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Jack Ryan Universe #29
Tom Clancy's Code of Honour
PRE-ORDER THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER IN TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN SERIES - INSPIRATION FOR THE BLOCKBUSTER AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES
The deadliest threat is the one you never see coming . . .
It was a text message that started it.
President Jack Ryan's old friend (and former operative) Father Pat West warns of a honey trap, a possible murder and a secret AI project - Calliope - falling into Chinese hands, before going silent.
This leaves Jack Ryan with two pressing problems.
Firstly, find and rescue his old friend, last seen in Indonesia. And secondly, discover what exactly Calliope is and how much of a threat it poses.
But it's not the danger you see that catches you out.
It's the one you never see coming . . .
PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY
'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict' Sunday Times
'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch' Daily Mail
'A virtuoso display of page-turning talent' Sunday Express
'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical' Washington Post
The deadliest threat is the one you never see coming . . .
It was a text message that started it.
President Jack Ryan's old friend (and former operative) Father Pat West warns of a honey trap, a possible murder and a secret AI project - Calliope - falling into Chinese hands, before going silent.
This leaves Jack Ryan with two pressing problems.
Firstly, find and rescue his old friend, last seen in Indonesia. And secondly, discover what exactly Calliope is and how much of a threat it poses.
But it's not the danger you see that catches you out.
It's the one you never see coming . . .
PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY
'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict' Sunday Times
'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch' Daily Mail
'A virtuoso display of page-turning talent' Sunday Express
'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical' Washington Post
528 pages, Paperback
First published November 19, 2019
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Marc Cameron
43 books1,977 followersA native of Texas, Marc Cameron is a retired Chief Deputy US Marshal who spent nearly thirty years in law enforcement. His assignments have taken him from rural Alaska to Manhattan, from Canada to Mexico and points in between. A second degree black belt in jujitsu, he often teaches defensive tactics to other law enforcement agencies and civilian groups. Cameron lives in Alaska with his wife and BMW motorcycle.
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January 21, 2020
Quote from the book, "shithouse," an apt description of this phoney, baloney story. I need to be done with Clancy stories. 2 of 10 stars
November 20, 2019
I look forward to every one of these Ryanverse novels. No one will ever match Clancy himself.. but all these are still rather good.
May 7, 2020
DNF - Made it maybe 15% in, and threw it down in disgust. Badly written. Corny characters. Cliche setups. Lazy plotting. Indifferent tone. I have read every other book in this long series, and this is choice garbage. I even like other entries by the author. This one is simply bad. The writing alone makes it awful. Just skip it. Who cares.
December 19, 2020
Well, a lot of authors have tried to replicate Tom Clancy’s work, the best having been (by a long shot) Mark Greaney. But Marc Cameron is not bad and is settling into the role as the guy carrying the series forward.
This is the techno-thriller you would expect. China have managed to steal an ultra-smart AI and President Ryan will need all his official and “unofficial” teams to try and recover it before the US is weakened. Also his old friend Father Pat West has been banged up in Indonesia on charges influenced by the Chinese. Yes, his off the books team “The Campus” need to get involved, but I really liked the way Jack Ryan Jr takes a back seat, just made it feel more realistic and more of a team effort (but plenty of Clark, Chavez and Adara you will be pleased to hear).
So pretty much what you would expect, the author gets the characterisations right and the balance of big picture and on the ground action along with a few clever twists.
Have to say I didn’t know what to expect but I did quite enjoy this one.
This is the techno-thriller you would expect. China have managed to steal an ultra-smart AI and President Ryan will need all his official and “unofficial” teams to try and recover it before the US is weakened. Also his old friend Father Pat West has been banged up in Indonesia on charges influenced by the Chinese. Yes, his off the books team “The Campus” need to get involved, but I really liked the way Jack Ryan Jr takes a back seat, just made it feel more realistic and more of a team effort (but plenty of Clark, Chavez and Adara you will be pleased to hear).
So pretty much what you would expect, the author gets the characterisations right and the balance of big picture and on the ground action along with a few clever twists.
Have to say I didn’t know what to expect but I did quite enjoy this one.
December 27, 2019
The third Marc Cameron entry into the Jack Ryan story...He's proven himself to be an able "legacy author” carrying on the best the Clancy has given us...in this one, both the official government and the Sub Rosa are in a race to stop the deployment of a Red Chinese virus that has, as a feature, AI...So its a "fire and forget" that can wreak havoc on Western military forces...Great Read!
