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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Published in Paperback by Prima Publishing (03 April, 2001)
Author: Michael Knight
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IN-DEPTH and very easy to follow. It's alittle confusing.
This book has exellent detail and is very indepth. Everything is explained by this book and if your stuck at any point in Rogue Spear, as I was, it is the book to buy. Explains scenarios very well but it's alittle confusing. Awesome strategy guide!

Great!
This Guide is great guide it tells you tactics such as what weapons are best to use. it is loaded with maps and everything you need to beat Rogue Spear. i found myself stuck many times throughout this game and this was a savior. Definetly worth buying!

This is the guide you need to succeed in the game!
This guide gives you in-depth maps, tactics, and strategies to save the world! It gave me the info I needed, therefore making the game much more enjoyable.


Tom Clancy Two Complete Novels: Red Storm Rising/the Cardinal of the Kremlin
Published in Hardcover by Putnam Pub Group (May, 1993)
Author: Tom Clancy
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Two of Clancy's Best Books in One
This book combines two of Tom Clancy's best stories into one volume: The Cardinal of the Kremlin, a spy novel about the Cold War and the Star Wars program, my personal favorite, and Red Storm Rising, the classic story about a war between NATO and the Soviet Union, which has several plots and non-stop action once the war gets started, which happens quickly. If you don't already have the books, buy this volume now.

great book
if you loves espionage, The Cardinal of The Kremelin is a book that you won't be able to stop reading. The book deals with Clancy's main character-Jack Ryan and his pursuit of a Russian's intellengce agent. The book is capivating because it has a suspenseful plot and has great charcter organizations. The books start out slowly in the first two chapters, but it picks up and the action is non-stop. The middle and ending of the book is magnificient. This book makes your mind race with anticaption and excitment because you just want to know what Jack Ryan's every moves are. One of Clancy's best works in the espionage, spy's books that he has written. A great book that should be read by everybody, who loves to read books.

Excellent book for people who enjoy reading.
Although written about a period of recent history that is over for all intents and purposes, the books give a very realistic view of the art of war (both cold and hot), and the possible consequences even for those who feel that they are well prepared. The books give us food for thought as we bask in our supposed security as the premier world power in the years to come. Once you read these books, you need to ask whether we are really prepared to counter a seerious threat to our national security. On the other hand, the books are full of suspense ( as are all of Clancy's novels) and are hard to put down. I had to go to work without sleep after reading Red Storm Rising, as I could not put it down!


Deathworld (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults, No. 13)
Published in Paperback by Berkley Pub Group (07 November, 2000)
Authors: Diane Duane, Tom Clancy, and Steve R. Pieczenik
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An easy book to read. Worth the money.
Two young kids are found in a hotel room in an apparent suicide. The two youngsters were known to frequent the online world called Deathworld. This world is about pain and loneliness. But as the number of suicides among members of this world increases someone becomes suspicious.

Join the Net Force explorers in their latest high tech adventure. This series of books is written with the younger reader in mind, even though as an adult I still enjoy them.

This was a good paced book, easy to read, yet captivating at the same time. This one is worth the money, buy it today you won't be disappointed.

Great Work!
I was skeptikal about reading this book at first because Tom Clancy usually writes adult novels that are, to me, boring. This book is so thrilling, that I couldnt put it down, and read it in one day. He is one of the most clever writers of our time.


Duel Identity (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults)
Published in Paperback by Berkley Pub Group (12 September, 2000)
Authors: Bill McCay, Tom Clancy, and Steve R. Pieczenik
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An excellent book for the young reader.
Join the net force explorers in their latest adventure when something is amuck at the local fencing studio.

This series of books is aimed at the younger reader and as such tend to be easy books to read. Even so they keep you coming back for more and it's hard to put them down once you start.

This was a good paced book, easy to read, yet captivating at the same time. This one is worth the money, buy it today you won't be disappointed.

Duel Identity
This book is a good book along with all the other books it's a must buy if you read other books by Tom Clancy and it's full of mysteries.


Gameprey (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults, No. 11)
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Berkley Pub Group (10 July, 2000)
Authors: Tom Clancy, Steve R. Pieczenik, and Mel Odom
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A great read!
The dragon soars above the trees. The sun reflects of the multitude of scales covering the huge beasts back. It's great wings stretch as they beat against the air propelling the creature forward.....

This Tom Clancy created book is an easy read and is entertaining.

This series of books is aimed at the younger reader and takes you into the lives of a group of kids that are part of the "Net Force Explorers". The Explorers are a program created by Net Force, the agency charged with fighting crime on the internet.

