Against All Enemies

Against All Enemies (Max Moore #1)

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Tom Clancy, the master of international intrigue and explosive action, introduces a new hero for a new era of warfare-against a new kind of threat.
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Published June 14th 2011 by Berkley (first published 2011)
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Domenico
This is not your father's Tom Clancy novel. But it is.

It's not, in that we have brand-new characters here for the most part and they're dealing with a whole new set of circumstances. It's the same in that we have the same long expositions about details other authors would just skim. It's the same can't-put-it-down action that drives you to keep turning pages. And it has the same conservative political worldview that wraps up Clancy's commentary on contemporary US and world affairs in a military...more
Laura
We listened to this book on CD as we drove to Iowa and back. It was like listening to a more cliche filled version of any terrible movie shown on FX during a "manly man's movie marathon" weekend. When describing how quickly something occurred during a tense moment, the author depended on only one (horrible)pharase: "in less than a heartbeat". Imagine hearing that every other chapter... it gets old really quick.

The plot was beyond predictable (as was the dialogue) and the stock characterizations...more
Benjamin Cheah
Blah. Just, blah. The book's strongest point is its plot, and how it paints a credible picture of how terrorists can collaborate with drug cartels to infiltrate the United States. It also presents a no-holds-barred look at modern-day counterterrorism and espionage.

Everything else set me off. Tom Clancy's name may be on it, but I don't really think he wrote it. The Clancy brand is founded on research, realism and authenticity. Much of that was lacking in this story, especially in the action scen...more
Mysterious Ed
#1 in the Max Moore series. Tom Clancy (co-authored by Peter Telep) has left the Jack Ryan universe and begun a series starring ex-SEAL, CIA agent Max Moore in globe trotting, anti-terrorist activities. Enjoyable read but this is not new ground and has visited by Vince Flynn's CIA counter-terrorist Mitch Rapp (12 novels since 1999) and Brad Thor's Secret Service/Homeland Security agent Brad Thor (10 novels since 2002) - not to mention Bond - James Bond.

Max Moore series - A terrorist bombing in P...more
Alain Burrese
I just finished “Against All Enemies” by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep. I had read some of the reviews when it first came out that said it was not Clancy and didn't stack up with his earlier works, but I wanted to read it anyway and was happy to get it as a gift for Father's Day. I quickly worked it into my reading and I enjoyed the read.

First, it has been a long time since I've read anything by Clancy. I picked up “Dead or Alive” six months ago when it came out, but have not worked it into my rea...more
Jerome
I made it to page 2 before seeing proof that this is another non-Clancy work. Here's a part of a sentence describing the Pakistan Special Service Group: (it isn't dialogue)
"...an organization similar to the U.S. Navy SEALs, but, ahem, their operators were hardly as capable."

'Ahem'? Amongst non-dialogue description in a book not written in any 1st-person narrative? C'mon. I stopped reading at page 14, and I'm returning the purchase.

I read the prologue, and reread it slowly. I couldn't figure what...more
Topher
After Dead or Alive, I wasn't sure I would bother picking up another Tom Clancy novel. When I saw this one, I shook my head - that's two massive books in less than a year, much faster than most authors would turn out books. A friend who worked in a bookstore hadn't even realized it was two different books - that's how close together they were released. I was pretty sure the quality would be low. When I saw a 3rd recently in my library, I was awed; it takes bravery to pillage your own legacy that...more
Chris Bauer
I've been a long time fan of Tom Clancy and his "techno-thrillers" but found this book to be different than his usual fare. Not nearly the same focus on "gee whiz" tech, with a MUCH heavier focus on gritty, shoot em ups like Brad Thor and other authors. A good read, but not quite what I expected.

The plot is fast-paced and the characters decent. Interesting plot twists abound and the main thrust of the conflict is fairly original. There were a few observations about the book which I found off pu...more
Bill Garrison
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES is Tom Clancy's first major fiction release to be written with the help of a co-author, Peter Telep. While authors like James Patterson use a coauthor all the time and turn out the same type of story, I could really tell a difference in this book compared to other Clancy novels. This novel seemed to devote a lot more time to the depth and emotional side of the characters, which was good. But at the same time, the story really seemed to slow down in the middle of the novel as...more
Aaron
Now that the times have changed, so have Tom Clancy's stories. One of the best writers of espionage novels introduces a new set of characters to confront today's international evils. Gone is the Cold War between democracy and communism. In its place is concerns relating to terrorism and narco-warfare, which brings Pakistan and Mexico to the center stage.

