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good story marred by ads every 5 minutes

Revisado: 12-31-24

good premise. but the producers' decision to interrupt every 5 minutes with a screaming 15 sec ad makes the whole series unlistenable

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Great story, poorly narrated

Revisado: 08-07-24

Dion Graham may be a suitable narrator for some genres, but British naval history is not one of them. He did not understand the subject matter, so could not discriminate where emphasis was, and was not appropriate. To Graham, every paragraph, and in some cases every sentence, needed some breathy urgency. Listening to Graham was like listening to a four year old on a carnival ride - after three minutes of shrieks the listener longs for some quiet.

Although the author's story is compelling, the narration ruined it. Perhaps a suitable British narrator can be found for a re-issue.

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Best after Watching Apollo 13

Revisado: 05-10-22

This may be one of the most thrilling Audible books I've enjoyed. The romance is weak and irrelevant, and the voice changes for the characters is terrible. But the story is gripping, and will thrill any 1970's NASA fan. Because of the brilliant technical detail, the listener will do well to watch Apollo 13 a few times to understand the different pieces and systems of the Apollo moon landing systems.

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Not intended for fans of Tom Clancy

Revisado: 04-13-22

This is intended for gamers familiar with The Division video games. It is Not intended for Tom Clancy fans familiar with his tightly woven plots and realistic scenarios. The audio production is quite good, similar to a stage play. But the story is appallingly bad, and could appeal only to gamers willing to accept unreality.

The plot includes a large bank that never learned about offsite data backup and an urban riot that continues for days with only a few federal agents called out to suppress it, presumably while the National Guard stays away. Because there is so little believable in the plot crafting, it is impossible to become interested in the characters. All of which makes this perfect for gamers, and disappointing for ordinary readers / listeners

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one of his worst

Revisado: 04-05-22

Way to fomulaic. Bad guys are obvious from the start. Except for two lead characters, all characters who don't die morph into someone else just when needed to create a crisis or perform a rescue. This book was one of the larger wastes of my time in 700+ listens.

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Highly entertaining, but with gratuitous politically correct content

Revisado: 09-07-20

I grew up in the era described, and through the Whole Earth Catalog and other sources was introduced to phone phreaking. This book is highly entertaining and true to the period.

The performance is great, with each character getting a believable voice and personality. I listened in a single session and was very satisfied.

The one downside was the writer’s apparent obligation to check the LBGTQ box on the Audible producer’s checklist. There is an interracial gay relationship which plays no role in the story. Unlike the obligatory anti-nuke aspect of the story, which ultimately connects back to the phreaks, the gay story is purely gratuitous. It never connects to the main story.

Fortunately, it does not substantially distract from an otherwise greatly entertaining story.

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Not Clancy's best work

Revisado: 10-22-19

As others have said, this is the weakest of the Jack Ryan series. It needed a good editor who could have reduced the length by 25% just by deleting the second, third, and fourth redundancies. Particularly annoying to listen to, as the same thought reappears over and over again.

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Great story. Narrator needs some coaching.

Revisado: 06-02-19

The story is spectacular and well told. The narrator does pretty well with all the foreign names, but makes some classic pronunciation errors that detract from the listening experience. "Jewelry" (jew-el-ry) figures prominently in the narrative, but a few dozen "jew-ler-y" pronunciations will have you gritting your teeth.

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The reading of endnotes destroys the audiobook

Revisado: 05-19-19

The editorial decision to read the many endnotes within the narrative ruins this audiobook and makes listening unbearable.

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Not one of the better thrillers.

Revisado: 02-18-19

Plot was stale and mostly predictable. Performance, especially of accented voices, was annoying. Chalk it up to weakness in his early work.

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