Tedious. Superfluous characters that did nothing to enhance the story or move it along.

it was a very interesting read however somewhat tedious by the length and by the addition of a lot of detail that probably didn't need to be there. the narrator is excellent however.

Can’t wait until the next book. Love the story line.

The story was very interesting and had multiple sub-stories going on at the same time. I love Scott Brick as the narrator and he manages to keep the accented language characters separated and all of the characters well defined by his excellent vocalizations. With that being said, I did not really enjoy this story as an audiobook. It is really too long and unless you’re on a cross country trip you really can’t finish it in a reasonable amount of time. There are so many unnecessary details (like bathroom visits, sips of coffee etc) that I would zip past if I were reading this in print. Audiobooks longer than 20 hours are strictly for trips or maybe the bedridden. Reading them while you’re getting ready for work or for short commutes makes you feel like you’ll never get to the conclusion of the story. I’d rather have read this book in print:

Very good story. I enjoy this book

Love all these books Scott Brick great narrator

Tom Clancy definitely lives up to the hype. He's most well known for his technical details and thorough research, and that's all here obviously. But more importantly, he writes WELl. I mean seriously well. He creates charachters and situations and puts the charachters in these situations and simple has the story unfond from there. As in, the characters drive the story and make decisions that are in line with what Clancy has established, so that we as the reader not only understand WHY they did what they did, but we can even feel a good deal of sympathy for them! Even the antagonists! I've been on a binge of Jack Ryan books here. I've been through Hunt for Red October, Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear and Present Danger, and now this one. So far it's my favorite. But the experience us richest if you absorb them all. I do recommend getting the previous books done first before this one. It just makes Ryan all that much more likeable as a character.

EXCELLENT as only Tom Clancy has done it. I drove across the continent from South to North and it made the miles disapear (ending in Anchorage). This was my second time listening to it as the first was in Afghanistan back when you could share the files. Very accurate description of equipment, weapons, technology, and information.

I was listening to this for the second time. The first time was probably 25 years ago when it was in ‘Books On Tape!’ I am always amazed at how Clancy can tell so many stories that intertwine into explosive climax. Knowing the story I was a little impatient this time with the level of detail, but I really believe that is because I knew what was coming, The detail is actually nice!

Excellent book and superb narrator. He does an excellent job portraying the characters Tom Clancy created.

A typical outstanding thriller by Tom Clancy that delivers an exciting tale, but from start to finish. The first third of the book may be setting the stage, but today's readers likely to not have the patience for his prolonged and verbose beginning. Despite this, the later two thirds are exciting and riveting.

This was an outstanding classic Tom Clancy novel. Having seen the movie first, I was hesitant to proceedBut the movie does not follow the books plot line at all. The plot line for the novel is far superior. Unfortunately, this reticular recording is not well done. The narration was greatbut there are multiple editing errors that result in skipping large portions of the book. At one point, the story goes back and repeat an hour and a half all over again.