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The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Paperback)

by Tom Clancy (Author)
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  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (2 Nov 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 000617454X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006174547
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.1 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,743 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Tom Clancy's cutting-edge research takes readers inside Soviet and American attempts to develop a Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI). The Soviets have begun successful tests of their system, located near the border of Afghanistan. Americans race to implement their own system, Tea Clipper, so as to maintain strategic parity.

Cardinal of the Kremlin, however, is more about the shifting allegiances of the intelligence community and the unstable world of late 1980s U.S.-Soviet relations than it is about military technology. Colonel Mikhail Filitov is the Cardinal, the CIA's ear in the Kremlin and a steady source of the latest Soviet secrets. Passing microfilm through a chain of agents that begins in a Turkish bath, the Cardinal exposes a double agent in the American SDI program. Unfortunately, the KGB also knows that they have a mole in their midst. In tightly crafted narrative that rapidly cuts from the Kremlin to Afghanistan to Washington, D.C., the Americans rush to pull Filitov and his associates out before his cover is blown. Jack Ryan returns as the moral centre in a world often dominated by egos and politicking, and John Clark, ex-Navy SEAL and current CIA agent makes his first appearance in a Clancy novel (though his early life is chronicled in Without Remorse).

Clancy hits his stride in this outing, meshing a plot that earns the name "thriller" with bang-on depictions of SDI systems and a varied and interesting cast of characters. Moving beyond black-and-white depictions of the "evil empire", he delves into the altogether greyer world where political ideals meet reality. --Patrick O'Kelley

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Another thriller about international espionage by the author of "The Hunt for Red October", "Red Storm Rising" and "Patriot Games". The superpower arms negotiations appear to be making progress, but a US spy satellite reveals that the Soviets are building a massive laser-defence system.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent., 20 Nov 2002
By Dr Nick "Dr Nick" (Sheffield, S Yorks United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This was the best Jack Ryan book so far.
Combining four tales, each intertwined with the others until the final climax is reached, the action is unrelenting, and it's edge of the seat stuff throughout.

The main plot involves a longstanding US spy in the higher echilons of Soviet goverment, but there's also the "secret" weapon both sides are developing, the political machinations within the Soviet hierarchy, and the Afghan rebels planning a decisive assault on a Soviet base.

Love it.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Please make this into a film!!!, 2 Oct 2002
What can i say about this book!Absolutely Fantastic!!
After reading and watching Tim CLancy's 'The Sum of All Fears' i decided to follow it up by reading 'The Cardinal of the Kremlin' and i wasnt disappointed.
It follows the story of a spy in the highest ranks of Soviet Unions Government and follows the trauma of the CIA and Jack Ryan trying to get him out of their once he has been captured. It follows the story of various KGB and CIA agents all after their personal goals.

Its very clever in the way it follows four different peoples stories and concludes with a compelling last 100 pages or so when all hell breaks loose...

My favourite character has to be the Archer purely for his reasons behind doing what he's doing and the description that goes with it...

A fantastic and epic story of Espionage.
Shuld be put on th eBIg Screen ASAP.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping story, 28 Aug 2005
By Doris (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
The cardinal of the kremlin is a great story with interacting an plot and amazing characters. This is one of those books you can't put down easily. Also recommended: The Union Moujik,Russia in search of itself,Spy Handler
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4.0 out of 5 stars A cold war novel holding up well today
I recently read "Cardinal of the Kremlin" for a second time, having first enjoyed it about 10 years ago. I was pleased to find that it was still a good read. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good, but flawed.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good spy-thriller, but a faster pace would have helped.
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Published on 25 Feb 2005 by rasam23

5.0 out of 5 stars Nail Biting
tense from start to finish, Clancy has yet again proved himself a master story teller. Jack Ryan appears again along with other popular characters such as Clark and Robbie... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Clancy has done another amazing book!
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Published on 7 Jan 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars The First Clancy Novel I have Read
It took a few attempts to get into this book but once I did I found it to be a gripping read. I have, of course, seen the films but I think it may have been better had I read the... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
I think that this is the best thriller I have ever read. Why aren't all Clancy's books this good.
Published on 1 May 2000 by andrew.purvis@ukgateway.net

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