Cold War (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 5) [Paperback]

Tom Clancy (Author), Martin H. Greenberg (Author), Jerome Preisler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 2001

Unspoiled. Uninhabited. Under attack...

On the wind-swept, Ice-covered continent of Antartica, Roger Gordian's UpLink Technologies has established a scientific research facility called Cold Corners. But its testing of potential robotic landing craft for use on Mars is disrupted when one of the rovers disappears -- along with the repair team sent out after it.

Fear of discovery has prompted a renegade consortium -- that is illegally using Antartica as a nuclear waste dump -- to wipe out the UpLink base. Now, the men and women of Cold Corners have only themselves to rely on as the consortium mounts its decisive strike against the ice station -- and the final sunset plunges them into the total darkness of a polar winter.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (December 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425182142
• ISBN-13: 978-0425182147
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Authors, A-Z > ( C ) > Clancy, Tom

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hey...It's A Good Book To Read To Cool Down A Hot Summer Day, June 5, 2002

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"pdquick" (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold War (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 5) (Paperback)

Yep, it's not of the same caliber that we'd expect from Tom Clancey. Maybe the reason is because Tom Clancey didn't write it. It is, though, an entertaining book that doesn't take a lot of thought. Kind of like watching a James Bond movie...lot of thrill and action...not a lot of need for grey matter.

This is the perfect book to take to the beach or summer get away. Since it take place in the cold depth of Antartica...it's a wonderful diversion from staring at an overheated thermometer measuring summer temperatures.

Characters are minimally developed. Action is abundant. The story is just gripping enough to keep the reader interested.

It'll never win a writing award...but then it probably wasn't intended to.

A great book for light summer reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Surprised that Clancy would put his name on this, March 14, 2002

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D. Beekman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cold War (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 5) (Paperback)

The cover loudly proclaims "Tom Clancy's Power Plays", yet this book was neither written by Clancy, nor probably even reviewed by him before publication, given the shoddy quality of the writing.

To be fair, it is written in the "Clancy style" with technically accurate descriptions and multiple sites of action around the globe. It misses the mark, though, in terms of plot, belivability of characters, and general writing. There is no real climax, and instead of tying disparate story lines together as Clancy does, "Cold War" just seems to have several threads going on for the heck of it (to fill space?). I kept reading in the hopes things would resolve, but they never did.

As another reviewer suggested, this is the first in this series that I've read, and perhaps these are continuing characters and story lines which work better in that context. Personally, I don't think I will take the time to find out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars so-so, January 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Cold War (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 5) (Paperback)

Agree with the other reviews......No, it's not WRITTEN by Tom Clancy. Liked the plot, but too many characters that are never really developed, relationships left unexplained and dangling. Rather abrupt ending like the book was rushed to press without enough time to adequately complete it. Gets mired down in pointless explanations of subjects that really have no bearing on the plot/outcome. This is my 1st read of a book from this series, maybe some of the characters/subplots come from earlier books in the series that should really be read first ??