The "forgotten Clancy novel," SSN is a complete submarine warfare novel with maps, photos, and a special interview with Tom Clancy and former submarine commander Doug Littlejohns
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Tom Clancy is the author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear and Present Danger, The sum of All Fears, Without Remorse, Debt of Honor and Executive Orders. He lives in Maryland.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I love Clancy books. This is not a Clancy book.,
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This review is from: SSN (Mass Market Paperback)
At least, it's not a typical Clancy book. Prospective purchasers should know that this is a "novelization" of the Tom Clancy: SSN computer game. As a book, it falls somewhere between his imaginative and intricate fictional works, such as Hunt for Red October and Rainbow Six, and his non-fictional studies of various military units. I love both, but SSN does not measure up to either type of previous work. As a novel, it dispenses with characterization altogether, and the plot, such as it is, is merely a recitation of battle after battle, with very little depth or complexity. (Lack of "depth" in a submarine novel -- now that takes talent!) The book fares better as a study of submarine operations, and yet it still falls short of Clancy's capabilities. Even the author's fictional works do a better job of explaining procedures and terms. By the 200th time you read "Make tubes 1 and 2 ready in all respects, including opening the outer doors," you'll wish this book were being shot out with the torpedos. In short, the book reads like a video game -- one that you're watching someone else play. If you want the involvement, if you want to be caught up in the action, then skip the book and buy the actual game.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not up to Clancy's standards,
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This review is from: SSN (Mass Market Paperback)
This was one of the worst books I have ever read. I think that about sums it up. No character development whatsoever. Even a tiny glimpse into the personality of the faceless enemy would have been welcomed. While I am sure that American submarines are the finest made and manned, I find it implausible that each and every enemy vessel, faced by Cheyenne, was manned by an incompetent crew and led by an equally incompetent captain. If this was intended as a users guide for the compter game, then I was either mistaken or misled when I purchased this book. Storyline...Cheyenne sails, Cheyenne kills multiple enemy vessels, Cheyenne re-arms, Cheyenne sails, Cheyenne kills multiple enemy vessels, Cheyenne re-arms...you get the idea. It's hard to believe that the same author that brought us "Hunt for Red October" had a hand in "crafting" this mess.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't waste your money!,
By Ed Braswell (Indialantic, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SSN (Mass Market Paperback)
I like Tom Clancy but this is not him. Even in the Amazon listing it doesn't show it but the fine print at the bottom of the cover says "Created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg".Either Clancy is cranking books out too fast or he's selling his name. One chapter might as well be a cut and paste of the previous. I've read two books now that were "co-authored" by Clancy and neither was worth a damn. I will never buy another one.
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The USS Cheyenne, a Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine, cast off the tugboat's lines at precisely 0100 on 12 August 1997, and moved under its own power into the dark waters of San Diego Bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
match sonar bearings, reload tubes one, including opening the outer doors, sonar supervisor, combat systems officer, rig ship for depth charge, two fired electrically, firing point procedures, tonal contact, prospecting ship, make your depth one, fire control coordinator, petroleum faction, floating wire, sonar contact bearing, weapons control console, sonar room, clearance maneuvers, man battle stations, incoming torpedoes, sonar officer, guidance wires, tons full load, periscope depth, towed array Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Mackey, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Battle Group, Los Angeles, United States, Benthic Adventure, Cuarteron Reef, Formosa Strait, Sulu Sea, Zhanjiang Naval Base, Subic Bay, Pearl Harbor, Chinese Kilo, North Fleet, San Diego, Swallow Reef, Chinese Han, Tsoying Naval Base, Chinese Alfa, Chinese Luda, Indian Ocean, Mindoro Strait, Natuna Island, Pacific Ocean New!
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The USS Cheyenne, a Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine, cast off the tugboat's lines at precisely 0100 on 12 August 1997, and moved under its own power into the dark waters of San Diego Bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
match sonar bearings, reload tubes one, including opening the outer doors, sonar supervisor, combat systems officer, rig ship for depth charge, two fired electrically, firing point procedures, tonal contact, prospecting ship, make your depth one, fire control coordinator, petroleum faction, floating wire, sonar contact bearing, weapons control console, sonar room, clearance maneuvers, man battle stations, incoming torpedoes, sonar officer, guidance wires, tons full load, periscope depth, towed array Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Mackey, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Battle Group, Los Angeles, United States, Benthic Adventure, Cuarteron Reef, Formosa Strait, Sulu Sea, Zhanjiang Naval Base, Subic Bay, Pearl Harbor, Chinese Kilo, North Fleet, San Diego, Swallow Reef, Chinese Han, Tsoying Naval Base, Chinese Alfa, Chinese Luda, Indian Ocean, Mindoro Strait, Natuna Island, Pacific Ocean New!
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- Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Executive Orders (Jack Ryan) by Tom Clancy in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan) by Tom Clancy in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Patriot Games (Jack Ryan) by Tom Clancy in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Without Remorse by Tom Clancy in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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