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3.0 out of 5 stars A nice sequel to Nimitz Class, 27 Jul 2005

By	Rory Morty "Rory Morty" (Giessen, Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

HMS Unseen is Robinson's third book on an exciting theme: hijacked or stolen submarines waging war against the US. It was great to see the return of the old villain Ben Adnam, still up to his tricks. However, one gets the distinct impression that Robinson is trying to cash in on the astounding success of Nimitz Class and Kilo Class, and certainly appears to have written this in a bit of rush, and at times, didn't seem to know where he wanted the story to go. The book starts very well, and initially, I enjoyed it a lot more than I did Kilo Class. However, the bizarre twists in the career Ben Adnam just go overboard, as does the character of Arnold Morgan, who by now is laughable, and doesn't radiate the patriotism that he used to, but rather idiocy. Robinson shold rather have ended the Morgan line in this book, not the Adnam one!

I enjoy Robinson's books, and I enjoyed this one, but I fear he has started a downhill run.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Submarine thriller becalmed shock, 10 April 2000

By	Tim Bowler "history buff" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Nice story - shame he loses the plot halfway. For a while it's what Robinson fans have come to expect. Lots of slick writing with cardboard characters (and why not -- characters can afford to be two-dimensional when the action's coming thick and fast).

However, while Robinson starts very well indeed in this his third novel of Big Men Doing Stirring Stuff on the briny -- he loses it by the end. The only good point is the return of the wonderfully heroic anti-hero Commander Adnam - in my view the only really likeable character in the book. All right he may be a terrorist, he may have blown up lots of hapless air travellers -- but - nobody's perfect! You can't help but like him.

The US characters in the book are strangely unsatisfying, because in this book they have to be particularly slow for Adnam to do what he does. Especially the laughable US admiral -- no I'm sorry, to get to the top of any country's national intelligence agency you need more grey cells than this guy can muster.

Of course I'm over-reacting in one sense. Because you wouldn't read this book for it's subtle delineation of men and women under fire, or how relationships shift and warp under pressure. No you read it for Action - with a capital A.

Trouble is when Robinson stops and has his loveable villain start thinking about the distress and anguish he's caused -- it stops the novel. Dead. I won't give away the final ending, except to say it was anti-climatic and came far too late.

Anti-heroes, like heroes, deserve to go out with a bang, not a whimper. My vote is that when next Mr Robinson writes about submarines -- as I hope he does -- he sticks to slam-bang action.

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3.0 out of 5 stars 4/5 for the first half, 2/5 for the ending, 19 May 2004

By	Peter Symonds "petersym" - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

"HMS Unseen" follows on from "Nimitz Class" & "Kilo Class". Basically master terrorist Commander Benjamin Adnam returns, steals another submarine & starts waging war against the US. This is great... much as you should deplore Adnam he's a bit like the "hero" in "day of the jackal"....he's bad, but secretly you want him to get away with it. The opposition, especially Admiral Morgan are so wooden that Adnam is the only interesting character featured.

Sadly, half-way through the book Adnam suffers a total personality change & starts stalking his ex-girfriend. It all seems totally out of character & leads up to a very weak & anti-climatic ending. The book is rather padded out- the main characters can't have a meal without Robinson gushing praise over their choice of wine. Likewise he bulks out the book with overlong (if very accurate) descriptions of the west coast of Scotland. This does nothing for the plot & if anything slows down the pace of the story.

There's several minor, but irritating continuity errors- at one point Adnam stops for "egg & chips" at a service station, but half an hour later "the sausage & chips he just ate were laying heavy on his stomach". It doesn't spoil the story, but it does make you wonder how quickly Robinson rattled off the book.

I did enjoy the book & it is still worth reading, but it doesn't quite match up to the earlier books. It's still much better than Dale Brown or Tom Clancy's recent books though.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Wide berth
This is the first Patrick Robinson book I've read, and it will the last. While the story starts off well and has some good detail by halfway the main character seems to lose... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars HMS Unseen
This is the second time I have purchased the Audio Book of HMS Unseen; only this copy was read by Kerry Shale, and not David McCallium. I loved it. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply well written and exciting
An extremly well written and exciting adventure. A must read for those who are really into exciting material. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding workmanship.
Another Patrick Robinson thriller with all our old friends from his previous books.

The plot unfolds with his usual emphasis on miltary terminology and single minded... Read more

Published on 26 April 2002 by C. Marcus

1.0 out of 5 stars Tired and unoriginal
I really enjoyed Patrick Robinson's first couple of books, but he seems to have lost the plot somewhat. Read more

Published on 4 Mar 2002 by N. Brett

2.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfying
I have to agree with many of the reviewers of this book, in that it loses its way badly in the middle, and never really recovers; Adnam is by far and away the most interesting and... Read more

Published on 25 Jan 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars a good action yarn
h.m.s unseen was a brilliant third book continuing the story of seafaring action. a book that when you start you cant' stop.

Published on 15 Jul 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Pick this one up and you won't put it down!
Having read what others have written about this book, I can only say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Read more

Published on 28 Mar 2001 by dckyim@hotmail.com

1.0 out of 5 stars What a let down
Having read a couple of Robinson's previous books, I thought this one would be worth a try. However, this one was nothing like the quality of e.g. Kilo Class. Read more

Published on 2 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the excellent Trilogy
The usual suspects return to finish off what was started in Nimitz and Kilo Class. Keeps you tuning the pages untill well gone midnight and the unexpected twists and turns keep... Read more

Published on 24 May 2000 by Will Kendall

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