February 16, 2020
An exciting book with lots of twists and turns. Deals a lot with modern problems and world events.
February 23, 2020
SUBJECTIVE READER REVIEW WITH PLOT SPOILERS FOLLOWS:
At 501 pages, 'Code of Honor' might not be epic in length, but it sure qualifies in complexity of the plot. Talk about a full court press, the People's Republic has no fewer than five major espionage operations going against the US at once, and all of them are potentially game stoppers if not back breakers. There's something in 'Code of Honor' for just about everyone, as it includes everything from scary Artificial Intelligence evolution to honey traps capable of enticing a reasonably competent voyeur. And the attacks are coming from every angle imaginable. As a matter of fact, I had to do a wiring diagram just to put together the review. So it's complex, but never dull!
Marc Cameron is one of the better 'ghost' authors in the Tom Clancy Universe, and he does a very credible job with 'Code of Honor,' other than giving Jack Junior a hot new target of affection. But the conspiracies start right at the top, as a frontal assault is made on directly accessing the President via his arch-political rival SEN Michelle Chadwick. Of course Chadwick's secret lover is PRC Ministry of State Security operative David Huang, and pillow talk turns into extorted spying as the stress increases for results from Beijing. That one ends spectacularly, so let's check on others.
A couple of gaming code writers create the mother lode in Caliope, ready to cash in and go to ground, splitting $25M. Of course neither lives through it, as Caliope is the Artificial Intelligence Rosetta Stone that the PRC has been waiting to be developed. It becomes the centerpiece of their Operation FIRESHIP, where the AI software takes over an American warship, slithers through windows of opportunity and infiltrates the guidance system of a brand new long range anti-ship missile. Little imagination is required to figure the missile's gonna hit the wrong ship, right?
Of course the US is developing its new long range anti-ship missile, replete with countermeasure-ignoring upgrades, and the prototype testing is being conducted out of Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California. Of course Op Earth Ally is launched to uncover those plans via a young construction worker who cannot resist the charms of a hot USC female student.
Retired US Admiral Peter Li's one of the smartest former Navy guys around, but refuses to acknowledge his ancestry and play ball for the PLA. So they send in their Mitch Rapp guy to take Li and his family out, but ultimately John Clark seals off that tentacle, becoming the barbarian we all need from time to time.
In possibly the most interesting tentacle of 'Code of Honor,' a Catholic priest trying to do well in Indonesia becomes a target of the PLA, but Father Pat West manages to get off a delayed text message right before he's taken prisoner. Of course he's long lost pals with Jack Ryan Senior, so that allows POTUS to go back out and play spy games again, albeit from a distance.
And then we have the battle of good versus evil going on inside the PLA, with Generals Song Li and Bai Min courting President Zhao's favor in an epic battle of wisdom, treachery and patience. In the end you'll be applauding the effort of Marc Cameron, once again bringing us another instalment of the series we never want to see end. Get it, you'll love it.
At 501 pages, 'Code of Honor' might not be epic in length, but it sure qualifies in complexity of the plot. Talk about a full court press, the People's Republic has no fewer than five major espionage operations going against the US at once, and all of them are potentially game stoppers if not back breakers. There's something in 'Code of Honor' for just about everyone, as it includes everything from scary Artificial Intelligence evolution to honey traps capable of enticing a reasonably competent voyeur. And the attacks are coming from every angle imaginable. As a matter of fact, I had to do a wiring diagram just to put together the review. So it's complex, but never dull!
Marc Cameron is one of the better 'ghost' authors in the Tom Clancy Universe, and he does a very credible job with 'Code of Honor,' other than giving Jack Junior a hot new target of affection. But the conspiracies start right at the top, as a frontal assault is made on directly accessing the President via his arch-political rival SEN Michelle Chadwick. Of course Chadwick's secret lover is PRC Ministry of State Security operative David Huang, and pillow talk turns into extorted spying as the stress increases for results from Beijing. That one ends spectacularly, so let's check on others.
A couple of gaming code writers create the mother lode in Caliope, ready to cash in and go to ground, splitting $25M. Of course neither lives through it, as Caliope is the Artificial Intelligence Rosetta Stone that the PRC has been waiting to be developed. It becomes the centerpiece of their Operation FIRESHIP, where the AI software takes over an American warship, slithers through windows of opportunity and infiltrates the guidance system of a brand new long range anti-ship missile. Little imagination is required to figure the missile's gonna hit the wrong ship, right?
