Tom Clancy

[BFMF]

How many of you are really into his books? I saw a few of his titles for sale, but wasn't sure if they were any good.

[ozzy72]

His early books were brilliant, but he seems to have lost the magic now.
His best ones are;
The Hunt For Red October
Patriot Games
The Cardinal of The Kremlin
Clear And Present Danger
The Sum of All Fears
Debt of Honor
Executive Orders
Rainbow Six
Red Storm Rising
Without Remorse

These are good, the rest are pretty naff. My favourites are Red October (also unusally a good film), and Without Remorse.

Ozzy

[Ivan]

The Hunt For Red October, good movie too

Executive Orders
Debt of Honor
Rainbow Six
The Sum of All Fears, and the film is really crap... they should have followed the book more

And all but the newest Op-center

all in dutch translation except for red october

[HawkerTempest5]

I was a big Clany fan. I agree with Ozzy though, some of the newer stuff is a bit naff.
My favourites are Clear and Present Danger (I hated the film, the ending was just so wrong) and Without Remorse. The only really good film was Red October, but they left out the Royal Navy so I was a bit miffed at that and the Tomcat air to air bit with Robbie Jackson and the A-10's buzzing the Russian fleet would have been great to see.
Patriot Games made a good film but I never really counted the book as one of my favourites.
Red Storm Rising is also a great read.

[Felix/FFDS]

The books listed - I like.  I can't stand the latest : OP-Center" series.

The movies -  liked "Red October", "Patriot Games", but although Clear and Present Danger" was a good action film, and captured the character, Ryan, decently, the rest of the "facts"were off.  Because of that, I haven't brought myself to (now rent and) see "Sum of All Fears".

[Ivan]

[quote]The books listed - I like.

[Paz]

 I read several of his earlier books, and 'Red storm rising' was my favorite, I think I still have that one around here somewhere because I thought I would read it again someday.

[Crumbso]

I hate all clancy books they just give off such an annoying jingoistic view of the military.

[Felix/FFDS]

I would agree with you - to a point.  The Clancy books very much focus on individuals working within an environment.  However, while "as a general rule" the military is presented as a noble profession, his books to not leave out the morally corrupt people that are present in any organization/endeavor.

However, I do like his style and technical details.

I hate all clancy books they just give off such an annoying jingoistic view of the military.

[Lethal.Ambition]

Darn it he is my favorite author, but is a free country. Think what you want.........Sum Of All Fears was the best book ever! I love Clear and Present Danger, that book just rocks, The Hunt For Red October was the book that got me into reading his books. It was great. Now I am reading Red Storm Rising........i can't get anough of that book! it comes together with The Cardinal Of The Kremlin, but that is for after im done with the first one........I also read one of his little books i don't quite remember the name.........oh yeah, NetForce,m oretty cool..............oh, my all time favorite is Patriot Games.........I also want to read Executive Orders, it looks good.

[Smoke2much]

I like Clancy's work as well.

[Lethal.Ambition]

...........Of the Kremlin? Im on my way!

[BMan1113VR]

enjoy all of tom clancy's books, video games and movies

[Crumbso]

Your free to like them.

Although I love aircraft and know a considerable amount about them I prefer fantasy when it comes to books I have read alot of Tolkien. Not just LOTR but things like the Silmarilion Did I spell that right?

To each his own.