Along with new themes comes a new hero: Max Moore. He used to be a Navy SEAL. After his whole CIA is killed in a terrorist bombing he finds hims...more
Ru
A very well-constructed story with a new protagonist built on familiar themes from the master of espionage thrillers, along with a co-author. Tom Clancy and Peter Telep put a new spin on the world of counter-terrorism in this book by introducing a new character, Max Moore, to lead the charge. Clancy's most famous lead is usually Jack Ryan, known from so many of Clancy's books and subsequent movies, played by the likes of Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford of course, Ben Affleck, and soon, Chris Pine. S...more
Burt
I appreciate the return to a "more traditional" Clancy, however, he still seems to have continued to back off the more extensive technical and scientific descriptions of weapons and other systems that originally (that is - throughout some of his earlier works) really lent non-fictional credibility to his fictional stories. (Think here all the way back to The Hunt for Red October and some of the technology and capabilities analyses available on submarines and undersea warfare.) I realize that som...more
Craig
This book was subpar for Clancy. Its as though he needed some money to pay bills and dashed the book off over a weekend. It thought the double plot was ill-conceived and implausible (although many might argue that all of his books are implausible). His gratuitous use of profanity in this book was offensive to me. The great English authors of the 19th century also dealt with subject matter which was, no doubt, fraught with gutter talk. Yet, it did not spill into their books and they produced some...more
Susan Ashcraft
Mar 18, 2012 Susan Ashcraft rated it 1 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: no one
This novel started with such promise! Spies spying, good guys, bad guys, bullets flying and then the reader finds out that our main protagonist, Maxwell Moore, isn't just your everyday upstanding, smart, handsome ex Navy Seal paramilitary operations officer for he has something, its a secret (I know what a surprise right?) but wait it gets better, its a deep, dark, never told anyone, secret that he has.

So for the next 400 pages (the softcover edition I have is 709 pages) this secret keeps poppi...more
Janet
I had to wait a while after finishing this to decide what my true feelings are.
I've long been a fan of Tom Clancy's Op Center series - own them and have read them more than once. Have been waiting impatiently for the continuation with the off-spring carrying on the traditions.
However, this one just didn't do it for me. Although well written, there was a lot of rehashing of what felt like old news article concerning the Mexican drug cartels. There was also an awful lot of indiscriminate bloodshed...more
Robert Brase
When I checked this one out from the library I was not sure if this was a book or a door stop. I guess it could do double duty really. Of course Clancy has always been well known for writing novels of grand proportions. I was surprised to see this one was only a bit over 750 pages. Okay so you have all of the alphabet agencies chasing the cartels, mainly the Mexican cartels, and some Stan country terrorists tied in to it all. This one had shades of Doug Winslows book The Power Of The Dog ghostin...more
Paul Pessolano
“Against All Enemies” by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep, published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons.

Category – Mystery/Thriller

BIG BOOK - BIG STORY - BIG ACTION

“Against All Enemies” is quite different from all the other books written by Tom Clancy, in fact, this may be his best effort to date. The reader is introduced to a new character and a plot that is not only up to date but could very easily be in place today. Personally, I hope al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the drug cartels do not read this book.

Maxwell M...more
Gordon
I am a big Tom Clancy fan, so I must admit that I'm partial to the action-packed, constantly evolving, complex and surprising story lines that he weaves. In this book we are introduced to a new protagonist, Max Moore, ex-SEAL, current CIA operative, jumping back and forth from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mexico as he attempts to unravel a drug links between a nexus of Taliban and Mexican drug cartels teaming superficially for profit, but in the end for the Taliban access to America. Not exactly a...more
Eric Hinson
I normally don't write reviews for books on here, but I felt like for this one I needed to. I was about a quarter of the way through this book when I sensed something was wrong, something just didn't seem right. The story is confusing and disjointed. It was at this point I noticed the book was written by a co-author, which I had not noticed before, and things started to click into place. I came on here and read the other reviews and was not very encouraged that it was going to get any better. I...more
Greg
As with many thick thriller tomes, there are moments in Against All Enemies that you forget who everyone is and you wonder if they'll ever all come together into one plot. But thankfully there is plenty of time for our characters to follow separate paths and blend into a fuller story.