Of course the US is developing its new long range anti-ship missile, replete with countermeasure-ignoring upgrades, and the prototype testing is being conducted out of Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California. Of course Op Earth Ally is launched to uncover those plans via a young construction worker who cannot resist the charms of a hot USC female student.
Retired US Admiral Peter Li's one of the smartest former Navy guys around, but refuses to acknowledge his ancestry and play ball for the PLA. So they send in their Mitch Rapp guy to take Li and his family out, but ultimately John Clark seals off that tentacle, becoming the barbarian we all need from time to time.
In possibly the most interesting tentacle of 'Code of Honor,' a Catholic priest trying to do well in Indonesia becomes a target of the PLA, but Father Pat West manages to get off a delayed text message right before he's taken prisoner. Of course he's long lost pals with Jack Ryan Senior, so that allows POTUS to go back out and play spy games again, albeit from a distance.
And then we have the battle of good versus evil going on inside the PLA, with Generals Song Li and Bai Min courting President Zhao's favor in an epic battle of wisdom, treachery and patience. In the end you'll be applauding the effort of Marc Cameron, once again bringing us another instalment of the series we never want to see end. Get it, you'll love it.
January 13, 2020
Back on form! A software engineer tries to make his fortune by selling some A.I. Software he has developed, but gets drawn in to something more sinister. A priest gets arrested in Indonesia, he’s a friend of President Ryan, and sends a cryptic text just in time to his friend, warning him of potential danger. Ryan responds by employing the services of the Campus, but unbeknownst to President Ryan the enemy may already be within America, and even more worryingly the White House. A great thriller which puts the Ryan/Campus series back on form after the failed solo series in the summer. The story hits the ground running from the first page and sets up an incredible ending. The Ryan/Campus series works best when it’s a team story, and all Ryan’s assets are being used to solve the problem.
April 5, 2022
Marc Cameron’s best effort yet!
This is the third Marc Cameron novel in the Jack Ryan series that I’ve read, and it’s easily his best so far! Still a few minor gaffes here & there (which I’ve highlighted in my Notes and Comments), but overall, definitely keeps the pages turning and has the most exciting and unexpected twists & turns I’ve seen in a Ryanverse novel in quite awhile; the latter half of the book literally kept me up all night and sleep-deprived because I just had to finish it!
And it’s especially great to see (1) the Senator Michelle Chadwick character getting her proverbial nipples caught in the wringer and (2) First Lady Cathy Ryan playing a more proactive role in the storyline. Meanwhile, I can’t help but wonder if FBI Special Agent Kelsey Callahan has potential to be a future member of the Campus team (even though she also makes a cameo this time, contrasted with the major role she plays in “Power and Empire”).
This is the third Marc Cameron novel in the Jack Ryan series that I’ve read, and it’s easily his best so far! Still a few minor gaffes here & there (which I’ve highlighted in my Notes and Comments), but overall, definitely keeps the pages turning and has the most exciting and unexpected twists & turns I’ve seen in a Ryanverse novel in quite awhile; the latter half of the book literally kept me up all night and sleep-deprived because I just had to finish it!
And it’s especially great to see (1) the Senator Michelle Chadwick character getting her proverbial nipples caught in the wringer and (2) First Lady Cathy Ryan playing a more proactive role in the storyline. Meanwhile, I can’t help but wonder if FBI Special Agent Kelsey Callahan has potential to be a future member of the Campus team (even though she also makes a cameo this time, contrasted with the major role she plays in “Power and Empire”).
February 1, 2020
Very engaging book, tough to put down. Could have gone a bit deeper into the cyber aspect of it but overall was an excellent book.
June 29, 2024
Esta me ha encantado. Es ágil, tiene pocas barbaridades (salvo, claro está, aquellas relacionadas con la ciberseguridad y el hacking, que son retratadas de manera bastante poco realista) y deja a los protagonistas más o menos dentro de Canon.
En conjunto la novela proporciona un rato muy entretenido, que llegados a este punto post Clancy es lo único que les pido.
En conjunto la novela proporciona un rato muy entretenido, que llegados a este punto post Clancy es lo único que les pido.
September 1, 2020
Amazing installment of the Jack Ryan series and another home run by the author Marc Cameron. His characters come to life and the surprise twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat. There is something in there for fans, both new and old. I especially liked the use of intriguing characters, one who will surprise everyone and is not, shall we say, human... Over all this was one of the best of the genre and a wonderful installment to the series/
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February 5, 2025
DNF - kwam tot de helft, maar bleef het zonde van mijn tijd vinden. Dus gestopt.
