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    The Cardinal of the Kremlin: A Jack Ryan Novel
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    The Cardinal of the Kremlin: A Jack Ryan Novel
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    The Cardinal of the Kremlin: A Jack Ryan Novel

    Written by Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Michael Prichard

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    About this audiobook

    Two men possess vital information on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system.

    One of them is Cardinal -- America's highest agent in the Kremlin -- and he's about to be terminated by the KGB.

    The other one is the American who can save Cardinal and lead the world to the brink of peace . . . or war.

    Here is author Tom Clancy's heart-stopping masterpiece -- a riveting novel about one of the most intriguing issues of our time.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 7, 2010
    ISBN9780307934703
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    The Cardinal of the Kremlin: A Jack Ryan Novel
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    Tom Clancy

    Since the publication of The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy has established an unrivalled position as the world's leading thriller writer, with a string of million-selling novels and three major Hollywood films to his name. He is also the author of SSN and the non-fiction books Submarine, Armoured Warfare, Fighter Wing and Marine, and the co-creator of the Op-Centre series.

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    • 4/5
      Meandering but seriously entertaining. I don't know why everybody complained about the narrator over on Audible... He's fine!
    • 3/5
      very good story
    • 5/5
      It has some great action and suspense with lots of behind the scenes political drama... overall The story line was great
    • 5/5
      Absolutely riveting! Love Clancy and feel this is one of his best! Highly recommended!

      Can’t believe Ryan dies in the end!
    • 4/5
      This was a slow start, as far as Clancy books go. It was great in its usual fare, with good action, and great attention paid to spies and dirty politics. Not his best, but still a great Jack Ryan read!
    • 4/5
      Set near the end of the Cold War, The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a fast paced action adventure novel that I had a hard time putting down. Much like Clancy’s other novels, this story is told through multiple points of views, and stars Clancy’s famed protagonist, Jack Ryan. Mainly, it is about an undercover CIA agent, named Colonel Mikhail Semyonovich Filitov, who is hidden way high up in the ranks of the Soviet Army. When Filtrov sends information about the new Soviet laser defense system, all havoc breaks loose. A small slip on an exchange was witnessed by a KGB agent, and now the whole chain of CIA spies throughout Moscow is beginning to be uncovered. Jack Ryan and the rest of the CIA must find a way to get Filtrov and his information out of Moscow, while he is still alive. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was another great masterpiece by Tom Clancy. Even though it may start off a bit dry and slow, Clancy’s meticulous writing skill leaves one satisfied and not begging for questions. I found that this book had one of the most intense few ending chapters of all time (even for Clancy standards), and I read the second half of the book in under three days, whereas the first half took several weeks. It was worth every second because The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a adrenaline fueled action espionage adventure which will make your hands tremble with anticipation with every turn of a page.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable, as essentially all Clancy books are.
    • 4/5
      The superpower arms negotiations appear to be making progress, but a US spy satellite reveals that the Soviets are building a massive laser-defence system.
    • 3/5
      Back when I read Clancy, I enjoyed this book. Less so now. I do miss the old evil empire and the political intrigue we all assumed was going on. Overall, not a bad book.
    • 3/5
      Jack Ryan of the CIA is back in this Tom Clancy novel.In a complicated plot, action takes place in Afghanistan where the U.S. is helping the Afghans resist the Russian invasion, in part, by providing missiles to destroy Russian helecopters.The United States and Russia are competing to develop a Star Wars missile system capable of shooting down enemy satilites. This could be enough for the country possessing this system to control space.Russian spy Colonel Mikaeil Filitov, "The Cardinal" has been providing U.S. with info about Russia's military for years but now, he must escape from Russia and Jack Ryan must help.Interesting to re-read this novel and see the many characters who will be part of Clancy's future books.
    • 4/5
      Jack Ryan stars in this Clancy thriller. The top CIA operative deep within the Kremlin must be rescued before he is identified and terminated by the KGB.
    • 3/5
      I'll do the same review for all Clancy's novels because they're all pretty much the same. Very long, very detailed, and after a while, very repetitive. If you stop after just a few of his books you'd probably give them 4 or 5 stars, but beyond that they start to grate. Especially where Jack Ryan is involved. I mean, Clancy spends hundreds of pages getting his details just right, the settings perfect etc., then he has Ryan dodging more bullets than James Bond! I finally threw my hands up and surrendered when Ryan becomes President. I can't remember what piece of crap that was in.I've given three stars as a compromise between my reactions when reading my first Clancy (brilliant) and last Clancy (doorstop).
    • 5/5
      Read this while I was in mid-20's. Very good story line that kept me immersed in the pages for hours on end.
    • 4/5
      Classic Clancy about the race for superior defense.
    • 5/5
      Very good, fast paced action right from the beggining. No lengthy boring setting up of conspiracy theories and unnessesary introductions and descriptions of characters. Just lots of action. Ok, 95% of the characters I knew from other Clancy novels, so there is familiarity already. He still is the best in this type of thriller.
    • 4/5
      The second best Clancy book