Tom Clancy

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I have finished all the Tom Clancy Books, Wondering if anyone has the read the tom Clancy books that are co written with other authors? e.g Martin H Greenberg, Jerome Preisler ? Wonderign if they differ much as there 2 authors.
 
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I dont understand the question.
I'm not a big fan of Tom Clancy and his overblown Jingoism, however his his best book by far for me is Rainbow six, followed by Debt of Honour then the Bear and the Dragon.

The rest I can do without.

If I dont like his books so much, why have i read them?
My Dad left all his books behind when he moved to the states, he loves exploding helicopter books so I've got a million or so of them in loft and I trawl through one of them every so often.
 
No idea, but I'd agree with you to say that they aren't as good and too complicated.

On a related note read Robert Ludlum's stuff if you haven't already. As good as Clancy's stuff; just finished his last Covert One series book and will give all of them away soon.
 
Thanks for the replies think I will buy the new novel Dead or Alive then might give Robert Ludlum's books are try or op centre
 
i am actually a tom clancy fan, (i know i am sad ;))
i have just finished reading clear & present danger, before that was cardinal of the kremlin. (i know they are old now)
just started the sum of all fears.
i will probably read through the whole list (i have them all :p)
i think he is really good.

i also have read every novel by frederick forsyth, michael connelly, john grisham, robert ludlum and wilbur smith
 
j.col said:
i am actually a tom clancy fan, (i know i am sad ;))
i have just finished reading clear & present danger, before that was cardinal of the kremlin. (i know they are old now)
just started the sum of all fears.
i will probably read through the whole list (i have them all :p)
i think he is really good.

i also have read every novel by frederick forsyth, michael connelly, john grisham, robert ludlum and wilbur smith
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There great books if you have all them I suggest you stop reading sum of all fears and start with Without Remorse if you want to read them in Chronological order get to see the progression to Jack Ryan career better that way.

I have read Frederick Forsyths, The Day of the Jackal might have to try his other novels some time
 
i didn't want to admit it :o but i did actually start in order.
but without remorse as first as its set in the 70's, then red october etc...

i can recommed frederick forsyth, but some of the early ones are dated, but still worth a read
 
I would agree that the Op-Centre series are pretty good, I certainly enjoyed them, also agree with comments about Robert Ludlum, I would possibly also add in Dale Brown to the mix
 
dead or alive isn't too bad a read, and sets things up for a subsequent novel

i would recommend some of the earlier larry bond novels - vortex and red phoenix. i think he helped clancy on red storm rising.
 
Agreed, RSR was my first experience of Clancy nearly 20 years ago and I've re-read it a couple of times since. What I liked compared to some of his books is that it only took about 150 pages before things started kicking off, compared to say The Sum of All Fears which took 800 pages. It's a good example of how you can maintain intensity for 500+ pages rather than spending three-quarters of a book setting the scene and laying the plot, and then rattling off the exciting bits in a couple of hundred pages.

When introducing Clancy to people I tend to recommend Without Remorse as I think that is probably the easiest of his stories to get to grips with, as it is more focussed on a single character rather than constantly jumping around half a dozen major plotlines.

As for Dead or Alive I'm nearing the end of the book, a bit underwhelmed so far. After 8 years I was expecting something a bit more explosive..... I seem to be really chewing up the pages too, I'm sure there must be less words to a page than some of his older paperbacks. I've read 600 pages or so but based what has happened it feels like in a normal Clancy book I would be about halfway through, not nearly at the end?

Certainly not in the same league so far as RSR, WR, Clear and Present Danger or Debt of Honour I'd say. One to add to the "won't read again" pile I think.
 
How has the Jack Ryan series fared since The Bear and the Dragon? I didn't think a lot of that, and gave up with Mr. Clancy after this.

I loved the earlier stuff though, especially Without Remorse and Clear and Present Danger.
 
Red Rabbit and Teeth of the Tiger aren't a patch on the better Jack Ryan books.

I've not read Dead or Alive so can't comment on that one.
 
The Bear and the Dragon was the last "good" Clancy novel.

Red Storm Rising was the best, followed by Debt Of Honour.

I didn't enjoy "Without Remorse" one little bit. Seemed a bit "Straight-To-Video" if you ask me.
 
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