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January 31, 2021I really enjoyed this book.
It seems so real in today's world.
I highly recommend it.
It seems so real in today's world.
I highly recommend it.
June 22, 2024
A good read. Quick to read, easy to digest and enjoyable from start to finish.
December 5, 2019
I liked this Jack Ryan story as much as the others, BUT had a very hard time keeping all the foreign places and characters, and technical and military terms straight. Thank goodness for the list of Principal Characters at the front of the book, but a few more characters on the list and lists of technical and military terms would have saved me a lot of effort going backwards to find explanations. So not an easy book to read. Reminded me of The Hunt for Red October, the first Clancy book I read. I should have kept my own list for this one like I did for The Hunt. Wouldn’t recommend this for the casual reader.
September 9, 2025
This was a very exciting book.
The story: A games programming breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has an unanticipated military application, so the Chinese communists (or at least some of them) want to get their hands on it at any price including blackmail and assassination. This AI, once unleashed, might do anything... like launch missiles, sink a boat, crash a fighter jet. Just give it a goal and it will set out to achieve it. After one of the creators of this AI program confesses to a Catholic priest, the priest is waylaid by Chinese opertives, but the priest manages to send a text message to a friend who might be able to get him out of this fix... Jack Ryan, President of the United States.
NOTE: Jack Ryan Jr. (the President's son) has only a minor role in this story. Jack Ryan senior has the larger role in the story as well as his wife, Cathy, who dips her toe into the counter-espionage world.
Any problems with this story? The author threw out computer terms as if he expected that most people would already know what they were like IoT (Internet of Things), Stuxnet, WannaCry, RowHammer, and such. I know what they are, but I'm a computer security geek.
IoT (Internet of Things): The idea that everything should be hooked up to the Internet. For example, my refrigerator and dishwasher have WiFi. For what reason I have no idea.
Stuxnet: A computer virus that attacks certain industrial control systems such as those used in the Iranian nuclear program.
WannaCry: A cyber attack that encrypts the files on a computer and then demands payment to unlock them. Several municipal utility billing system were attacked in this way as well as individuals.
RowHammer: A computer security breach that changes access-restricted memory in one's computer by hammering on rows of memory next to the access-restricted area.
Any modesty issues? Yes. Aside from the vulgar words used, several attempts are made to seduce and blackmail characters (both male and female) in this book. It was all videoed. Adultery was committed and in one case the wife knew, didn't like it, but let it happen anyway. Everyone seemed to be regretful afterward, but it still happened. In another case two single college girls attempted to seduce two single military men in a bar. The point was to compromise the men's security clearances since the girls were agents (spies) for the Chinese communist government.
The ending was reasonable although rather vague about some of the technical aspects of computer virus removal. Also Ding gets the snot beat out of him several times. In this book he just can't catch a break.
I'd read this book again.
The story: A games programming breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has an unanticipated military application, so the Chinese communists (or at least some of them) want to get their hands on it at any price including blackmail and assassination. This AI, once unleashed, might do anything... like launch missiles, sink a boat, crash a fighter jet. Just give it a goal and it will set out to achieve it. After one of the creators of this AI program confesses to a Catholic priest, the priest is waylaid by Chinese opertives, but the priest manages to send a text message to a friend who might be able to get him out of this fix... Jack Ryan, President of the United States.
NOTE: Jack Ryan Jr. (the President's son) has only a minor role in this story. Jack Ryan senior has the larger role in the story as well as his wife, Cathy, who dips her toe into the counter-espionage world.
Any problems with this story? The author threw out computer terms as if he expected that most people would already know what they were like IoT (Internet of Things), Stuxnet, WannaCry, RowHammer, and such. I know what they are, but I'm a computer security geek.
IoT (Internet of Things): The idea that everything should be hooked up to the Internet. For example, my refrigerator and dishwasher have WiFi. For what reason I have no idea.
Stuxnet: A computer virus that attacks certain industrial control systems such as those used in the Iranian nuclear program.
WannaCry: A cyber attack that encrypts the files on a computer and then demands payment to unlock them. Several municipal utility billing system were attacked in this way as well as individuals.
RowHammer: A computer security breach that changes access-restricted memory in one's computer by hammering on rows of memory next to the access-restricted area.
