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The National Security Agency's top-secret initiative to protect the United States from potential threats has been dubbed the Third Echelon. It deploys a lone field operative. He is sharp, nearly invisible, and deadly. And he has the right to spy, steal, destroy, and assassinate to protect American freedoms.
His name is Sam Fisher. He is a Splinter Cell®Third Echlon.
Operative Fisher knows that several disastrous missions have depleted the ranks of the Splinter Cells. What he doesn’t know is that a stunning piece of evidence has been uncovered that points to the mole who sold out his government…
469 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 2009
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April 11, 2010
I was disappointed with this book. I picked it up to read a Sam Fisher adventure and instead I got a story about the people chasing him. Liked the previous books much better.
October 21, 2018
متاسفانه همون داستان کتاب قبلی رو این بار از زاویه بقیه شخصیتها خوندم. اون بار از زاویه دید سام فیشر داستان روایت میشد، این بار از دید بقیه ماموران اشلون سوم.
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August 2, 2017
This novel is a direct tie-in to the previous in the series, Conviction. Sam Fisher is a renegade and on the run from a team sent to apprehend him. In Conviction, we see the story from Fisher's point of view. In this one, we see it from the team sent to find him.
I had mixed feelings at first because I thought it would just be like reading the same story twice, but really it didn't come across that way. There was enough backstory added to the new characters and enough different situations that it really did make the story feel more complete rather than just being a re-tread.
Another good action/adventure novel in the series. If you enjoy the video games, or other games like Metal Gear Solid, or even just Clancy novels in general you'd probably like this series.
I had mixed feelings at first because I thought it would just be like reading the same story twice, but really it didn't come across that way. There was enough backstory added to the new characters and enough different situations that it really did make the story feel more complete rather than just being a re-tread.
Another good action/adventure novel in the series. If you enjoy the video games, or other games like Metal Gear Solid, or even just Clancy novels in general you'd probably like this series.
September 1, 2022
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Endgame By David Michaels, is a video game tie-in novel based Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell video game franchise.
Set two years before main story of Splinter Cell: Conviction. Endgame retells the events of the Conviction novel, but from the POVs of the various members of the the Third Echelon team sent after the rouge ex-Splinter Cell agent Sam Fisher.
Endgame, introduces newbie Splinter Cell agent Ben Hansen and the members of his “Delta Sly” Third Echelon team as Anna Grimsdottir, closely watched by a traitor in the Third Echelon hierarchy, secretly directs and delivers Hansen's ragtag team to Sam Fisher in support of his final mission to uncover the traitor within Third Echelon.
I had mixed feelings at first because I thought it would just be like reading the same story twice but really it didn't come across that way There was enough backstory added to the new characters and enough different situations that it really did make the story feel complete rather than just being a retread of the previous novel.
Since this is a novel based on a video game which uses Tom Clancy's name but wasn't actually written by him one could read it with reasonably low expectations. But funnily enough, I kinda liked it. Michaels' writing style is nothing to write home about but he's good with character development and suspense. The plot is interesting and feels grounded in reality and although fan favorite Sam Fisher doesn't appear as much as one would want to at least the novel's various actual protagonists are well-defined and likable.
Despite enjoying this Splinter Cell book entry I still had a few gripes with it. Even though this a tie-in to the 2010 Splinter Cell: Conviction game it doesn’t really tie-in the main story of the game, and only two of the newer characters from the novel appear in the game as side characters in the Deniable Ops mode. Also the various characters that made up the “Delta Sly” team in this book kinda just disappear from the overall Splinter Cell universe. Their also the plot hole of the Delta Sly teams traitor just getting way at the end. I also felt The last hundred pages or so felt a little rushed and the story's ending wasn't as satisfactory as I would've hoped compared to the Conviction novel.
all in all, Despite the few gripes I had with this book Endgame is quite the page-turner, especially for fans of the games.
