Command Authority

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Summary

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author and master of the technothriller returns with his All-Star team.There’s a new strong man in Russia but his rise to power is based on a dark secret hidden decades in the past. The solution to that mystery lies with a most unexpected source, President Jack Ryan.

Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "In the entertaining final Jack Ryan novel from bestseller Clancy (1947-2013), Russian president Valeri Volodin has imperialistic ambitions similar to those of a certain real-life Russian president. Failure to annex Estonia thanks to unexpected NATO resistance only redirects Russian attention to the Crimea and other lands currently outside NATO's formal umbrella. Meanwhile, President Ryan's son, Jack Ryan Jr., investigates what appears to be an unrelated case involving Russian gangsters exploiting a corrupt system to steal a vast fortune. In fact, the opportunistic appropriation links the ambitions of a once-obscure KGB officer decades ago to the events unfolding in the Crimean region and to the early career of President Ryan himself. Although the military conflict is an important part of the plot, this is a classic spy novel. Fans of extended combat sequences should look elsewhere, as the focus is on high stakes espionage and assassinations carried out in rented rooms and dark alleys, not well-lit battlefields. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."

Additional Information

Series	Jack Ryan thriller (publication date order) Features Jack Ryan, Sr., a CIA Deputy Director of Central Intelligence who eventually serves two terms as President of the United States #1 - The Hunt for Red October #2 - Patriot games #3 - The Cardinal of the Kremlin #4 - Clear and present danger #5 - The Sum of all fears #6 - Debt of honor #7 - Executive orders #8 - Red rabbit #9 - Command authority #10 - Full force and effect #11 - Commander in chief #12 - True faith and allegiance #13 - Power and empire #14 - Oath of office #15 - Code of honor #16 - Shadow of the dragon #17 - Chain of command #18 - Red winter
Subjects	Literature Thriller Fiction
Publisher	Books on Tape2013
Language	English
ISBN	9780804163972