Any modesty issues? Yes. Aside from the vulgar words used, several attempts are made to seduce and blackmail characters (both male and female) in this book. It was all videoed. Adultery was committed and in one case the wife knew, didn't like it, but let it happen anyway. Everyone seemed to be regretful afterward, but it still happened. In another case two single college girls attempted to seduce two single military men in a bar. The point was to compromise the men's security clearances since the girls were agents (spies) for the Chinese communist government.
The ending was reasonable although rather vague about some of the technical aspects of computer virus removal. Also Ding gets the snot beat out of him several times. In this book he just can't catch a break.
I'd read this book again.
January 16, 2020
In Code of Honor, a thriller novel written by author Marc Cameron, the reader enters the universe of Tom Clancy with his well-known characters of Jack Ryan, Senior, and John Clark. All the other characters normally found within the Ryan White House along with The Campus are in play. In fact, this Reviewer found it exhilarating to follow the direct actions of both President Jack Ryan and his shadow alter ego, John Clark, in the same novel. This is what fans of the series live for!
Okay. Two gaming creators write some new code for a non-player gaming character. They realize they have something new for the gaming community and decide to sell it to the highest bidder—an Indonesian gaming company. Chinese Intelligence gets wind of this, swipes the thumb drive holding the Artificial Intelligence and in the process, kills one of the American developers, but not before this man confesses his sins to an American priest helping the Indonesian poor. The priest happens to be a former CIA operative who went to school with the current American president. Arrested on trumped up charges, the priest manages to send off a text message to his former school buddy.
Ryan steps in with his typical front-on fashion to rescue his friend and calls in The Campus for some on-the-spot AI retrieval. The Chinese reprogram the AI to do their dirty work and all kinds of chaos develops. Great fun!
Five hundred pages later, all is under control again and two despicable but powerful Chinese military types are out of action (among numerous other characters).
This would make a great action movie! Family-friendly, patriotic, and pretty clean word wise. I highly recommend this work for Clancy fans and thriller fans in general.
Okay. Two gaming creators write some new code for a non-player gaming character. They realize they have something new for the gaming community and decide to sell it to the highest bidder—an Indonesian gaming company. Chinese Intelligence gets wind of this, swipes the thumb drive holding the Artificial Intelligence and in the process, kills one of the American developers, but not before this man confesses his sins to an American priest helping the Indonesian poor. The priest happens to be a former CIA operative who went to school with the current American president. Arrested on trumped up charges, the priest manages to send off a text message to his former school buddy.
Ryan steps in with his typical front-on fashion to rescue his friend and calls in The Campus for some on-the-spot AI retrieval. The Chinese reprogram the AI to do their dirty work and all kinds of chaos develops. Great fun!
Five hundred pages later, all is under control again and two despicable but powerful Chinese military types are out of action (among numerous other characters).
This would make a great action movie! Family-friendly, patriotic, and pretty clean word wise. I highly recommend this work for Clancy fans and thriller fans in general.
August 1, 2024
Don't think it was the book's fault bc when I was reading it I was immersed but then I fell out of it for like 2 months so reading the end had me a li'l confused 🤡 still good tho. Fun to read spy books
November 18, 2020
#28 in the Jack Ryan universe (#3 authored by Marc Cameron). This 2019 series entry by author Marc Cameron is a worthy addition. At 500 pages there are segments that could have been trimmed or excised, but in keeping with the philosophy of original author Tom Clancy, never tell anyone what time it is if you can tell them how to make a watch instead. Basically a tale of advanced AI technology hijacked by the Chinese and used against the US Navy. For such a terrifying weapon, apparently it was easily defeated once detected. Engrossing read.
Father Pat West, S.J. was a buddy of the young Jack Ryan when they were both undergraduates at Boston College. Father West left a comfortable job in the philosophy department at Georgetown to work with the poor in Indonesia. Now he's been arrested and accused of blasphemy against Islam. President Ryan is desperate to rescue his old friend, but he can't move officially against the Indonesians. Instead he relies on the Campus team to find out who is framing the priest. President Ryan also discovers a voicemail on his private cell phone from the priest warning about a coming attack against America.
Father Pat West, S.J. was a buddy of the young Jack Ryan when they were both undergraduates at Boston College. Father West left a comfortable job in the philosophy department at Georgetown to work with the poor in Indonesia. Now he's been arrested and accused of blasphemy against Islam. President Ryan is desperate to rescue his old friend, but he can't move officially against the Indonesians. Instead he relies on the Campus team to find out who is framing the priest. President Ryan also discovers a voicemail on his private cell phone from the priest warning about a coming attack against America.
