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Jack Ryan Jr.—along with the covert warriors of the Campus—continues to uphold his legendary father’s legacy of courage and honor in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy.
Privately training with special forces, he’s honing his combat skills to continue his work within the Campus, hunting down and eliminating terrorists wherever he can—even as Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns to become President of the United States again.
But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and personal have just become equally dangerous. A devout enemy of Jack Sr. launches a privately-funded vendetta to discredit him and connect him to a mysterious killing in his longtime ally John Clark’s past. All they have to do is catch him.
With Clark on the run, it’s up to Jack Jr. to stop a growing threat emerging in the Middle East, where a corrupt Pakistani general has entered into a deadly pact with a fanatical terrorist to procure four nuclear warheads they can use to blackmail any world power into submission—or face annihilation.
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"Second tome in the Jack Ryan Jr. series. Jack Jr. continues his analysis and field work at the Campus. Pakistan is center stage in this drama. A senior Pakistani official has maneuvered for years to take over the number one spot in the country. He carefully plots the demise of some of his his peers and seeks to create a power vacuum at the top by orchestrating a nuclear event in the Soviet Union If that fails, he has a back-up plan for a nuclear showdown with India. Lots of cat-and-mouse intrigue as the Campus maneuvers to avoid world-wide destabilization. A side plot involves the infameous and aging John Clark (see Clear and Present Danger) who is blasted by the liberal press for an alleged past crime. Clark goes underground to clear himself. Clark's son-in-law, Ding Chavez (also Clear and Present Danger) is also a key player. Clancy has a flare for creating intricate plots. Interestingly (but often conveniently or implausibly) they fit together. They are fun nevertheless. Again, the language is often raw, which is my biggest complaint against Clancy's books."
— Craig (4 out of 5 stars)
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Ray Allred, 2/3/2023
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" This book is a page-turner. Like other Clancy novels, it moves fast, has a large and diverse cast of well-developed characters. The plot has twists and turns that keep surprising the reader, and all come together at the end in a grand finale. Fine reading. Lou Diamond Phillips is a master of vocal rendition. He voices each character with flawless accents, vocal range, and inflection. In addition to being a fine actor, he is one of the best readers in the business. "
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Craig, 10/30/2017
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" Great book, I'm looking forward to the continuing story . The Ryan family are great patriots. "
— Ralph, 2/12/2014 -
" Typical good Clancy novel. After reading Clancy's stuff for decades I have noticed that Clancy's politics are starting to interfere with his story telling. I understand that Jack Ryan lives and breathes at Clancy's whim. Still, it is starting to irritate me. "
— Ned, 2/8/2014 -
" A very long time ago, Clancy would write a good novel. Typical with his recent works, this story is too long with uninteresting and extremely predicable plots from the completely clueless ignorant gullible terrorist defense lawyer to the everyday murder and mayhem of the middle east. 3 of 10 stars "
— Tim, 2/7/2014 -
" This was a really good read. Love all the Jack Ryan series. This ended in a cliff hanger. Wonder who Melanie is working for. Hopefully Jack Jr is smart enough to see through her. Eagerly waiting for the next book. "
— Nneka, 2/6/2014 -
" I enjoyed the book and felt Clancy was actually involved in this story. I did have to laugh at how extreme the political left is written in this book. "
— Ben, 2/2/2014 -
" To tell the truth, I didn't finish this book. I am not a fan of authors "franchising" (as I call it) their names and writing "with" another author. Something about the writing in this one just didn't engage me and it seemed it would be a waste of my time to finish it. So, I returned it to the library unfinished. "
— Gretchen, 1/21/2014 -
" This was another in a series of what one would expect from Clancy. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can already see what the next novel will include. "
— Kip, 1/19/2014 -
" Good but the politics (it takes part around an US election) are not really to my taste "
— Robert, 12/30/2013 -
" This book kept my heart racing through most of the chapters. It's a first class thriller! "
— Kathie, 12/29/2013 -
" I enjoyed this more than the last as their was more originality and plot twists than previously. Still, not a lot of really inventive plot lines left in the terrorist genre... "
— Eric, 12/26/2013 -
" Entertaining, but a bit forgettable. "
— Steve, 12/24/2013 -
" Story is slow at first but then really gets going. I almost quit reading it because it didn't seem to be going anywhere but all of a sudden everything came together. Another good Tom Clancy book. Can't wait to read his next Threat Vector. "
