Shadow Watch (Tom Clancy's Power Plays) [Hardcover]

Tom Clancy (Author), Martin Harry Greenberg (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tom Clancy's Power Plays | Publication Date: June 30, 2000

In this novel, a near disaster prior to a space shuttle launch provides the first evidence of a global terrorist plan to bring the USA to its knees.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Roger Gordian's troubles, which we heard about in Ruthless.com, continue in this work. Terrorists are out to get him, and this time they have a special microwave weapon. This clean, untraceable device cooks up some very big disasters involving, e.g., a space shuttle on the launch pad and a train in Brazil. The nonstop action in this story takes place in Florida, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. Like in Ruthless.com, the listener is given a great amount of detail concerning the weapons and equipment. Experienced actor J.K. Simmons displays his vocal versatility in this reading; he moves at a steady pace and is especially good with the narrative portions. For all action collections.AMichael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727855735
• ISBN-13: 978-0727855732
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,061,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it!, December 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadow Watch (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 3) (Paperback)

I have to wonder if some of the other customer reviewers read the same book I did. For example, Chase Cole from Melbourne, Fla, states that we never really learn how or why the shuttle explosion in Chapter 1 occurs. Yet both questions are answered quite explicitly in the story, and more than once at that. He nitpicks about a single engine Beech Bonanza being unable to transport a significant amount of illicit narcotics, presumably unaware that the Beech can ordinarily carry close to one thousand pounds of cargo and be optimized for even greater loads. He also complains that the dream sequences serve no purpose and suggests they ought to be skipped. Well, by my reading they a)provide defining insights into the psychological motivations of Annie Caulfield, a major character who is clearly to become a member of the regular series "cast", b) reveal crucial information about her history and the internal and external obstacles she must overcome over the course of the novel, and most importantly c) develop the plot by setting up the very climactic scenes in which we, through Annie, discover "how and why" the shuttle exploded. But hold on, the page-skipping Mr. Cole isn't yet finished! He also complains about the villains "walking", seemingly being too obtuse (or pretending to be anyway) to grasp what should be obvious to anyone. Namely: we're being set up for a sequel, folks! This is a smart, crackling thriller. Don't let the nasties and kvetches steer you wrong.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please,no more collaborations, February 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadow Watch (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 3) (Paperback)

Being a dedicated Clancy fan,I feel cheated by this book.So much of it is irrelevant and the book seems totally out of joint. The author, whoever that is, spends many pages on sequences that have little to do with the plot. Others have noted that dream sequence, I feel the long sequence in Maine was rather unnecessary though it was interesting. The characters are superficial and seem cartoonish. I found the book irritating to read and had to force myself to finish. Please, Tom, write your own books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the paper it is printed on., May 4, 2000

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J Fullam (Reader's Hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Watch (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 3) (Paperback)

Terrible. Having read (and thoroughly enjoyed) the likes of Patriot Games and Hunt for Red October I feel bitterly disappointed by this spectaculary unsuccessful collaboration. It seems to me that dedicated Clancy readers are being exploited and cheated by being duped into buying this utter rubbish that is clearly not his work. It is the work of an ameteur. If this book did not have Clancy's name on the front of it than it would surely not have been published. I had to force myself to finish it. I really couldn't care less what happened to anyone in the story as the characters were so badly drawn and deadly boring. I am very glad that I kept the receipt. Line your hamster cage with it, use it to start your fire, even make little aeroplanes out of it, but PLEASE DON'T READ IT!