March 12, 2020
Code of Honor is a great written book that follows its plot. I liked how the book was written to go from one event that was happening with the U.S and it leads to the other perspective from the enemies. But I personally felt that the book was kind of going at a slow pace for the major events. But the wait and the build up for the last event was worth the wait. Although it does get confusing with the characters code names or nicknames, I eventually got the hang of their names.
The book starts off with a gaming technician named Noonan making a type of hacking device named Calliope that has a sort of human characteristics. Later in the book the device gets stolen by the Chinese and a father is involved which was the presidents old friend. The father was arrested but he was a spy before so he sent a message to the president of the U.S and that got them involved. Although I read this book somewhat quickly the I couldn't capture much detail so this book requires time and patience. I would recommend that those who are interested in military details and science fiction because it really gets you thinking what you would do if you were in the characters shoes.
The book starts off with a gaming technician named Noonan making a type of hacking device named Calliope that has a sort of human characteristics. Later in the book the device gets stolen by the Chinese and a father is involved which was the presidents old friend. The father was arrested but he was a spy before so he sent a message to the president of the U.S and that got them involved. Although I read this book somewhat quickly the I couldn't capture much detail so this book requires time and patience. I would recommend that those who are interested in military details and science fiction because it really gets you thinking what you would do if you were in the characters shoes.
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May 11, 2021Small glaring holes and word count
I've read every Clancy novel and continued on with the wannabe Clancy writers that carried the story forward. I have enjoyed almost every bit of it, however I've noticed small glaring holes in the last couple books that leave me baffled, such as...how did a classified photo get a Chinese General to the U S for his kids surgery. China is NOT going to just out of the blue allow one of their Generals to travel to the US for this, let alone as quickly as this is played out.
Add to that an entire chapter on nothing but the teams load out? If the author wanted to get the word count high enough to satisfy the publisher, maybe he should have added a chapter that was more germaine to or enhanced the plot. Its sad to say but I'm done reading this series.
I've read every Clancy novel and continued on with the wannabe Clancy writers that carried the story forward. I have enjoyed almost every bit of it, however I've noticed small glaring holes in the last couple books that leave me baffled, such as...how did a classified photo get a Chinese General to the U S for his kids surgery. China is NOT going to just out of the blue allow one of their Generals to travel to the US for this, let alone as quickly as this is played out.
Add to that an entire chapter on nothing but the teams load out? If the author wanted to get the word count high enough to satisfy the publisher, maybe he should have added a chapter that was more germaine to or enhanced the plot. Its sad to say but I'm done reading this series.
December 6, 2019
I liked the focus on Ding — the portions focusing on him were a breath of fresh air. We get plenty of John Clark, Jack Ryan Sr./Jr. but compared too other offerings in recent year this addition was anemic.
I found the book almost whimsically plausible and ends a resolution akin to a warmed up dinner taken out of the microwave. I didn’t hate it. I also would not recommend it. Maybe at 33 I am aging out this style of techno thriller. Hopefully the Jack Ryan Jr. novel this summer is a great addition to the series.
I found the book almost whimsically plausible and ends a resolution akin to a warmed up dinner taken out of the microwave. I didn’t hate it. I also would not recommend it. Maybe at 33 I am aging out this style of techno thriller. Hopefully the Jack Ryan Jr. novel this summer is a great addition to the series.
December 3, 2019
This series is beginning to read like a television crime procedural where everything always wraps up neatly in a bow at the end. The best part of Tom Clancy when he was alive was his ability to keep you hooked without predicting what would come next. In the 28th entry into Jack Ryan's world of global intrigue, there are some very cool surprises, that show Cameron is capeable of surprise, but not enough to make this book something I would recommend to another.
November 12, 2020
I love Tom Clancy, and Marc Cameron is no Tom Clancy. His characterizations and descriptions of the "bad" guys were hamfisted and cartoonish.
Maybe I'm remembering the older books with rose colored glasses, but jeez I don't think I'll reread this one.
Maybe I'm remembering the older books with rose colored glasses, but jeez I don't think I'll reread this one.
December 31, 2019
Forget about reading this book
Terrible,terrible book. Worst Clancy ever if he wrote it at all. Don't waste your time reading this book. Life is short!
Terrible,terrible book. Worst Clancy ever if he wrote it at all. Don't waste your time reading this book. Life is short!
