Just to make it *absolutely* clear, this was written by a priest from somewhere in the Republic Of Ireland, and not somebody with the same name from Maryland, USA.

It is possible that someone may be concurrently interested in the works of both authors; but perhaps not very likely.

In this booK FR Clancy Uses examples of every day living to start the story of the GOSPEL.eg The birth of the river from rivulets to the sea to illustrate the call of GOD

...Although I still enjoyed reading the book, I thought it would be a lot better. They should just call this Stiner's biography. (Not necesarrily a bad thing, just not what I was expecting) I was expecting a pretty even account of special operation units and missions. What I got was one commando story told by someone other than Stiner and Stiner's biography. Stiner's story is very exciting at times, but also gets bogged down in administrative wranglings every now and then which slows the pace of the story down. This is a decent read, but you will be disapointed if you do not know what you are getting into. Check out the other negative reviews for more details; it is unnecessary for me to repeat what they say. If you want a more even account of US Special Forces along with slightly more entertaining account of missions and training check out The Commandos : The Inside Story of Americas Secret Soldiers
by Douglas C. Waller. Other books in this genre I love are Black Hawk Down and Bravo Two Zero.

I enjoyed this book, but I'm not so sure I would recommend it to the casual reader. Clancy gets very detailed in the book and, at times, too much emphasis is placed on hammering out every little detail at the sacrifice of easy and interesting reading.

"Shadow Warriors" gives a good in-depth look at US Special Forces and the career of retired General Carl Stiner.

Recommended for those who really want to get deep inside the Special Forces (probably deeper than you really want to go). Not recommended if you're looking for light reading and edge-of-the-seat page-turning.

Tom Clancy seems to write non-fiction as well as he does fiction. This look into the Special Operations units of the U.S. military is a fascinating read and anyone who enjoys such topics will enjoy this. However, there was one problem. Too much of it is not really about Special Ops. While the stories about Lebanon and the career of General Carl Stiner (Retired) are interesting, especially the Lebanon one, they are in no way stories about our Special Ops forces. Not to say that those stories are not present, because some are and they are what the whole book should be about. Overall, though, most who enjoy the true-life adventures contained in our military history will certainly find this a worthy purchase. I would recommend it wholeheartedly.

The book Tom Clancy's Mirror Image starts out slow but starts to pick up after one of the Op-centers agent is killed in duty. He was investigating the area around Russia's new tv station because of the unique static. The characters are good and the book is full of espionage. There are terrorists attacks with a big objective. Just like the first book Tom Clancy's Op-Center there is a group in Russia trying to start a new world order. In Mirror Image a group trying to start a war between the U.S. and Eastern world countries. This would allow the Mafia to come into power and take over Russia and start up the USSR again. Russian Minister of the Interior Nikolai Dogin is a patriot that is behind the operation and is involved with the Russian Mafia. The Russian Mafia is what Dogin plans to use to create his new world power.

Hood is the main character who runs things at Op-center. Deputy Director Mike Rodgers is always fighting with Hood and wants his chance to run Op-center. The special team that is sent to try and stop Dogin who is part of the attacks like the one that blew up a tunnel in New York. Other characters are Lt. Colonel Charles Squires who is on the striker team and Peggy James is a D-16 operative without these people the book wouldn't have been the same they where a major part in stopping the rise of a new world power. The writing style is very easy to understand and smooth. He doesn't skip around and gives many details when the striker team comes into play like the type of equipment and involves organizations like NATO which is the North Atlantic Treaty organization. This book is action packed, full of betrayal, and suspenseful so if you like even one of these characteristics you should read Tom Clancy's Mirror Image.

Negatives: Would have rather the enemy not been the easy Nazi target, just because it is too predictable to use any more in my opinion, but

Positives: This was very well written. The way it flowed it really made me want to continue on. Use of gadgetry was studied, believable and just interesting. Recommended.

The Op-Center series by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik regains its balance with the new "Acts of War." Paul Hood is again using the Op-Center Crisis Management team to resolve an international crisis, but this time a new mobile op-center becomes an accidential victim of terrorism. The action and characters realistically show how quickly ancient (and not so ancient) regional hatreds in the Middle East can boil out of control. Clancy uses technology and the "true grit" of strong characters to weave an interesting story that has no trouble keeping your attention. "Acts of War" is definately a better effort than the last Op-Center book "Games of State." I highly recommend the other two Op-Center books "Mirror Image" and "Op-Center."