— Betsy, 12/17/2013 -
" Was a really nice touch to see Clark in charge of Rainbow again. A bit of fanservice is always nice. Makes me want to read Rainbow Six again -_- "
— Kaneil, 12/11/2013 -
" I always enjoy books by Tom Clancy. There are very detailed and have multiple story lines going on that take time for you to see how they are all connected. "
— Shawn, 11/4/2013 -
" This was a fun read. Exciting from start to finish. The George Soros type character and the liberal lawyer were a little over the top but all in all a good novel. "
— Mark, 9/15/2013 -
" Clancy left this with plenty more to come, especially with Jack Jr. and his new girl 'friend.' Just wonder how long before that book will come out. "
— Mary, 6/17/2013 -
" Another great read in the Jack Ryan series. Clancy does a great job with character development. "
— Stan, 5/28/2013 -
" Very good. Can' wait for the next one. He left us hanging! "
— Lawana, 5/20/2013 -
" a little too political "
— Charles, 5/14/2013 -
" This was a shoot-em-up, bang-bang type of story. A bit too much testosterone for me. I liked the one before this much better. "
— Gail, 2/19/2013 -
" Not as good as most Clancy book. A bit long. "
— Joe, 12/5/2012 -
" A fun read. Lots of John Clark action, which is always a good thing. "
— Mark, 10/18/2012 -
" Clancy's new series has good character development and reasonable suspense. Something enjoyable to read on the side. "
— Kalin, 9/30/2012 -
" I have always enjoyed Tom Clancy's work, this does read like he outlined it, and the details seemed to be "ghosted" not his typical style. But I enjoyed this book. The same characters, Clark, Ding and Ryans son bring action to the story, and keep you turning the page. "
— Greg, 9/12/2012 -
" Excellent Clancy effort! "
— Walter, 7/31/2012 -
" It was OK. Not great. The plot was very predictable. "
— Rich, 7/15/2012 -
" Way too many details! "
— Patti, 5/28/2012 -
" Sadly, this was pretty boring compared to Tom's older novels. It was too hard for me to follow and there were way too many unnecessary characters that seemed to add little to nothing to the story. "
— Tim Stevens, 5/24/2012 -
" Sadly, this was pretty boring compared to Tom's older novels. It was too hard for me to follow and there were way too many unnecessary characters that seemed to add little to nothing to the story. "
— Tim Stevens, 5/24/2012 -
" Good story with plenty of excitement but the excessive emphasis on right-wing politics got on my nerves (for the record I'm pretty moderate politically - you need both wings to fly don't you?). "
— Matt T., 4/11/2012 -
" Good story with plenty of excitement but the excessive emphasis on right-wing politics got on my nerves (for the record I'm pretty moderate politically - you need both wings to fly don't you?). "
— Matt T., 4/11/2012 -
" I hope to see Clancy collaborate with Mark Greaney more in the future as this book was a breath of fresh air. A great story with a continuously gripping plot. Very exciting, especially in the audiobook format. "
— Kevin Kearney, 3/22/2012 -
" I hope to see Clancy collaborate with Mark Greaney more in the future as this book was a breath of fresh air. A great story with a continuously gripping plot. Very exciting, especially in the audiobook format. "
— Kevin Kearney, 3/22/2012 -
" I just finished this audiobook and I have to say that this was one of the better recent books in the Jack Ryan series. Lots of action and a riveting story. Lou Diamond Phillips' narration is awesome too! "
— Craig W., 3/8/2012 -
" I just finished this audiobook and I have to say that this was one of the better recent books in the Jack Ryan series. Lots of action and a riveting story. Lou Diamond Phillips' narration is awesome too! "
— Craig W., 3/8/2012 -
" Clancy's best work since Rainbow Six in my humble opinion. This was a bit of a change of pace from Tom's earlier books. Less attention on technical details and more focus on offering plenty of exciting action. I really like this change in direction and look forward to hopefully seeing more books written in this style. "
— Rick W., 2/17/2012 -
" Clancy's best work since Rainbow Six in my humble opinion. This was a bit of a change of pace from Tom's earlier books. Less attention on technical details and more focus on offering plenty of exciting action. I really like this change in direction and look forward to hopefully seeing more books written in this style. "
— Rick W., 2/17/2012 -
" Pretty "normal" Clancy. I enjoyed it "
— Bruce, 2/8/2012
About Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy (1947–2013) was the author of numerous #1 New York Times bestselling novels, including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Red Rabbit, Teeth of the Tiger, and Red Storm Rising. His nonfiction work includes Into the Storm: A Study in Command, Every Man a Tiger, and Battle Ready. Clancy was the co-founder of Red Storm Entertainment, a video game developing company responsible for the successful Rainbow Six series, Ghost Recon series, Splinter Cell series, and others.
About Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips is an accomplished actor with numerous film, television, and theater credits. Among his films are La Bamba, Young Guns, and Young Guns II.