Follow the groups latest adventure as they try to figure out what's going on with one of the hottest games on the internet.

This is an action packed story that kept me hooked until I was finished. Buy this book today, you won't be disappointed.

Grrrrrrrrrrreat!
As usual, Clancy's teen novels deliever a good plot, awesome technology, and familiar, believeable characters. Things happened a bit fast at the end, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. WONDERFUL book, a must-read, whether you're new to the Net Force series, or an old fan.


Safe House (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults, No. 10)
Published in Library Binding by Bt Bound (October, 2001)
Authors: Tom Clancy, Steve R. Pieczenik, and Diane Duane
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The future of the Net we know?
These Net Force books are all short, easy to read, and interesting. Like the others that I have read, this one fulfills the promise of the creaters. In this book, Maj's life becomes even more interesting than usual when a younger visitor comes to her home - as an escapee. Her interaction and work with other Net Force Explorers adds character and excitement to the book. Creative design on the Net and action-adventure combine to make this one more in a good series to get and read, for both parents and children. If this is how and what the 'Net' will become, I am all for it. I especially like the values transmitted by the authors in these books. I only wish that I had, again, a younger child to share these with now. I plan on keeping them for my future grandchildren. Maybe by then these books will read like 'history'. Keep it up, authors.

GREAT!
This book was, once again, a great Net Force book. Maj, a net force explorer, gets a visitor from a different country, whose dad works for the government. to keep his invention of a microp that destroys harmful micro-organisms out of the wrong hands, he sends it to america with his son. Now, the people who are trying to capture his dad, reverse the programming of the microps through the net. now maj and the other net force explorers are in a race against time to save their friend from the harmful microps. this book is a lot of fun and i highly reccomend it!


Private Lives (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults, No. 9)
Published in Library Binding by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media (March, 2000)
Authors: Tom Clancy and Steve R. Pieczenik
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A good read.
Captain James Winters is accused of committing a murder he didn't commit. His own agency seems set to take him down for this crime, and it's up to the Net Force Explorers to prove that he didn't commit the crime of murder.

This is an excellent book that kept me interested throughout the story. There isn't as much action as other Net Force books, but the story is good and there's enough action to keep you reading.

This one is worth the money, buy it today, you won't be disappointed.

My favorite NFEs in one book! Go, Leif and Meg!
The Net Force Explorers are furious! Their caption, James Winters is being suspended after being accused of murder! Now the Explorer's will do anything to prove his innocence. But not only will they have to investigate a recent murder, they will also have to delve into the past of Captain James Winters - which includes the unfortunate death of his wife that took place four years ago. The Explorer's will also have to watch their backs because someone wants to make sure that secrets are left in the dark, and will do anything to keep it that way...

The NFE series are a great Young Adult fiction series, especially those with a love for computers and the Internet. Since the Net presented in the books have no boundaries, you will never know what to expect next. But there IS one thing you can come to expect: stories that have plenty of twists and turns, having the whole plot well balanced with mystery, excitement, and adventure. And sometimes, there's a good romance! The Net Force Explorers include Matt Hunter, Megan O'Malley, Leif Anderson, Andy Moore, Mark Gridley, David Gray, Maj Greene, and P.J. Farris. Occasionally other characters are introduced though they show up rarely.

"Private Lives" is one of my favorite NFE books! The reason as I stated is because two of my most favorite NFEs are the main characters in this story: Megan O'Malley and Leif Anderson. Meg is very much the tomboy and is an expert martial artist. With her stubborn personality, she's the type of person who likes to get things done. Leif Anderson comes from a wealthy family so he is constantly teased from Meg about being 'a rich kid playboy'. He and Meg are called the 'troublemakers' because put together Meg's recklessness and Leif's hacker skills, the two seem to always look for trouble.

"Private Justice" has a great plot, one of the best I've read. Already having read many of the books, I too at the beginning felt as angry as the NFEs felt when Captain Winters is put on suspension! And the ways the kids 'reacted' to this was hilarious! The bantering between the characters are well-written and at some points I was laughing so hard! It's also very obvious to everyone that Leif likes Meg so the light bantering between the two of them is cute! The only problem I have with the story is the ending was too abrupt. It was a bit startling for me when I finished reading the last page and I turned the next page expecting at least another chapter. I felt a bit disappointed not to read more about Leif and Matt since we left them at an interesting point in the story. Ah well, the rest of the story made up for the slight disappointment at the end.