Set two years before main story of Splinter Cell: Conviction. Endgame retells the events of the Conviction novel, but from the POVs of the various members of the the Third Echelon team sent after the rouge ex-Splinter Cell agent Sam Fisher.
Endgame, introduces newbie Splinter Cell agent Ben Hansen and the members of his “Delta Sly” Third Echelon team as Anna Grimsdottir, closely watched by a traitor in the Third Echelon hierarchy, secretly directs and delivers Hansen's ragtag team to Sam Fisher in support of his final mission to uncover the traitor within Third Echelon.
I had mixed feelings at first because I thought it would just be like reading the same story twice but really it didn't come across that way There was enough backstory added to the new characters and enough different situations that it really did make the story feel complete rather than just being a retread of the previous novel.
Since this is a novel based on a video game which uses Tom Clancy's name but wasn't actually written by him one could read it with reasonably low expectations. But funnily enough, I kinda liked it. Michaels' writing style is nothing to write home about but he's good with character development and suspense. The plot is interesting and feels grounded in reality and although fan favorite Sam Fisher doesn't appear as much as one would want to at least the novel's various actual protagonists are well-defined and likable.
Despite enjoying this Splinter Cell book entry I still had a few gripes with it. Even though this a tie-in to the 2010 Splinter Cell: Conviction game it doesn’t really tie-in the main story of the game, and only two of the newer characters from the novel appear in the game as side characters in the Deniable Ops mode. Also the various characters that made up the “Delta Sly” team in this book kinda just disappear from the overall Splinter Cell universe. Their also the plot hole of the Delta Sly teams traitor just getting way at the end. I also felt The last hundred pages or so felt a little rushed and the story's ending wasn't as satisfactory as I would've hoped compared to the Conviction novel.
all in all, Despite the few gripes I had with this book Endgame is quite the page-turner, especially for fans of the games.
December 14, 2012
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: End Game By David Micheals (Published by THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP New York) is a book about a Splinter Cell agent named Sam Fisher who officially doesn't exist has to be killed! The genre of this book is action and is a great read.
This book takes place all over the world, including the U.S., France, Russia, England, Poland, Ukraine, and Germany during the modern era. The Splinter Cell is a group of highly trained assassins and saboteurs of the U.S. government, Splinter Cells are covert and their identities technically don't exist.
A summary of this book is Sam Fisher, a Splinter Cell agent who officially doesn't exist but when a bunch of Splinter Cell missions fail foreign country's become aware that they do exist. Sam Fisher therefore needed to be killed because he knew a lot of valuable and classified information about the U.S. government which he could sell to enemy countries. From there Sam kills the first wave of Splinter Cell agents that were sent to kill him. After killing the first wave he leaves England and the Splinter Cells follow him east through Europe until he gets to Ukraine. In Ukraine, Sam confronts the Splinter Cells after him and tells them that there was a traitor/ double agent in the Splinter Cell. So then they go the snitch or double agent, then Sam gives them information about a gun auction in Russia to the Phoenix, which is a feared European terrorist group. Next they go to Russia to assault the auction and they act it. During this half of the Splinter Cells die attacking the terrorists an tell the Russian military arrive and kills the Phoenix. The Splinter Cells escape and go back to America and kill another target because they are back in the game now. Sam Fisher ends up retiring and that is basically the book shortened.
I thought this book was awesome! If you like action books this is a book for you. I would rec amend this to anyone for ages 13 and up. It wasn't a very hard read but was a little intense for kids younger then ages around 13.
This book takes place all over the world, including the U.S., France, Russia, England, Poland, Ukraine, and Germany during the modern era. The Splinter Cell is a group of highly trained assassins and saboteurs of the U.S. government, Splinter Cells are covert and their identities technically don't exist.