Against All Enemies takes us around the world, to a slew of different environments and tales. We see both sides of the war in Pakistan, the drug cartels of Mexico and the general hoo-yah of America. Throw in some co...more
Ed
It is very clear in just the early pages that this is just another book that Tom Clancy has lent his name to. The quality of writing and meticulous attention to the details are woefully absent, and what is left is just an average mass market thriller.

That said, once I got over the fact that it definitely wasn't a Tom Clancy novel and adjusted my expectations, I did find myself at least mildly entertained. Overlooking the flaws in the details and the disjointed jumping between characters and time...more
Tom
Remember those tight Tom Clancy plots with lots of moving pieces in different parts of the world, that slid together through the book to form an intricate machine? You won't find that here.

Remember those intense scenes describing a fast-breaking event in slow motion, giving every detail? You won't find that here.

Remember the constant recitations of model numbers of every real or imagined weapons system, complete with attachments? Still got that.

I listened to this on Audible, and I give the narra...more
Matt N
I always enjoy a Tom Clancy novel. I enjoyed the new Max Moore character and the history behind him. I'm glad they used a whole book to introduce you into a new and complex character, haunted by his past, yet so aware of his purpose in life. His was an emotional journey, affected by those he only new for a matter of minutes or days. I believe he can be a critical character in future novels.

That being said, the book was not Clancy at his best. It lacked a certain element and depth that the earli...more
Jason Fleming
This was not Clancy's best work (and I realize it wasn't all him, but his name is huge on the cover, so the outcome is on him). The overall storyline was intriguing, but the main character is not nearly on par with Jack Ryan, John Clark, or even Ding Chavez. In spots the story was even difficult to follow because there were so many characters, some you never hear from again and some who don't show up again until 150 pages later, making it hard to remember where they fit in the context of the sto...more
Bill
I've never read a Tom Clancy novel and think I am now a big fan. This book pulls absolutely no punches and the death toll is high but it's a great read.

A character named Moore is an ex-Navy Seal gathering terrorist intelligence when he finds his way to Mexico to take down a major drug cartel leader. Both stories and a host of characters intertwine masterfully as we deal with loner Moore who's bad luck is everyone who surrounds themselves with him seem to die off.

There aren't many plot secrets...more
Reuben
This is the book you read when you're tired of reading anything intelligent, well researched, and generally well written. Fun story, easy read, Against All Enemies is the literary equivalent of a Redbox rental. There is almost no depth to the characters beyond the main protagonist Max Moore. It seems as if the author's tool of choice for ratcheting the suspense is to kill off multiple characters in consecutive scenes. Along with Dead or Alive, this is Clancy in name only. I'd be surprised if he...more
Mathieu
Picked this up while walking around the library waiting for the kids, not having anything else to read. I've never read Tom Clancy before (collaboration or not) but I know the name so I thought I'd give this a try. This is book one of a series centered around a character, so a good place to start.

First thing: huge. I mean: massive book. Got the hardcover and you could fix your brick wall with this thing (if you don't mind having on brick bigger than all the others). It didn't exactly feel long,...more
Noel Romey
I haven't read a Tom Clancy book in a long while, and I think that the book that I read was Patriot Games. I thought that Against All Enemies was an OK book--one with definite Tom Clancy tinges, but one that didn't impress me hugely. I can't really put a finger on why I wasn't impressed as mucjh--Against All Enemies would make for a good movie--but this didn't keep me readinga s much as some of his earlier works. The book left an opening to persue Max Moore in future books and I would read them,...more
Boozy
A pretty good collaboration from Clancy and Leper, Although it seems that Clancy isn't able to bring the suspense like he did when writing about the espionage game between the US and Soviet Russia. Clancy's strong point was blending technical realism with believable characters, unfortunately either i've become a bit to jaded/critical or he doesn't have the access to the technical specs like he used to. Also, i found the development of the Moore character to be disjointed, the other action protag...more
Marilee
This is your typical Clancy style book, but with a new set of characters. It wasn't as good as the early Jack Ryan books, but better than the ones with Jack Jr. This one had an interesting story mixing the Taliban with Mexican Drug cartels. There is a section involving the training of a Navy Seal that was fascinating, and parts of it took place in San Diego, which was fun for me. There was a chapter near the end that I loved even though it was only four or five pages long. It involved an average...more
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From www.loc.gov: Best-selling author Tom Clancy was an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and he had a dream of writing a novel. As a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history, his dream came true with his first effort, The Hunt for Red October (1984). He has since written more than a dozen novels, which have a blend of realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and r...more
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