It was an enjoyable and entertaining book. Plot and character development were done reasonable well. The ending was a bit anti-climactic. My only real disappointment with the book was it's approach to the Internet and technology in the future. The cell phones on steriods were cool, but the VR internet link wasn't realistic, even by future standards. VR will happen, and even you're front end might be a highway or forest trail, But you wouldn't see a "slow moving data packet", you don't see one today, what makes you think you'll want to see trillions of them in the future (the net will be "that" much more busy). And you won't see someone (by chance), waiting at a VR gas station. The whole tech angle of the future took a back seat to making it easy to write the action sequences. The teens were thrown in to appeal to that element. Enough said about that. So, it's a good read. Just not for the net angle. Kind of sorry when you consider the name is "Netforce". Still worth the read. Took me a couple of days. So, enjoy!

i started to read this book not knowing who Tom Clancy was or for that matter what he had wrote. the title was the first thing to captivate me as i was studying computers at university. the course itself was starting to get a bit mundane and since reading netforce i really woke upto what i was studying. the information was very easy to digect and not to technically intimidating but still being within the bounds of reality. The way in which Tom describes the advancement of technology and the importance of internet security still captures my imagination some years know since reading it. the action is fast paced and revolves around three storyline angles. The long drawn out romabnce between the two main fbi agents takes you along a rollercoaster ride, mixing in with the selkie nicely. The selkie the daughter of an IRA hitman who was murderd before her childhood eyes makes you do nothing but fear and admire her. the book certainly makes you whant to read and read if you are interested in this area but if your not into computers as such there is still plenty of other lead elements to keep you on the edge of you respective.

Yes, I agree with other reviewers who say that Net Force is not classic Tom Clancy fiction. I feel that to read and enjoy Net Force, you need to put the fact that Clancy is the author out of your mind. try to enjoy the book as the hi-tec action story it is and you may find that you enjoy it. But if your expecting a typical Clancy book, you will be in for a dissapointment. The toughest thing about enjoying Net Force however, is getting into the book. The technology terms can get confusing. If your not a fan of computers or sci-fi you may have a difficult time getting to like the novel. Some paragraphs are very complicated to the point where you will actuallly have to re-read a paragraph or two just to get the full meaning. Once you get into the well written story you will have a tough time putting it down. The characters are very well crafted and interesting. Plus there are a number of sub plots which intersect with the main plot which I found to be interesting and enjoyable, I liked Net Force, but many people didn't. The key is to sit back and enjoy it for what it, a great futuristic action book and not a typical Tom Clancy book

This was the first book I read from the popular Op-Centre series created by Tom Clancy & Steve Pieczenik. I noticed
one thing though, this book was not written by Tom Clancy, it was written by Jeff Rovin. However, that did not dampen my spirits as I ventured out to read this book. This was mainly because of its exciting theme revolving around India, Pakistan, & the U.S., their elder sibling!

The story revolves around the possibility of a nuclear war between India & Pakistan. The other angle involves an American covert operations team called Striker, & a devious double agent in Kashmir who could be the deciding factor between war & peace in that region. Sounds good!

Well whatever drawbacks others have found with this book, I must say I definately enjoyed the book & finished it incredibly
fast. So then, let me begin with the good points of this book. Firstly, the plot feels amazingly real & as an Indian I shudder to think if it were actually true! The narrative is fast paced & theres some good characterisation, the ones I liked were especially Bob Herbert of Op-centre & General Mike Rodgers of Striker. The political situation in Kashmir is depicted beautifully with all the facts crystal clear & depicting reality. To add to all this, theres some good action (although it takes a while to begin), nice high tech equipment stuff & good use of local characters like a Pakistani terrorist cell & some Indian operatives. All in all there seem to be no loopholes in the story & the climax is very good with nothing over the top of reality.

Sounds perfect? How about a few drawbacks then? Well, it feels really bugging when the scenes in the book keep changing too frequently, almost every 4-5 pages. The story switches too frequently from Washington, to Kargil to Srinagar which tends to break the continuity a little. Also, the op-centre Striker team has very little to do in the first 200 pages or so. However, the biggest drawback I found was the character of Ron Friday, the devious double agent in Kashmir. I really failed to understand his agenda throughout the book. Being such an important character in the story, his character should have been explained more clearly.

In the end what really matters is this book is really good. Its worth picking up. My advice is: Read this book with an open mind with no prejudices towards any of the countries, especially if you are an Indian, a Pakistani or an American.
Happy Reading!