A summary of this book is Sam Fisher, a Splinter Cell agent who officially doesn't exist but when a bunch of Splinter Cell missions fail foreign country's become aware that they do exist. Sam Fisher therefore needed to be killed because he knew a lot of valuable and classified information about the U.S. government which he could sell to enemy countries. From there Sam kills the first wave of Splinter Cell agents that were sent to kill him. After killing the first wave he leaves England and the Splinter Cells follow him east through Europe until he gets to Ukraine. In Ukraine, Sam confronts the Splinter Cells after him and tells them that there was a traitor/ double agent in the Splinter Cell. So then they go the snitch or double agent, then Sam gives them information about a gun auction in Russia to the Phoenix, which is a feared European terrorist group. Next they go to Russia to assault the auction and they act it. During this half of the Splinter Cells die attacking the terrorists an tell the Russian military arrive and kills the Phoenix. The Splinter Cells escape and go back to America and kill another target because they are back in the game now. Sam Fisher ends up retiring and that is basically the book shortened.
I thought this book was awesome! If you like action books this is a book for you. I would rec amend this to anyone for ages 13 and up. It wasn't a very hard read but was a little intense for kids younger then ages around 13.
April 8, 2013
An agent, Fisher, kills one of his own agents a squad of agents are dispatched to find him and bring him to justice. The perspective of this book is told from the squads point of view. There are many chances and close calls to catch Fisher but he always ends up evading and escaping them. Eventually Fisher ends up catching the team leader off guard and gets him alone. This is where Fisher explains the real mission behind why he killed the other agent. After this conversation Fisher becomes the leader of the squad and they all head off and complete his mission.
I love this book and series. I already read a different book from this series and its about the same story. But it is from agent Fishers perspective. Over all this book has endless action, shooting, explosions, military tactics, and puzzles. These books are what inspire me to right when I free right in class.
I love this book and series. I already read a different book from this series and its about the same story. But it is from agent Fishers perspective. Over all this book has endless action, shooting, explosions, military tactics, and puzzles. These books are what inspire me to right when I free right in class.
February 9, 2018
lack of technical details, limited character involvement, no sam fisher (no spoilers.). but still bloody hell of a fun to read.
July 16, 2020
This is book six in the series and a perfect companion to book 5. A great other side view to the events that happened in book 5. A first-rate spy novel.
June 13, 2024
This is one of the most pointless books I've ever read. The story for Splintercell Conviction is already the weakest Splintercell story I've ever read/played through. It's such a departure from what Splintercell is, they basically tried to make Sam Fisher into Jason Bourne and it's just not as interesting. So not only did we have a whole book of Fisher just running away from his former colleagues who are trying to catch him...but now we have to reread that whole story all over again but without Sam Fisher the main character...why do we need the same story from the perspective of the people chasing him.
It was already a weak story but now you have to read it again without the most interesting part and with the ending spoiled because you already know what happens. It's like a murder mystery where they tell you who the killer is on page one but you have to go through all the motions anyway.
Did they just right one long book and go there's no way anyones going to read a splintercell book that long and split it into two parts...but instead of splitting it part 1 and 2 they told the whole thing from Fishers perspective and then the whole thing from everyone elses perspective. What resulted was a mediocre first book and a borderline unreadable 2nd book.
There was also lots of goofy nonsense in it, like Fisher sneaking around tying shoes together kind of stuff. They almost elevate him to the status of some mysterious godlike figure and its offputting.
If you read conviction do not bother with this...in fact nobody should bother with this.
It was already a weak story but now you have to read it again without the most interesting part and with the ending spoiled because you already know what happens. It's like a murder mystery where they tell you who the killer is on page one but you have to go through all the motions anyway.
Did they just right one long book and go there's no way anyones going to read a splintercell book that long and split it into two parts...but instead of splitting it part 1 and 2 they told the whole thing from Fishers perspective and then the whole thing from everyone elses perspective. What resulted was a mediocre first book and a borderline unreadable 2nd book.