The series is for Young Adults and I strongly recommend only older kids read it since there are many occasions where a few bad words are sprinkled here and there. Not that bad but still in a way a bit annoying to have them in the book. But I still highly recommend it for older kids for I'm sure you'll love it! The books can stand alone though I strongly recommend you read in order since in later books there are some referrences to earlier stories. Favorite part:

"Now I get it," Leif said. "Things are getting out of hand, so you call in your pal the scamologist to see if he can't come up with something - what? Clever? Devious? Certainly something that Captain Winters would never approve of - if he heard about it." Now this explains to you what kind of kids the NFE deals with. ;)

ACTION +++++++
capt james winters is accused to commiting a crime he didnt commit, and his life long devotion to upholding the law, seems to stand for nothing when it comes to throwing him in jail and not looking back. so its up to the netforce explorers to help him. this book was action packed, so much so it kept me away from my family and friends because all i wanted to was to rewad on!!! and to be my favorite out of the entire netforce series, the ony bad thing about it was that the book was not longer, but a great book never the less. i have read this book at least 8 times. it is definatly not to be passed up!!!!!


Three Complete Novels: Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears
Published in Hardcover by Putnam Pub Group (April, 1994)
Author: Tom Clancy
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No Real Reason
Hey I read all three of these books. I loved 'em. I only gave it one star cuz I wanted to see what would happen.

3-of Clancy's best, BAR NONE, a truly worthwhile buy
For sentimental reasons only, I view 'Hunt For Red October' as Clancy's best book, but these 3 cannot be far behind, especially 'Clear & Present Danger' and 'The Sum Of All Fears'. Absolutely riviting novels that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Clancy truly has his finger squarely on the pulse of what is going on in the world -- or what COULD go on.

'Patriot Games' is a phenomenal story of revenge from an IRA Terrorist who's plot to assassinate Charles & Di is thwarted by Jack Ryan, who is completely unaware of the horrific consequences of his actions. GREAT read.

'Clear & Present Danger' is a VERY complicated story of the war on drugs and a few people in high places making some pretty rash decisions that creates a completely incredible situation and Clancy ties it all together in one of his all-time best stories. Highly recommended.

'The Sum Of All Fears' is another Clancy rocket-of-a-novel with many plots and sub-plots, all of which are tied neatly together in the end revolving around a few middle-eastern bad guys who get their dirty fingers on an actual Israeli atomic bomb, converting it into a thermo-nuclear device, and their plans of actually using it on American soil. A true Clancy masterpiece.

All three of these books are worth buying, but if you can manage to grab this particular book with ALL of them, do NOT hesitate, just DO IT! Any Clancy fan worth his/her salt cannot call their collection complete without this. Just hours and hours of absolute thrilling reading.

Great Books, Great Value
This product contains three of the most action packed novels by Tom Clancy: Patriot Games, a book about Irish terrorists bent on killing Jack Ryan, which is far superior to the movie; Clear and Present Danger, which is deeper than the movie, but slower moving, and The Sum of All Fears, which is destined to the theater, has a plot of peace in the Middle East and an excellent ending. Well worth the price.


The Great Race (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults, No. 5)
Published in Library Binding by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media (August, 1999)
Authors: Tom Clancy and Steve R. Pieczenik
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A good book, easy to read.
The Federation ship unfurls its sails and catches the "wave" it needs to jump into hyperspace. As the ship accelerates past the speed of light the inertial dampers kick in to keep the ship from being torn apart.

The net force explorers are at the helm of this virtual ship in a race against other teens of the world for a spot in an upcoming episode of a hit Holo show.

But as ships crash for no apparant reason the explorers realize that this is no ordinary race. Join them in this adventure into the future as they work to figure who's behind the mishaps.

This is another good Tom Clancy sponsored book. As with the other Net Force books this one is aimed at the younger reader, but even us adults will find it enjoyable.

Buy this book today, you won't be disappointed.

Great book with awesome hi-tech stuff in it!!!!
I really liked The great race by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. Probably the main reasons I liked it were because it takes place way in the future and it had awesome technology. It was fun to read about how the people could visit each other threw virtual reality and the net. Also it was a good topic on the teenagers who built the virtual ships and had to face all the troubles of the great race!!! This is a good book for those sci-fi readers and ones who like to read about kids around their age facing and solving problems.

