Clancy still reigns. The Washington PostPulse-pounding action grabs you from the opening page and keeps hold till the end. The Burlington Hawk Eye The man who virtually invented this genre. Publishers Weekly (starred review)About the AuthorThirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimores Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews and then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it the perfect yarn. Since then Clancy has established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense.Mark Greaney has a degree in international relations and political science and is pursuing his masters in intelligence studies with a concentration in criminal intelligence. He is the author of the Gray Man novels: The Gray Man, On Target, Ballistic and Dead Eye. In his research for them, he traveled to seven countries and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combat tactics. how do i download ebooks for free Threat Vector (Jack Ryan, Jr.)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. As in most Clancy/Greaney novels the first 20 percent of the book is filled with superfluous and boring background narrationBy TUCSON ROBERTTHREAT VECTOR is a Tom Clancy novel with Jack Ryan written by Mark Greaney. The fact that its a Jack Ryan novel makes the story appealing. The books relevance to todays (2016) real world crises with China and Russia makes it even more enticing. As in most Clancy/Greaney novels the first 20 percent of the book is filled with superfluous and boring background narration. If you can wind your way through this early part you will be rewarded. Most of the action takes place in China and the South China Sea. The book is full of exciting, action-packed scenarios. Theres even a couple of good air-to-air battles thrown in to indulge the flyboys among us. President Ryan and Jack Junior play key roles in these scenarios. It was unsettling to read about Chinas threatening actions against its neighbors and then on todays FOX News I listen to similar reports about Chinas and Russias intimidating actions currently taking place in the real world. This is reflective of Clancy and Greaneys writing genius, diligent research and farsightedness. The novel delves into the international world of cyber-warfare. It depicts how scary and destructive cyberkinetic attacks on our power plants and grids can be, as well as a potential wholesale shutdown of our transportation and communication systems. It shows how powerless a country can become when it relies heavily on computer systems and then comes under cyber-warfare attack. America is extremely vulnerable as are all nations in this regard. Threat Vector is reflective of what Americans hunger to readunapologetic expressions of patriotism with the good guys winning occasionally. Threat Vector is a good read. I give it a 5-star rating.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A page-turning enjoyable thriller- as long as you don't hold to the Tom Clancy attention to detail.By ILuvReadingA great read, Threat Vector is a fast-paced page turner, very hard to put it down. Very chilling look at how terrorists could use our dependency on everything digital against us! I've read a large number of Tom Clancy books including the originals actually written by Clancy himself. When 9/11 happened I had two thoughts: 1) Bin Laden must be a Tom Clancy fan (Debt of Honor used a plane as a bomb), and 2) Bin Laden would have been smarter to attack out our computer infrastructure. I suspect USAs enemies are still reading Clancy. So why only 4 stars? Well, If this is your first Clancy book, then ignore the rest of this review and assume 5 stars. If youre a long-time fan, then maybe 3 stars would be accurate - dont expect the complexity and attention to detail. I don't know exactly how the new Tom Clancy "brand" works now, but it seems that Tom pitches the storyline and someone else writes it. In this case I loved the suspense and speed of the action but at the end I wished there was a little bit of the old Tom Clancy complex detail, tedious as it was. It seemed the ending wrapped up far too quickly and neatly tied up in a perfect bow. The thought that wiping out one building and one lead hacker core set of hackers would destroy the cyberwarfare threat is just not realistic. No mention of the depth of impact the cyber-attacks had on the U.S.citizens. The characters Su and Wei were very stereotypical and not too bright. No explanation of how Jack Junior the rest completed their missions without ever being videoed by multiple cell-phones posted instantly on the web, nor any injury to those primary field ops, nor how they escaped from Hong Kong China back to the States. I was especially disappointed when John Clark and Kovalenko finally crossed paths again in this book, I had anticipated a fearsome duel, similar to what caused Clark's injuries, but it was, honestly, a whimper. Regardless, this is a very enjoyable thriller that I definitely recommend. Just ignore the lack of detail and enjoy the ride.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. 'Threat Vector'... hold on to your seats for a scary, quite-possibly, real-life Third World War scenario!By Dragonmac52I started 'Vector Threat' two months ago, let it sit, and finished it off in three days. This episode with Jack Ryan, Jr., portrays a militant leader seeking to use cyber warfare, with operatives in Russia, the US and China, to declare war on all countries in or near the South China Sea, and bring the US 's government, military, and people to their knees. Brave and courageous soldiers are highlighted in the Navy, Air Force and Marines, along with the Intelligent sector, to bring the conflict to a 'cool down' phase for healing and restoration of a once bilateral growing relationship between China and the US.