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Title: Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Bio-Strike by Tom Clancy, George DiCenzo ISBN: 0-671-04558-X Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Audio) Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.45 (20 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not really a Clancy novel... maintains status quo.
Comment: First of all, don't let the giant TOM CLANCY printing on the cover fool you... this book wasn't even written by Tom Clancy. Evidently, the series was a brainchild of his, but the author is another person in little print at the bottom of the cover. Poor guy, he writes the novel, and Clancy gets the credit (at least in consumer's eyes if they don't take the time to read the whole cover)... the upside of this is that Clancy will also take the hits if the book is generally considered to be a flop, which is nice for this guy too, I guess. :)
I need to clarify that this is the only book in the Power Plays series that I have read. I don't believe that it is critical for you to read EVERY book in a series in order to be able to enjoy each individually. A great author will craft each book in a way that makes it possible to read any book in the series and still feel like you've absorbed a complete novel with no huge hanging plot holes or the like (i.e. Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles).
This book was, in my opinion, too long-winded. Some people appreciate that style of writing, but I felt it wasn't entirely appropriate for this story... I have a limited amount of free time, and I spent about twice the time I should have reading this book. The story was a good idea, but the length of the book was taken up with inane details of the story and dialog, and too little time was spent on character development, and on the villain, especially. The villain remains an anonymous and vague character, which works sometimes, but in this book we are left wondering and wanting more details about his motives, his methods, and more real world information about his role in the story to accompany several pages of his demented psychoanalysis of a painting. Don't get me wrong... he was INTRIGUIING, but never given life. The Lathrop character was by far the most interesting... a classic double agent, but with extra ego, self-interest, and intelligence thrown in for good measure.
As far as the science of the book goes, I'm not a biochemist. As a result, I don't know if the author actually knows his stuff (a la Crichton but less arrogant with his knowledge), or if he just read a few books and made it sound convincing. I don't much care, either... the story worked, even if the details clouded it.
Bottom line is this: If you read the book just because you see Tom Clancy's name on the cover, you're in for a bit of a disappointment, because it's not the Tom Clancy we've all come to know and love who actually authored the book. That's not to say the author did a bad job, either... the book just seemed to drag on too long in my understanding of the story. It could've been trimmed by about 100 pages, and the ending could have been a little LESS OBVIOUS. Yes, unfortunately, the ending is not-even-a-challenge obvious long before the end of the book, but that doesn't detract from the end of the story as much as you might think. It's a good book if you enjoy Sci-Fi/Action hybrids, but if you're not a huge fan of the genre, then you won't feel it's time well spent. 3 stars because it did what was expected, nothing more, nothing less. Not outstanding in its field, but I don't think it totally sucked either, unlike other reviewers who wrote it off out of hand.
Rating: 1
Summary: This was a bad starter for Clancy-type novels
Comment: Unlike most readers on these reviews, this is the first "Clancy" book I have read. I put it in quotes because it wasn't till I got home with the book that I realized a ghost writer was involved. The first 4 pages were awesome, setting up an "outbreak" type scenario. Where did that story go for the next 300+ pages? There were so many characters in this book that I got confused repeatedly, and finally gave up trying to figure them out. What was up with all the sub-plots which go nowhere...ej. The government guy and Megan, Thibideaux and Ricci..... The story dragged on and on and finally picked up at the end, but it was too late to salvage this story. If he wanted to write a thrilling series, with the backing of Clancy, it could have been done, since everything he needs is in this book. The problem is that by combining all of these story lines into one 400+ page novel, the overall product turned out to be a confusing mess.
Rating: 2
Summary: Wasn't as good as most Clancy Thrillers!
Comment: This book was a terrible book. The content was pretty boring at most times. This was nothing like the Sum of All Fears, or Patriot Games. I only liked brief parts of it. Hey Tom! Pick up the pace!
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Title: Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Cold War by Jerome Preisler, Tom Clancy, Martin Greenberg ISBN: 0425182142 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 04 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Ruthless.Com by Tom Clancy, Martin Harry Greenberg ISBN: 0425165701 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Cutting Edge (Power Plays, 6) by Tom Clancy, Jerome Preisler, Martin Greenberg ISBN: 0425187055 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Shadow Watch by Tom Clancy, Martin Greenberg ISBN: 0425171884 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Politika by Tom Clancy, Martin Harry Greenberg ISBN: 0425162788 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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