Another good thriller and my first book by Clancy. I really liked it, even though it was an abridged version of the original, which always leaves me wondering what I'm missing out.I swear, I'll never purchase an abridgment ever again. I'll never understand why they even bother putting out shit like that. I've never seen and abridged song or an abridged movie. Why is it ok to chop up a book?!
Anyway, the Cold War between the East and West is over now, but it's not too hard to remember how tense it was for a few decades. This book's timeline falls toward the end of the Soviet Union's dominion over the East, when Mikhail Gorbachev was pushing to transform his country into a more modern and vibrant nation.
The story is a game of cat-and-mouse between the CIA and the KGB, and several other agencies and individuals, all trying to outwit and outlast their opponents. Treaties are being discussed while new weapons are being built. Which side will prevail?
The book is rich with action and Mr. Stiers, the reader, does an excellent job of voicing all the different characters and their accents, including Russian and Afghan.
I would definitely recommend this book.
Grade: 8
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