This is the first Tom Clancy's military kind of novel I've read. The book has its plot, which is a really interesting one between India and Pakistan and the involvement of US military force. However, the way the plot develops in the book is too slow with too many details, background information, and unrelated character. The chapters of the book keep on shifting, which is purposely used for getting the reader's interest, but then the constant shift of chapters is somehow confusing and some of the chapters in between are unrelated to the plot, which makes it even harder to follow. Also, since he puts in so many effort to the background and details, there¡¦s not much left in the ending, which makes the book a little unbalance.
The plot basically deals with the conflict between India and Pakistan, also the involvement of a striker team from U.S. Stuck with a double agent, which they can't totally trust in, the Americans are in big trouble. Also the trouble led by the bombing of Sharab and her group is another theme that the author mentions about.
Overall, the book was written in the form that not much concentration is required, even though there is some confusing part in the middle, the question will be solved when you get to the end, this is a good book for people whose into military action and stuff, so enjoy the book!

Op Center is a great series, and Line of Control does not disappoint. It's well written, making it a quick read. But what I love most about this and the other Op Center books is the realistic detail. The book is a page-turner because the twists feel so real. In fact, as pointed out in a different review, some of the events described in the book actually happened recently. To me, that's the sign of a well thought out plot. It's obvious that Jeff Rovin has an uncanny knack to understand actual political conflicts, and then to create realistic scenarios based on them. That is what distinguishes this book/series from other titles. It was also great to see some of the old characters back again -- including the Striker team. The book is fun, realistic, and exciting -- a perfect story for a weekend away.

Up to this point, I have loved all the Clancy books I have read. This one was simply horrible. Please note that the author of this book is Steve Perry, not Tom Clancy, and it is not up to par with the works Clancy is known for.

The story line is very simplistic and they characters are very one dimensional. About 50 pages from the end you could predict the ending with a good degree of accuracy.

If you haven't read any of Clancy's books (the ones HE wrote), then pick one of those up. This one isn't worth the time or the money. Too bad 0 stars isn't an option.

First, let me tell you a little about the book. This series follows Net Force, a division of the FBI set up to deal with net crimes in 2010. CyberNation deals with a group trying to form a nation based completely on the net. Their main goal throughout the book is to get more people to sign up with them, so that they have the numbers to get the attention of current nations. To get people to join, they disrupt the internet, in a not very legeal way, and so Net Force is called in. The rest of the book is Net Force trying to catch the hackers doing the disruptions.

In general this series has a very well thought out discription of what needs to be done to protect and police the net. Having said that, I have noticed that the Net Force books have been going down hill, and this one continues that trend. A lot of time is spent on character development, but no development actually comes out of it. For example, we see Jay Gridley question his upcoming marrage. But in the end, the final decision has nothing to do with the pages of inner questioning that he goes through. Then there is the introduction of new 'toys' for the military, that never show up again. Add to that the fact that every other scene leads to sex, and that there is almost no technology discription, this book is only a shadow of Clancy's work.

IMHO this series has become a soap opera, with most of the time spent on generic character development and sex, and very little time spent on the action and discriptions that brought me to Clancy in the first place.

overall i thought the book was excelent. the book kept me on my toes thinking about what was going to happen. the book was action packed with not only the whole gun slinging scene but also in the scence of how Tom portrayed the world years from now. I love how he made everything electonic. and how everything was made into a thechnologicaly advanced system.
the plot kept moving making the book a page turner. the only thing i disliked about the book, but made it flow however, was how it would jump between charators. beyond that i loved it.

Save your money or read it for its stupidity

Not up to Clancy standards. The main premise is compelling- What might happen if a technological advancement were developed which could quickly break large prime number encryption, upon which the security of the world depends? A real theoretical possibility... This premise kept me reading right to the anti-climactic end. Some of the characters are interesting, like the Russian fellow who had a great subplot going, but even his ending is a letdown. The 2 main love stories are tiresome, detract from the main plot, and take up way too much ink. The virtual reality subplot is a leap of faith.
Not worth reading.
Currently reading Without Remorse, which is much better so far.

Annotation:A super genius computer hacker tries to take over the world by takeing over major computers across the globe. The Net Force opperatives must track him down and stop him before it is to late.

Autor Bio:The book Net Force Night Moves was written by Tom Clancy. Tom Clancy is the number one on New York Times best selling authors. Tom has created many books that envolve a form of law enforcement that has to take down the terriost threat. He is a great author.

Evaluation:The book Net Force Night Moves was an all around good book. It took a little bit of time before the book got started before i got interested in it. Also I would get confused when the charcters would jump in and out of the virtual reality when trying to catch the hacker. The characters in the story were decent, they all worked well with the way the book was put together. I like Tom Clancy and the way his stories are very intersting.I would recommend this book to a person who likes a twisted computer hacker story.