January 22, 2020
Not good. Bored me to tears. Did not want to finish, but I got stubborn. The worst in the series. This does Clancy a dishonor.
February 25, 2020
Pretty good story this time. I enjoyed this one more than the last couple. Felt like there were a couple of plot jumps that were very convenient, but all in all a fun read!
January 2, 2021
Tom Clancy, Code of Honor is full of "Good Guy, Bad Guy" cliches and sophomoric dialogue. Unbelievable and totally predictable at the same time.
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December 31, 2024Tom Clancy ist tot, aber sein literarisches Erbe lebt weiter – und wie! Mit "Gefahr im Verzug" beweist Marc Cameron, dass er nicht nur das handwerkliche Geschick, sondern auch das nötige Fingerspitzengefühl besitzt, um den Kosmos des Jack Ryan in alter Frische erstrahlen zu lassen. Cameron bleibt dem Geist des Originals treu, wagt jedoch zugleich mutige Schritte, um die Serie mit aktuellen Themen und einem modernisierten Blickwinkel zu bereichern. Das Ergebnis? Ein Politthriller, der die Nerven strapaziert und gleichzeitig zum Nachdenken anregt.
Die Handlung ist typisch Clancy – aber auf Steroiden. Alles beginnt mit einer Künstlichen Intelligenz, die eigentlich aus der Welt der Videospiele stammt, aber bald von internationalen Akteuren für weit größere, weitaus bedrohlichere Pläne missbraucht wird. Diese technologischen Machenschaften bringen nicht nur die amerikanische Regierung ins Wanken, sondern sorgen auch dafür, dass Präsident Jack Ryan persönlich eingreifen muss. Und hier zeigt Cameron eine besondere Stärke: Er verbindet die großen politischen und technologischen Fragen unserer Zeit mit einer zutiefst menschlichen Ebene. Jack Ryan ist nicht nur Staatsoberhaupt, sondern auch Freund, Ehemann und Vater. Diese Balance zwischen epischen Konflikten und persönlicher Verbundenheit macht den Roman so fesselnd.
Die Figuren sind alles andere als Schablonen. Cameron versteht es, die bekannten Charaktere des Ryanversums lebendig und vielschichtig zu zeichnen. Jack Ryan Sr. brilliert als Anker der Geschichte, während Cathy Ryan – die sonst oft im Hintergrund bleibt – hier eine überraschend aktive Rolle übernimmt. Auch John Clark und das Campus-Team bekommen reichlich Gelegenheit, ihr taktisches Genie und ihre Loyalität zu beweisen. Besonders interessant ist die Darstellung der Gegenspieler: Chinesische Militärs, politische Intriganten und Cyberkriminelle sind nicht nur Klischees, sondern facettenreiche Akteure mit eigenen Motiven und Schwächen. Diese moralische Ambivalenz verleiht der Geschichte eine besondere Tiefe.
Was den technischen Aspekt betrifft, spielt Cameron in der Champions League. Seine Darstellungen von Cyberkriegsführung, Künstlicher Intelligenz und militärischen Operationen sind nicht nur authentisch, sondern auch verstörend aktuell. Dabei gelingt es ihm, die Balance zwischen fachlicher Genauigkeit und narrativer Zugänglichkeit zu wahren. Selbst Leser ohne IT-Hintergrund werden keine Schwierigkeiten haben, den Entwicklungen zu folgen – und dabei trotzdem einiges lernen. Doch Cameron bleibt nicht bei der Technik stehen. Die ethischen Fragen, die er aufwirft, sind universell: Wie weit darf man gehen, um seine Ziele zu erreichen? Und welchen Preis ist man bereit zu zahlen, wenn Technologie zur Waffe wird?
Doch so ernst die Themen auch sein mögen, der Spaß kommt nicht zu kurz. "Gefahr im Verzug" ist ein Pageturner im besten Sinne. Die Spannung steigt kontinuierlich, die Dialoge sind messerscharf, und die Action-Szenen lassen das Adrenalin nur so sprudeln. Cameron schafft es, selbst nach über 500 Seiten das Tempo hochzuhalten, ohne dass die Geschichte an Tiefe oder Glaubwürdigkeit verliert. Das ist keine leichte Aufgabe, aber Cameron meistert sie mit Bravour.
