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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow; New edition edition (7 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099405261
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099405269
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Stephen Coonts, bestselling author of Cuba

'Robinson is one of the crown princes of the beach-read thriller.'

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‘An absolutely marvellous thriller, one of the best things of its kind I have read in years’
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Robinson's previous trilogy easily out-Clancy'd Clancy, culminating in the superb HMS Unseen. Seawolf plummets him into some kind of Action Man worship, where the SEALS are simply superheroes who can do no wrong, and should be running the World. The plot of Seawolf started off so well, especially since I was about halfway through when the US spy plane incident of early 2001 took place - talk about a book coming to life! - but soon descended into an adolescent boy's comic strip fantasy. A great disappointment...
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The fourth of Robinson's submarine thrillers. I enjoy Robinson's writing a lot, and I enjoyed this book as well. Robinson seems to flip between the Arabs and the Chinese as the "bad guys". This time, it was the Chinese's turn. Interestingly, no stolen or hijacked submarines start the trouble this time, but rather a new US sub where it shouldn't be, which gets into a spot of trouble. The crew are captured and held by the Chinese. This is textbook Robinson, and the plot is easily imagined by readers of Robinson's previous works: the US Navy (since, in Robinson's view, the Airforce, Army and Marines seem to have been made redundant by the Navy) step in and rescue the good guys, while the Chinese defense is non-existant.

The book is a little thin on substance. It was too easy for the Yanks. Some resistance from the Chinese would have been nice, or at least a little political fall-out! But then a somehwat one-sided view is typical of this author. The biggest dissapointment in the book is this bumbling idiot Arnold Morgan. Towards the end I groaned when I saw the name printed on the page. More and more of the same boring diatribe. After a while, I just skipped those bits. Let's see what the next Robinson has to offer....

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Although Seawolf has an interesting premise - China grabs a US nuclear sub, incarcerates the crew, and the US has to find a way to get them back without touching off WW3, the author's attempts to turn this into a well written novel fail spectacuarly.

Firstly the characters are extremely wooden and cardboard cutout. Robinson portrays the US Navy SEALs almost like comic strip characters - a cross between Action Man and GI Joe play figures rather than real SEALs. He constantly reinforces how invincible these guys are - which actually makes the book seem more unrealistic. They are the best, but they can stuff up as well. Robinson portray's them as supermen.

The other characters are unbelievable too. The sub's XO - who just happens to be the President's son - is just too incompetent and stupid to be believed. The CNO does nothing but shout at his secretary - with whom is romantically involved - and curse every second word. The President is totally one dimensional - he does not give a damn about the lives of the men captured, so long as he get's his son home alive. In the end, he gets religious as well, and condemns an innocent, good officer (the captain of the Seawolf) so that his incompetent son - who just happens to collaborate with the Chinese - can be saved...

Robinson also has the disquieting habit of writing from a variety of person perspectives - one moment it is first person, next it is author's narrative and even explanation of military technology as if he were writing a factual book. He jumps from scene to scene in places for no apparent reason.

I was sorry I wasted my money on this one. It looked interesting, but Robinson did not pull it off well at all.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
As amazing as the previous books in the series
I have only recently - in the past month or two - discovered Patrick Robinsons' books. I loved his previous titles and was wary of this book due to the critical reviews on this... Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. Clark
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Just a quick one
I found this book (Seawolf) in a hotel in Turkey,Ive never read a Fiction before
I got so into this book I borrowed it and finished it in UK (well it was... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by Late Nite Reader
Seawolf
If my memory serves me right, we have not seen a Tom Clancy novel since 2003. Quite by accident, while visiting New Zealand recently I saw a copy of Ghost Force by Patrick... Read more
Published on 5 April 2009 by Hokum50
Slightly flawed but very exciting
"Seawolf" is Patrick Robinson's 4th thriller and continues very much in the style of the previous 3. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2004 by Peter Symonds
Not a dissapointment....
I have read reviews here complaining about this book and calling it adissapointment after the previous three novels. Read more
Published on 21 April 2004 by Jon M
Does this author actually mean what he writes?
I enjoyed this author's previous novel, HMS Unseen, and thought that he had learned some storytelling skills since his earlier books. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2001 by Chevron
Very interesting book
I think it is a very interesting book. I had little problems reading it, since English language is not my native language, so I often had to consult the dictionary. Read more
Published on 19 May 2001
An unfortunate dip in form
I have read and enjoyed all of Mr Robinson's previous novels and had high expectations of this one. Somewhere in this novel is a good story trying to get out but in my opinion it... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2001
Compulsive page-turner
A hugely enjoyable read, if a little predictable in the apparant invulnarability of the US forces. Tense opening third, a little slow in the middle, with an exciting and fast... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2001
A gripping read, real seat of your pants!
USS Seawolf is the 4th submarine adventure from Robinson and the 4th time I've enjoyed his work. If you liked Nimitz Class or Kilo Class then this is for you. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2001
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