As a Clancy fan, and having panned "Night Moves" in an earlier review, I felt obligated to give another of his Net Force books a read. "Hidden Agendas" is, chronologically, the prequel to Clancy's earlier work. He might have done well to release it first. The characters in this book are better developed and the plot an improvement over his earlier effort. However, as inferred by another Amazon reviewer, this is the stuff of a movie script perhaps more than popular literature.

In "Hidden Agendas" the Net Force battles a computer wiz nee: body-building street thug and his employer, an apparently legitimate U.S. Congressional official with secrets to share. A "cloak 'n dagger" chase" traces its way across the U.S. and Europe before settling in an "OK Corral" confrontation that simultaneously brings all of the principals together in an obscure African nation.

Clancy does a nicer job here of developing his characters. He provides the origin of the relationship between Alex Michaels and Toni Fiorella as well as the unlikely match between Sergeant Fernandez and goddess-genius Joanna Winthrop. Even Jay Gridley's VR (virual reality) computer scenarios are less excentric. Col. John Howard is perhaps the most believable character (if you ignore the tree falling on him during a wilderness exercise in Washington). And we're less distracted by the wanderings Howard's son, Tyron, than in the earlier release.

Clancy doesn't let the intermittent romantic steam rust his proficiency for detail on weaponry and military tactics. However the motive of the key antagonist, Thomas Hughes, is never made completely clear. Despite a skeptical start, I enjoyed this volume better than "Night Moves."

First thing to establish is Tom Clancy did not write this book. I don't know why he puts his name on it, but the "Net Force" books are OK if you want something that is easy to read and doesn't make you think too hard.

The books are best read in sequence - I made the mistake of buying "Night Moves" and reading that first, before I realised it was a series.

I like the parallel stories a lot and the romantic angle between Alex and Toni prevents it all from being military tactics (which I also enjoy a lot).

One disappointing thing for me about "Net Force" is the name of the military head "Col. John Howard". Well, I am Australian and "John Howard" is the name of our Prime Minister. Whenever I read the name, I imagine a short, balding little weazel! Maybe Clancy and Steve Perry should check stuff like that out before they name their characters!

Conclusion: Good for a light read when you don't want to concentrate too much.

This was an interesting book. It was easy to follow and not that hard to comprehend. It starts in the year 2010 and tells of the Net Force, the group that is in charge of the safety of the Internet. A conflict arises when they have to figure out who is hacking into the Internet.

One character who stands out in my mind is Alex Michaels. He is the Commander of the Force. He is an honorable man who wouldn't stop working until he found out who was hacking into the Internet. Also, he wouldn't let his affair with a co-worker interfere with his job. This shows that he is both a hard worker and an honorable man.

I truly enjoyed reading this book. Once I got into it, it was extremely difficult to put down. When I chose this book, I thought it was going to be stupid, so I didn't want to read it, but I'm glad I did. I would recommend this book more to adults then children. It doesn't seem like a book someone younger would enjoy, but I think that older people would enjoy reading it.

This was a major misfire from TC. Is this the alter ego of Clancy? It reminds me of Spielberg:the good Spielberg who makes Schindler's List, ET, and Saving Private Ryan; and the bad Spielberg who makes The Temple of Doom and The Lost World. This book takes a long time to move along-unless 100 pages is acceptable to you-and only sparked my interest due to the New Years bombing. This isn't as bad as the newer Rainbow Six( which bites a lot). I just miss the old Clancy:the one who gave us Red October, Patriot Games, Red Storm Rising, Clear and Present Danger, etc. Come on Tom; no more power plays to make a quick buck are gonna work here.

Politika is a book that has an intriguing plot, with different exciting events woven

into it. Tom Clancy, in this book, braves waters no author has journeyed into before,

adding in terrorists, Mafia intrigues, and even the DEATH of Boris Yeltsin, leaving

Russian factions battling for control of the world power, and leaving one important

government businessman in the middle of the whole thing. Roger Gordian, is the man

behind Government and military technology. His corporation is attacked by Terrorists

and Mafia Russian factions. At the head of this secret war, is a Russian Gangster

known only as Penchanko , who has employed a world class assassin known as

Gregor . Roger Gordian must strike back using a covert team called SWORD, and is

forced to watch the new millennium turn into a terrorist attack as Times Square on

January 1st, 2000 is turned into sulking ruin...

The book started off rather slow at first, but picked up the pace towards the middle. I especially liked the Time Square part! That was extremely exciting. This is the first book that I have read from Tom Clancy. It seems to be a solid novel. With a very good ending. Although the ending was predictable, it was good. This is definitely something that could happen in the real world. I would recommend this book to others to read. The beginning requires some patience, but it is worth it. I am expecting bigger and better things as I head on to the Jack Ryan books by Clancy!