There was also lots of goofy nonsense in it, like Fisher sneaking around tying shoes together kind of stuff. They almost elevate him to the status of some mysterious godlike figure and its offputting.
If you read conviction do not bother with this...in fact nobody should bother with this.
November 10, 2019
This is an odd book in several ways! The Splinter Cell series is based on a game created by Tom Clancy, but Clancy is dead and didn't write the book. Also, this story was told in the last book, Conviction, but this time it is written from the point of viewof the squad trying to catch the main character in Conviction.
The two books I have read have been good, not great. There is just not enough meat on the bones by way of character development or intrigue. The action is good though, and you will probably be left with a desire to have more Splinter Cell.
This idea of writing the same story twice actually works! With the story on the thoughts and actions of the chase squad you actually get lots more characters to root for (or against). However, if you have read Conviction, you already know the ending, and who the bad guys are! This is major minus to the intrigue factor.
Altogether, not a great read, but a fun one!
The two books I have read have been good, not great. There is just not enough meat on the bones by way of character development or intrigue. The action is good though, and you will probably be left with a desire to have more Splinter Cell.
This idea of writing the same story twice actually works! With the story on the thoughts and actions of the chase squad you actually get lots more characters to root for (or against). However, if you have read Conviction, you already know the ending, and who the bad guys are! This is major minus to the intrigue factor.
Altogether, not a great read, but a fun one!
June 20, 2018
While I hadn't read a Tom Clancy book in a while I was looking forward to reading another one. I was disappointed in this particular book, or my tastes have changed.
The most poignant statement I found in the book came midway on page 220.
"I'm sure he thinks he's saving America. As long as our enemies are armed and dangerous, we're all gainfully employed. No war on terror, no threats, and the NSA downsizes us onto the streets. They'll say. 'Let the CIA do the field work. We're here to cut government spending and lower taxes!' So Kavac's boosting the American economy by making sure the bad guys remain very, very bad"
The most poignant statement I found in the book came midway on page 220.
"I'm sure he thinks he's saving America. As long as our enemies are armed and dangerous, we're all gainfully employed. No war on terror, no threats, and the NSA downsizes us onto the streets. They'll say. 'Let the CIA do the field work. We're here to cut government spending and lower taxes!' So Kavac's boosting the American economy by making sure the bad guys remain very, very bad"
August 7, 2019
I've read all the Splinter Cell books, in order. The others are fun, fast-paced, and full of double-crossing and tech smarts. Not this one. There is a scene where an operative named Hansen, an obvious replacement for an aging Sam Fisher, is thrown in to some ridiculous assignment in Vladivostok. Then, there's close to 200 pages of the "team" trying to take Fisher alive as they chase him through France, Luxembourg and Germany. And then, they're all on the same side again, fumbling around some giant substructure deep in Siberia for the last hundred pages or so. It just doesn't click together the way the others did.
October 16, 2016
Since this is a novel based on a video-game --which uses Tom Clancy's name but wasn't actually written by him-- one could read it with reasonably low expectations. But funnily enough, I kinda liked it. Michaels' writing style is nothing to write home about (heh), but he's good with character development and suspense. The plot is interesting --and feels grounded in reality--, and although Sam Fisher doesn't appear as much as one would want to (no spoilers, I swear), at least the novel's actual protagonists are well-defined and likable.
The last hundred pages or so felt a little rushed (especially since Michaels started using less quotes for dialog, for some reason) and the story's ending wasn't as satisfactory as I would've hoped, but all in all, Endgame is quite the page-turner, especially for fans of the games, like me. Plus, any novel with references to AC/DC, my favorite band, will gain extra points!
The last hundred pages or so felt a little rushed (especially since Michaels started using less quotes for dialog, for some reason) and the story's ending wasn't as satisfactory as I would've hoped, but all in all, Endgame is quite the page-turner, especially for fans of the games, like me. Plus, any novel with references to AC/DC, my favorite band, will gain extra points!