Wenn man überhaupt etwas kritisieren kann, dann vielleicht, dass der Roman gelegentlich etwas zu technisch wird und weniger versierte Leser dadurch kurzzeitig auf der Strecke bleiben könnten. Doch das ist ein kleiner Preis für eine so meisterhaft erzählte Geschichte. Marc Cameron hat mit "Gefahr im Verzug" bewiesen, dass er nicht nur ein würdiger Nachfolger Clancys ist, sondern auch ein eigenständiger Autor, der es versteht, die Leser in seinen Bann zu ziehen. Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden, der intelligente, temporeiche Thriller liebt – und es bestätigt, dass das Jack-Ryan-Universum noch lange nicht auserzählt ist. Bravo, Marc Cameron!
Die Handlung ist typisch Clancy – aber auf Steroiden. Alles beginnt mit einer Künstlichen Intelligenz, die eigentlich aus der Welt der Videospiele stammt, aber bald von internationalen Akteuren für weit größere, weitaus bedrohlichere Pläne missbraucht wird. Diese technologischen Machenschaften bringen nicht nur die amerikanische Regierung ins Wanken, sondern sorgen auch dafür, dass Präsident Jack Ryan persönlich eingreifen muss. Und hier zeigt Cameron eine besondere Stärke: Er verbindet die großen politischen und technologischen Fragen unserer Zeit mit einer zutiefst menschlichen Ebene. Jack Ryan ist nicht nur Staatsoberhaupt, sondern auch Freund, Ehemann und Vater. Diese Balance zwischen epischen Konflikten und persönlicher Verbundenheit macht den Roman so fesselnd.
Die Figuren sind alles andere als Schablonen. Cameron versteht es, die bekannten Charaktere des Ryanversums lebendig und vielschichtig zu zeichnen. Jack Ryan Sr. brilliert als Anker der Geschichte, während Cathy Ryan – die sonst oft im Hintergrund bleibt – hier eine überraschend aktive Rolle übernimmt. Auch John Clark und das Campus-Team bekommen reichlich Gelegenheit, ihr taktisches Genie und ihre Loyalität zu beweisen. Besonders interessant ist die Darstellung der Gegenspieler: Chinesische Militärs, politische Intriganten und Cyberkriminelle sind nicht nur Klischees, sondern facettenreiche Akteure mit eigenen Motiven und Schwächen. Diese moralische Ambivalenz verleiht der Geschichte eine besondere Tiefe.
Was den technischen Aspekt betrifft, spielt Cameron in der Champions League. Seine Darstellungen von Cyberkriegsführung, Künstlicher Intelligenz und militärischen Operationen sind nicht nur authentisch, sondern auch verstörend aktuell. Dabei gelingt es ihm, die Balance zwischen fachlicher Genauigkeit und narrativer Zugänglichkeit zu wahren. Selbst Leser ohne IT-Hintergrund werden keine Schwierigkeiten haben, den Entwicklungen zu folgen – und dabei trotzdem einiges lernen. Doch Cameron bleibt nicht bei der Technik stehen. Die ethischen Fragen, die er aufwirft, sind universell: Wie weit darf man gehen, um seine Ziele zu erreichen? Und welchen Preis ist man bereit zu zahlen, wenn Technologie zur Waffe wird?
Doch so ernst die Themen auch sein mögen, der Spaß kommt nicht zu kurz. "Gefahr im Verzug" ist ein Pageturner im besten Sinne. Die Spannung steigt kontinuierlich, die Dialoge sind messerscharf, und die Action-Szenen lassen das Adrenalin nur so sprudeln. Cameron schafft es, selbst nach über 500 Seiten das Tempo hochzuhalten, ohne dass die Geschichte an Tiefe oder Glaubwürdigkeit verliert. Das ist keine leichte Aufgabe, aber Cameron meistert sie mit Bravour.
Wenn man überhaupt etwas kritisieren kann, dann vielleicht, dass der Roman gelegentlich etwas zu technisch wird und weniger versierte Leser dadurch kurzzeitig auf der Strecke bleiben könnten. Doch das ist ein kleiner Preis für eine so meisterhaft erzählte Geschichte. Marc Cameron hat mit "Gefahr im Verzug" bewiesen, dass er nicht nur ein würdiger Nachfolger Clancys ist, sondern auch ein eigenständiger Autor, der es versteht, die Leser in seinen Bann zu ziehen. Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden, der intelligente, temporeiche Thriller liebt – und es bestätigt, dass das Jack-Ryan-Universum noch lange nicht auserzählt ist. Bravo, Marc Cameron!
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