Over the course of nine novels, Tom Clancy's genius for big, compelling plots and his natural narrative gift have mesmerized hundreds of millions of readers and established him as one of the preeminent storytellers of our time. Rainbow Six, however, goes beyond anything he has done before. At its heart is John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL of Without Remorse, a master of secret operational missions, and newly named the head of an international task force dedicated to combating terrorism. Clark is looking forward to sinking his teeth into a new mission, but the opportunities start coming faster than anyone could have expected; an incident at a Swiss bank, the kidnapping of an international trader in Germany, a terrible raid on an amusement park in Spain. Each episode seems separate, yet the timing disturbs Clark. Is there a connection? He tries to figure out where all this activity is heading, but there is no way to predict the real threat: a group of terrorists like none the world has ever encountered, a group so extreme that their success could literally mean the end of life on this earth as we know it.
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"I love Clancy's tales because they are full of technical details and full of suspense and this one provides all that and a more human touch to character development of the men from his previous books that are about the Rainbow team. A good read. "
— Marilyn (5 out of 5 stars)
" I love all Tom Clancy's book but this is one of the best. :) "
— Anne, 5/11/2011" finished reading this for David who was in the middle of it when we died "
— Rita, 4/26/2011" Killing german Terrorists, what more can you ask for in a novel? "
— Datamaggot, 4/26/2011" One of my all-time favorite books! "
— Tj, 4/21/2011" I thought this book, since it featured Clark & Ding, would be among my fave's in the series. While not disappointed, it was OK, dragged a little, but the good guys won out in the end! "
— Jim, 3/26/2011" For me, it's a toss-up between this and "Without Remorse" for Tom Clancy's best. "
— Andy, 3/24/2011" Obviously written before environmentalism became popular "
— Scott, 3/17/2011" John Clark leads an anti-terror group based out of England. "
— Shaeley, 3/12/2011" Pretty good book but it tends to drag at times. Decent if you have nothing else you really want to read or you want to hang out and read by the pool, but I would not devote a lot of time to it. "
— James, 2/21/2011" By this point, without the Cold War to provide inspiration, Clancy appeared to be wandering a bit. Still a good storyteller, but without the fervency of a true believer. "
— Ben, 1/29/2011" John Clark is a bad-ass. I love these books and the Rainbow Six. "
— Tim, 1/29/2011Tom 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.