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Command Authority

By: Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Lou Diamond Phillips
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Publisher's summary

The New York Times best-selling 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.

©2013 Tom Clancy (P)2013 Random House Audio

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"[Clancy] has an uncanny feel for the intersection of real-world intelligence, terrorism, and fiction." (The Daily Beast)

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Clancy's last tale, and an excellent one.

What made the experience of listening to Command Authority the most enjoyable?

The narration is very good with accents.

What other book might you compare Command Authority to and why?

Many of Clancy's books are good, but this is one of his best, pity it was his last.

Have you listened to any of Lou Diamond Phillips’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I had. As good as ever.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Nope.

Any additional comments?

The author's sudden death makes me wonder where the Jack Ryan series will go from here.

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Jumped around a bit but overall great

Overall I really enjoyed it but the story did jump around a bit between different characters and times.
Is recommend it.

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good experience

first audible book I've read... listened to. difficult to follow, but a good book. I'm going to try another.

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Lou Diamond Phillips

L.D.P. Story telling is so great!!!! I hope you use him often he made the audio book exciting and eventful

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This seems presentient

I loved listening to this audio book. It made me study the history of the Ukraine and it’s relationship with the Soviet Union. The fictional leader of Russia seems close to the current leader. And, of course, Lou Diamond Phillips narration is outstanding!

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best of the series so far

the story is packed with action....if I were reading this book, it would have Ben an absolute page turner, I never wanted to actually stop listening each time that I did stop. I always wanted to hear one more chapter. it was nice to have the backstory Jack Ryan senior running parallel to the book. it was definitely a nice Change-Up. I highly recommend this book. and am looking forward still to the rest of the series... If they're anything like this book I'm sure they will be outstanding.

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Interesting, but

Either I have read this book before or the author reused elements of old Tom Clancy stories to tell part of it. Not the best of the old or the new, nor is it a vital link in the Campus chronology.

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Decent Clancy novel.

LDP is a great narrator.
Classic Clancy fiction foreshadowing real life events. Good crossover between Ryan an Jack Jr, past and present.

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Lou Diamond Phillips should narrate all the books.

this is a good book to read and also listen would recommend it to anyone.

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Good b[k and series.

Great book as usual, and Lou Diamond Phillips did a great job narrating. I am starting.g the 3rd book now.

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