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Red Storm Rising

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Publisher's Summary

When Moslem fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Russians figure they are going to have to take things into their own hands. They plan to seize the Persian Gulf, and more ambitiously, to neutralise NATO. Thus begins Red Storm, an audacious gamble that uses diplomatic maneuvers to cloak a crash military build-up. When Soviet tanks begin to roll, the West is caught off guard. What looks like a thrust turns into an all-out shooting war, possibly the climactic battle for control of the globe.

©1986 Jack Ryan Enterprises Ltd. and Larry Bond. (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic Reviews

"Sheer grit and perserverance turn the tide in this chilling, fleshed-out war game. Readers emerge elated and breathless, with a new vision of war and its wins and losses. Clancy will win an army of fans who will be looking for more." (School Library Journal )

"He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale." (The New York Times Book Review)

"Heart-stopping action...entertaining and eminently topical." (The Washington Post)

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When the narrator ruins a great story.

Got through the first chapter then couldn’t take it any more. What a waste of money.

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Well done.

A great story that was well read.

I am excited to hear another story soon.

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Sorely let down by the narration

The narrator sounds like a computer generated voice and this title is slavishly read as the original text rather than actually read as a person would. The abbreviation mk. donating the work mark is read as it constituent letters M K as an example and this is done throughout. This is fine if you are familiar with the parlance but not so much if you are not.

Story is still a classic

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Red Storm Rising is a horror story.

A war that involves millions and brings humanity to the brink of doom, started by the will of a handful of parinoid men.

It's horrifying.

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The beginning of a Literary Empire

I first read this book in 1986 and from beginning couldn’t put it down. It was captivating.
The story is well thought out and the combat action spine tingling.
It was my start to appetite for more from Tom Clancy and he never let me down, The Hunt for Red October followed along with all of the John Ryan series.
This book will not disappoint.

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blast from the past

beautifully read book and a great flashback to my early teens when I first read this book. recommended

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Classic Clancy

Still a good story. Even though it was some time ago it was written surprisingly relevant today thanks to Putin. A ripping good yarn.

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Proper storytelling

I’ve read this book in paper form probably 20 times over 30 some years, the audio book still added something to the experience. An absolute classic for those that experienced the Cold War and so relevant to this day!

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A superb work.

A superb work in every respect. Clancy is masterful in this genre, riveting, realistic, micro, macro, psychological, technological, tactical, strategic, political, covert, overt, pivitol, historical, current, futurist, global, personal.

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Great yarn.

A great story that keeps one attentive throughout. The level of detail made for a well informed story.

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