Good but not Great
All of the Net Force books are good. This one was no exception. But, I like some of the more computer oriented ones than the more out of this country stuff. I am not saying that the entire book is not about computers, because it is. I just like some the deadliest game, virtual vandals, and some of the others a little bit better. But, altogether, it is still a good book and I highly recommend it


Executive Orders
Published in Audio Cassette by Bantam Books-Audio (August, 1996)
Authors: Tom Clancy and Edward Herrmann
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Clancy doesn't disappoint his fans
In Debt of Honor we are left hanging with the country recovering from a 'war' with Japan, most of the triad of Government dead and Jack Ryan is President of the United States. Tom Clancy continues the heroic saga of President Ryan as he brings a leaderless country back from disaster. We get a glimpse of the life of the Commander in Chief in his self described prison. It is through the thoughts of Ryan we can extrapolate and emphasize with the great burden the job contains. This is a must read for new and old Clancy fans with continuations of many of the story lines start as far back as Without Remorse. The only criticism of the book is in the last 100 pages. Clancy turns to too much of the mechanics of warfare from the compelling human portraits he paints. Many pages of small print will keep you up well into the night

Clancy made it to Antarctica for Christmas & beat the views
Despite the scenery down here I could not put it down some days until it was finished...it is rare that pulp fiction drags me away from work and education (the priorities in life unfortunately), however the Clancy genre is mesmerising. Clancy's descriptive abilities allow a picture to be painted in your head in all of his literature. "Orders" is no exception. The storyline is slow to start and explosive at the end, it pulls on the heartstrings and makes your heart beat at the possibilities that COULD COME TRUE!. It is one theory on what could happen if the defences are down. As a criticism, the novel has sections where there is "more-corn-than-Texas", or is it that "warm wet fuzzy feeling"? you get when doing something for your country. Yes it's time to retire Jack Ryan's character MR Clancy, he's done his dash. I can't wait to see what comes out next....please no more Op centre novels they just don't cut it compared to your blockbusters...make the next one another "damn good read". Cheers 'n beers from the great white south. Davis Station Antarctica Summer 1996/7

Reconsidering Tom Clancy as the major prophet of our time
At the end of "Debt of Honor" a jet airplane slams into a Joint Session of Congress, pretty much wiping out the American government and suddenly putting Jack Ryan into the Presidency. While Clancy's book was at the top of the Best Seller list someone crashed a small plane into the White House, yet I heard nothing on the news about how life was imitating art. Now, of course, this is headline news and Clancy's books are suddenly being hailed as dire prophecies that are suddenly coming true. In "Executive Action" as Islamic leader assassinates the President of Iraq, forges Iran and Iraq into the United Islamic Republic, attacks the United States with biological weapons, and invades Saudi Arabia to grab the oil fields. Suddenly Tom Clancy has become the prophet of the moment as his fiction became fact with the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Of course, Clancy has not been alone telling such tales, but the focus is certainly on his writings at this pivotal moment in history.

A few have suggested that Clancy was actually providing a blueprint for the terrorists and I seem to remember that there had never been a skyjacking until Robert Serling wrote about it in a novel. But writers just look at the world around them and find creative opportunities, which is certainly no different from what terrorists do in planning operations. However, the reason I feel compelled to reread and review "Executive Orders" is because I think that there are some important things that Clancy has to say about the moment that goes beyond terrorist attacks. First, as Jack Ryan repeatedly points out in the novel, the actions of terrorists for are fundamentalist Muslims do not reflect on the vast majority of the followers of Islam around the world. A war on terrorism is not a war on Islam, no matter what the terrorists claim, and no matter what ignorant and bigoted jerks in this country might want to believe. Second, another Jack Ryan mantra, that human agents are invaluable in trying to gather intelligence on terrorist organizations. Finding terrorists leaders is going to require human agents on the ground and not spy satellites or unmanned drones. Third, secrets are important for the government/military to respond effectively to terrorist attacks. We have the right to know, but the first thing enshrined in the Jefferson's trilogy is "life" and not freedom of the press. Besides, Congress provides oversight in such matters so the intrusive snooping of the press is unwarranted. A corollary of this, as Jack Ryan finds out repeatedly in the novel, is that you cannot trust the press to do the right thing. This particular point was made more strongly in "Debt of Honor," where news networks had to be convinced that reporting certain facts the government was trying to keep secret would result in the deaths of American military personnel (and that this was a bad thing).

"Executive Orders" is a story well told, and what is important about it today is not just what it says about what might happen in the days to come, but what it says about us as Americans. Clancy's books touch on all aspects other the current situation and not just the acts of terrorists. Reading the Jack Ryan novels should do more than engender the fear that there will be a biological attack as in "Executive Orders" or "Rainbow Six" or a nuclear device as in "The Sum Of All Fears" and "The Bear and the Dragon." The bottom line here is that when you read any of Tom Clancy's novels, do not throw out his emphasis on what is good with your fascination with what is bad.


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