Springboard (Tom Clancy Net Force) [Hardcover]

Tom Clancy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2005 | Series: Tom Clancy Net Force

A top secret Pentagon wargame is hacked. Only Net Force has the expertise to track down the culprit, but they are tied up with other priorities. Due to shifting budget priorities, Net Force is moved onto the DoD budget. That means that as a military operation, they can now give top priority to the Pentagon's problem. They soon make a connection between the attack and a Chinese general in Macau. But this investigation is too big for Net Force and they are forced to work with members of Cybernation, the virtual reality nation which has opposed Net Force in the past.

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About the Author

Co-creator Tom Clancy is the author of The Hunt for Red October, The Bear and The Dragon and Red Rabbit. He lives in Maryland, USA. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Clearway Logistics Remainders (December 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727863347
• ISBN-13: 978-0727863348
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,767,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm married, got kids, grandkids, dogs, all like that. Ex-hippie, long-time martial artist, duffer on the guitar.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, March 8, 2005

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Steve Storm "Stormy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Springboard (Tom Clancy's Net Force, Book 9) (Paperback)

I am an ultimate Net Force fan. I loved the first seven books; it was my favorite series at the time. Book 8 let me down a little bit but this one was just awful. None of the characters are anywhere nearly as interesting as the initial characters. Thorn is much less interesting than Michaels. Fiorella adds a subplot while Lowe adds nothing. Fernandez is now a guest star. Kent is an extremely subpar substitution for John Howard. The new Gridley is a joke compared to the old hotshot. The antagonists have no depth. Michaels needs to get back in the picture and save the series from sticking itself farther down the tubes.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Spring-bored, February 5, 2005

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Ira Stoller "sf_reader" (Butler, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Springboard (Tom Clancy's Net Force, Book 9) (Paperback)

Are they kidding? This series has turned into Net Farce. In no particular order we get a Chinese computer geek who breaks into mega secure US government systems as well as some heavy duty commercial systems with consumate ease, a lecture on religion, or lack thereof, our hero, Jay Gridley, getting a new pair of VR glasses which may or may not let him catch the Chinese computer geek, several lectures on parenthood and is it more important than the job, Abe Kent stalking and killing the bad guy from the last book (or was it two books ago) after the bad guy first steals Abe's socks without taking his shoes off, a Chinese general who hatched the whole plot (plot? plot? don't ask!) and bites the big one (really!) while in Net Force custody, and oh what a lovely romp. Gawd, this series is going to the dogs. I think it's picked up a virus and needs to get its hard drive wiped and reformated.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wow, this book is absolutely horrible, February 21, 2005

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Matt P "Matt" (Central Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Springboard (Tom Clancy's Net Force, Book 9) (Paperback)

Admittedly, I haven't read anything else in the Net Force series, but this book was just disgraceful. I bought it on an impulse by at the gas station, and started reading it. What a horrible mistake.

There is no semblance of a plot or cohesion, and forget about character development. Mostly, all of the characters sit around 'grinning' at each other. This is one of the maybe 1 book in 200 that made me want to put it down and throw it away. That is not good.