June 30, 2017
Well, the protagonist(s) change from our iconic Sam Fisher to a bunch of "rookies", in the same story as from the previous book. No disrespect to the author, but this book feels like a cheap trick and an opportunistic attempt to produce something and make some quick profit. I still prefer the first three books. Sorry.
June 23, 2017
Drivel.
Sexist.
Silly.
Sexist.
Silly.
September 17, 2017
Interesting perspective, but it's exactly like the same as the previous book. Except the Asian guy has a crew cut, not bald.
February 2, 2018
I really liked this book, but this is the same as the previous book, Conviction, but from the view point of Hansen and team.
May 16, 2019
Slow read for me.
January 7, 2020
The previous book was much better in my humble opinion. I did not really enjoy the way this book was written. It felt like I was reading the previous book again... but backwards.
June 13, 2020
keeps you reading
July 27, 2020
Was a good book but basically was the same as book 5, just from a different point of view. Would have been better to have a different story.
February 14, 2021
I enjoyed this book but thought it was something disjointed. Probably would have better if I had read an earlier book in the series.
August 18, 2021
Fisher and Grim unearth boss Kovach and Ames as traitors
May 27, 2022
I would not recommend this book
The storyline is all over the place. The characters are not well developed and have little depth. Pass on this Connolly novel.
The storyline is all over the place. The characters are not well developed and have little depth. Pass on this Connolly novel.
July 28, 2022
Fun, easy read that continues the story of Sam Fisher. Would have given this 4 stars probably if the ending hadn’t been ehhhhh. Very similar to one of the prior books in the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 20, 2013
1. Splinter Cell: Endgame
2. Tom Clancy
3. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Endgame is a retelling of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, except that it is told in a different point of view. In conviction, Sam Fisher is an ex black-ops agent being persuaded by his own government for unknown reasons. Now he has to find out who set up him up and why. In the meantime he is being tracked down by a group of agents and has to stay alive as well as completing his own mission. Now as you read you will find out what went on from the pursuing group’s point of view and how they were able to keep up with Fisher throughout his mission.
4. There are many motifs and other literary devices in this book that help entertain and enhance the book as a whole. The first motif that really stands out is survival. Throughout the entire book and series, Sam Fisher and the other agents are always trying to survive with the little resources they have to work with. A great quote that Sam said during one of his missions was “with the constant enemy movement all around me, all I could do was be perfectly still in the brush and make only the absolutely necessary moves to survive.” It just show what extent the agents had to go through just to survive. The second motif that really stood out in this book was betrayal. There were a few main characters that ended up backstabbing their teammates and ended up paying with their lives as an outcome. A good example of this was with Fisher’s intelligence aid backstabs him and he realizes “-at that second he knew Sergei would not change his mind, that his buddy from the CIA would not only kill him but record it for his boss.” Shows that not everyone in Fishers world can be fully trusted and there a few main characters that choose the wrong path. This is why I would say betrayal is a big part of this book.
5. If you’re a person who enjoys suspense fiction books, with lots of action packed adventures like me, Tom Clancy's Endgame is for you.
2. Tom Clancy
3. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Endgame is a retelling of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, except that it is told in a different point of view. In conviction, Sam Fisher is an ex black-ops agent being persuaded by his own government for unknown reasons. Now he has to find out who set up him up and why. In the meantime he is being tracked down by a group of agents and has to stay alive as well as completing his own mission. Now as you read you will find out what went on from the pursuing group’s point of view and how they were able to keep up with Fisher throughout his mission.
