Tom Clancy Firing Point (Jack Ryan, Jr. Book 7) Kindle Edition

Thrillers lately scare the crap out of me because bad guys using new technology, like AI, could do so much damage. Here it's quantum technology. Maden makes things scary on a couple of fronts. One is quantum's threat to the computer world. Another is some fiendish new nautical weaponry.I'm not sure he sells me on aspects of the plot. The bad guy's identity turns out to be a little too bwa-ha-ha. I don't fully understand the naval warfare thing, as it first seems to be a state actor and then later a private one. If it's both, first the one and then the other, how does that all fit together?Like numerous Jack Ryan Jr. stories, it takes place while he is on vacation or working his cover job, rather than on a planned mission.After the events of the previous story he's enjoying the heck out of Spain generally and Barcelona in particular. He's caught up in the drama as Catalonia's independence movement stages mass demonstrations.There's a bombing seemingly attributable to Catalonian radicals. It cuts close to him and he lets the national security type working with him know he won't leave the matter alone until the bomber is brought to justice. The agent is an attractive and intelligent female and we wonder if love bells will ding for Jack, although nothing good ever comes of that.We know of course that all this will tie back to the quantum threat and the nautical plot. The bad guys are suitably fiendish and scary.There's great detail and background on life in Barcelona, and on the deep Spanish fissures that Catalan identity creates.

I don't remember how high I rated the last "Jack Jr." Clancy book but this one is better than some of them have been. Jacks still unlucky in love (maybe worse than usual), still getting best up and having close calls. Despite that it's a pretty good way to spend some free time. Lots of action, lots of detail.A few things are still implausible …Jack still travels the world without being recognized. The bad guys are identifiable unsung recognition software but they never seem to have their own. Jack seems to just sail on through not being recognized by any man or computer (as if a beard would be enough to fool a computer) …it's never explained how the enemy can't accomplish that too. The bit about the "real" bad guy is just a bit weak too. Some people might actually feel that way but they don't generally have any way to achieve the goal. Jack saves the day with a plastic rope on a vehicle winch …I've never seen a winch with a plastic rope, just steel cable. I have a feeling that he'd need a longer rope/cable than he had too.Good way to spend some spare time, I don't think I'll re read it very often.

After the horrible mess that was War on Terror Part 1 I almost stopped reading Clancy. I’ve been reading Clancy for more than 30 years.Firing Point restored me as a fan!

“Firing Point” depicts Jack Jr.’s one-week adventure of shattering an evil plot aiming political/economical disorder in the world. The White Mountain Logistics and Security President, Buck Logan and his engineer, Kate Parsons, contrived to cheat the government sponsored the RAPTURE project, the world’s first true universal quantum computer. They developed the TRIBULATION computer, extracting every ounce of information and insight from the RAPTURE project. The survivors of the iron syndicate acted as their tool. From Barcelona to Knoxville, getting Gavin Biery’s powerful support, Jack’s many-sided activity is outstanding as usual. As the background of this episode, Mike Maden picks up Catalan independence movement. Maden reminds us of modern Spanish history through the conversation between Jack and Laia Brrossa, a CNI agent. Laia comment, Spain was one of the last countries in Europe struggling with women’s equality, stabs us to the heart.While enjoying vacation in Barcelona, Jack came across with an explosion incident, in which his friend was involved. Jack undertook his persistent research to find the truth. On the other hand, the Ryan administration detected a suspicious marine accident in the South Pacific. A chain of the accident spread to other oceans. The culprit even planned to abuse the larger joint Chinese-Russian naval exercise, Snow-Dragon, to ignite the Third World War. Maden’s plot, unrelated various incidents, at first glance, gradually converged on an evil plan, is exciting. Jack was vividly surfriding on his story, while the President Ryan showing clear-sighted leadership to every incident. Thanks to Gavin, Jack found out everything was connected to Logan, launched an attack of smashing Logan’s evil design. The scene Jack reported his findings to his father, the President, is thrilling climax of this episode.

As always, Madden does a great job of story telling. Tom Clancy would be extremely proud of this series. Highly recommend to anyone!

In this one, Jack Jr. carries the whole load. He becomes involved in an adventure while vacationing in Spain and resting up from his last adventure. Is this post-Clancy effort worth the read? I can only speak for myself. I read the huge, fat, many-paged book in about thirty-six hours. I couldn't put it down. The book stands or falls on how well the readers enjoy reading it. I liked it, I read it as fast as I could, wanting to stay in the moment, to stay in the story as long as I could.

Incredible ride. Everything you hope for from Jack Junior and his Senior. Pride comes at a high price for young Ryan as he treks across Spain in an effort to avenge a friend's until death. And as luck would have it, Jack saves the world from self annihilation, while thinking faster than Quarks!This story reads like a Fast n Furious race that picks up a feverish pace as the Quantum Systems build up super fast-thinking steam of their own.Don't skip this one. It's Maden's best weave, yet!

I have the whole colkection of Tom Clancy's books. I love them.

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I have been a fan for years and have read all his books. This did not disappoint, Well written and i couldn't put it down.

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