

If I had to pick a favorite, I couldn't. I loved all of them.

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by CaptainRamius

I'm just starting Patriot Games, I ought to be in for a good time

Hmmm. As an Irishman that one was difficult to read. Was getting spasms from rolling my eyes so much.