- Paperback: 1273 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (6 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006479758
- ISBN-13: 978-0006479758
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 6.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tom Clancy goes to the White House in this thriller of political terror and global disaster. The American political situation takes a disturbing turn as the President, Congress and Supreme Court are obliterated when a Japanese terrorist lands a 747 on the Capitol. Meanwhile, the Iranians are unleashing an Ebola virus threat on the country. Jack Ryan, CIA agent, is cast into the middle of this maelstrom. As a result of a recent sex scandal, Ryan had been appointed vice president, but it's an office he doesn't hold for long when he finds himself suddenly thrust into the Chief Executive's chair. He goes after the Iranians and then tries to piece together the country and his life the only way he knows how--with a fury, which is what we've come to expect in Clancy's intricate, detailed and accurate stories of warfare and intrigue.
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‘Ryan is back, and not just for an encore. The pace is frantic, the detail, as ever, exhaustive… a relentless, plot-packed blockbuster.’
The Times
‘A potent mixture of thriller and Washington power novel. Everyone who has ever fantasised about cleaning up government… will enjoy the way that Clancy’s hero fights his corner… just the thing.’
Daily Express
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
So, you wanna be President. You could fix all the problems with the county, couldn't you. Yep, if you just had the chance. Well, here it is Mr. Smarty Pants. Well, it is if you are John Patrick Ryan. "Debt of Honor" left us (Clancy fans) in a large lurch. The President, the Supreme Court, most members of the House, Senate and Cabinet are dead. Jack Ryan, new President of the United States (or, POTUS), formerly new Vice President, has it all to do. Appoint a Supreme Court, not just one or two justices, but all of them. Arrange for the election of representatives and Senators. Maintain national defense while facing increasingly hostile international dilemmas, not to mention deadly domestic ones. All this while trying to stave off a despicable attempt to "grab the throne" by the freshly ousted former Vice President of the United States. Clancy provdes a realistic view of being POTUS. And, shows us that strength of character does, indeed, make a difference. While facing the most challenging and dangerous circumstances since the Revolutionary War, just how does the USA fare? How does she weather a storm of weapons of mass destruction? If you like Clancy's earlier works, then I will guarantee that you will enjoy and approve of the "response of the Uinted States of America".
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having seen both "Patriot Games", and "Clear and Present Danger", I found it easy to imagine Harrison Ford, Karen Archer, and Willem Dafoe reprising their previous roles. Given the critical and box office flop that was "The Sum of All Fears", maybe Hollywood should have tried to adapt this book for the cinema instead.
The circumstances of Ryan's elevation to the presidency were remarkably prescient, given 9/11, and the passage describing Saddam's assassination, and the religious motivation for it, was especially well written, if a little dated. Perhaps Clancy's crystal ball let him down on this one. He takes an almost pornographic interest in military hardware, but you cannot accuse him of not doing his research.
Where the book falls down is that, as the book unfolds, you can never be in any doubt that however much crap is thrown at the US of A, truth, justice, and the American way will always triumph in the end. The idea that someone like Darayei might think "Let's take on the world's biggest superpower, they're bound to take it lying down." is, frankly, laughable.
Overall, a gripping read, and I zapped through it whilst on holiday.
The circumstances of Ryan's elevation to the presidency were remarkably prescient, given 9/11, and the passage describing Saddam's assassination, and the religious motivation for it, was especially well written, if a little dated. Perhaps Clancy's crystal ball let him down on this one. He takes an almost pornographic interest in military hardware, but you cannot accuse him of not doing his research.
Where the book falls down is that, as the book unfolds, you can never be in any doubt that however much crap is thrown at the US of A, truth, justice, and the American way will always triumph in the end. The idea that someone like Darayei might think "Let's take on the world's biggest superpower, they're bound to take it lying down." is, frankly, laughable.
Overall, a gripping read, and I zapped through it whilst on holiday.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The references to Sadam do date the book but then it is a work of pure fiction. As a Brit I found the detail of the polictial aspects of the book moving between interesting and dull but there was enough other things going on in the book to keep me going. I really like the idea that, as close as possible, an ordinary bloke became president. Nowadays American presidents are all millionairs before they get to the white house and have done so many deals by the time they get there that their values are bound to have been somewhat bought and sold along the way (I'm trying not to be political here just stating the world as I see it). In this book you get to see what an ordinary decent bloke would do if he got the top job. Very enlightening !
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Fairly good Clancy
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Published 11 months ago by Stephen Bishop
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Published on 3 Mar 2010 by J. C. Mcgarrity
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Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Glosblue
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Fair to middling
"Executive Orders" was a fairly good book. There was suspense and tension in parts. Other parts of it, though, were tedious. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2006 by bookaholic
Great, but a little hard-going at the end
I read this on holiday a couple of years ago before reading "Debt of Honour" (which was a mistake: you should definently read "Debt of Honour" first, despite the boring first... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2005 by "arx86"
Good for most of the way, disappointing towards the end.
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