4. There are many motifs and other literary devices in this book that help entertain and enhance the book as a whole. The first motif that really stands out is survival. Throughout the entire book and series, Sam Fisher and the other agents are always trying to survive with the little resources they have to work with. A great quote that Sam said during one of his missions was “with the constant enemy movement all around me, all I could do was be perfectly still in the brush and make only the absolutely necessary moves to survive.” It just show what extent the agents had to go through just to survive. The second motif that really stood out in this book was betrayal. There were a few main characters that ended up backstabbing their teammates and ended up paying with their lives as an outcome. A good example of this was with Fisher’s intelligence aid backstabs him and he realizes “-at that second he knew Sergei would not change his mind, that his buddy from the CIA would not only kill him but record it for his boss.” Shows that not everyone in Fishers world can be fully trusted and there a few main characters that choose the wrong path. This is why I would say betrayal is a big part of this book.
5. If you’re a person who enjoys suspense fiction books, with lots of action packed adventures like me, Tom Clancy's Endgame is for you.
October 6, 2013
This series and many others were preloaded on my Kindle. I ditched all the sy-fi and Star Wars books, but kept the Clancy as I love his original works. I must say up front that I am not the target audience for this book, to much techno babble and not enough action. The plot really drags and the author really hasn't given me any reason to care about the any of the characters. Actually I care more about Sam and he isn't really a character in the book. The target audience for this book is Jr. Hi boys.
Hansen, a wet behind the ears NSA Splinter Cell spy, is leading a team to try and capture Sam, a veteran Splinter Cell spy, who is alleged to have killed his boss at the NSA. I don't buy that Sam did that. Hansen is also supposed to ferret out a mole and get the dirty goods on Kovac, a deputy director. I would delete this one, except it is just interesting enough to keep reading.
Hansen, a wet behind the ears NSA Splinter Cell spy, is leading a team to try and capture Sam, a veteran Splinter Cell spy, who is alleged to have killed his boss at the NSA. I don't buy that Sam did that. Hansen is also supposed to ferret out a mole and get the dirty goods on Kovac, a deputy director. I would delete this one, except it is just interesting enough to keep reading.
October 11, 2020
I have been writing fewer and fewer reviews lately, but I want to let anyone following this series know two things:
1. Yes, this is the same overall incident the previous book describes, and
2. No, it does not feel like the same story at all (in a good way).
Hearing the story from the perspectives of the team pursuing Sam gives an entirely different feel to the story- going from “lone wolf action hero” to “who can a spy really trust during fieldwork?”. It’s really amazing to see more of the intrigue and uncertainty elements of trade craft because Sam Fisher always gets the golden boy treatment from his handlers. This story paints the picture for the splinter cells who are definitively lower on the totem pole, and it’s great.
Only a 4 out of 5 on account of occasionally cringe-worthy character development.
1. Yes, this is the same overall incident the previous book describes, and
2. No, it does not feel like the same story at all (in a good way).
Hearing the story from the perspectives of the team pursuing Sam gives an entirely different feel to the story- going from “lone wolf action hero” to “who can a spy really trust during fieldwork?”. It’s really amazing to see more of the intrigue and uncertainty elements of trade craft because Sam Fisher always gets the golden boy treatment from his handlers. This story paints the picture for the splinter cells who are definitively lower on the totem pole, and it’s great.
Only a 4 out of 5 on account of occasionally cringe-worthy character development.
October 18, 2010
I felt that this book's plot was very good and probably be one of my favorite books, if it weren't for the characters and the writing. Many times, the writing confused me into wondering what was exactly happening and the characters said their emotions and motives to blatantly.
Almost as soon as my friend saw me with the book, he told me this was the sequel to another book, so I guess I'll read that and maybe reread this to see if that fixes some of my problems.
Almost as soon as my friend saw me with the book, he told me this was the sequel to another book, so I guess I'll read that and maybe reread this to see if that fixes some of my problems.
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March 20, 2012This is an adventure story with good looking women and hansom men using all sorts of electrical and mechanical spy stuff that never have battery problems, failure problems, and can do anything and everything except turning lead into gold. Basically a spy story based on hi-tech electronics with a lot of shoot-em up with the heroine and hero getting together in the end. A read to pass the time and to provide some downtime.
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