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Red Storm Rising

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Publisher's summary

When Muslim fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Russians figure they are going to have to take things into their own hands. They plan to seize the Persian Gulf, and more ambitiously, to neutralize NATO. Thus begins Red Storm, an audacious gamble that uses diplomatic maneuver to cloak a crash military build-up. When Soviet tanks begin to roll, the West is caught off guard. What looks like a thrust turns into an all-out shooting war, possibly the climactic battle for control of the globe.

©1987 Tom Clancy (P)2010 Random House

Critic reviews

“Exciting...fast and furious.” (USA Today)

“A rattling good yarn...lots of action.” (The New York Times)

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It's Finally Over

If you could sum up Red Storm Rising in three words, what would they be?

Exciting, Technical, Action

What was one of the most memorable moments of Red Storm Rising?

The End

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narration was dreadful. Pritchard routinely put me to sleep. There was a great deal I didn't like about how he handled the book or at least was directed in. A large issue was cutting between scenes. The book is so intense and so technical that he didn't try to accentuate when scenes were changing. Since he didn't have a consistent Russian accent half the time I was listening lost what front he was talking about.

The book needs to be reread today and with a different director as well as voice. The novel wasn't done justice. First bad Audio book I've run into. Especially one with such a great story behind it.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

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Excellent unabridged story, Tom Clancy at his best

What did you love best about Red Storm Rising?

Full of interesting characters put into historically plausable scenarios. One of my favorite Clancy novels before he went all commercial with ghost writers.

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Awesome! Another amazing book by genius Tom Clancy

Amazing! No words can describe how much I miss the long, detailed, amazing stories of Tom Clancy! This one is another of his greats

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Great book!

I have liked all the Clancy books narrated by Prichard. Story is very engaging.

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Well Worth It

I haven’t read any Tom Clancy in nearly 20 years, and I forgot how good of an author he was especially his earlier stuff. Red Storm Rising takes a while to get up and running as the political backdrop is set, but once the book starts to move it moves like a the F-19B Frisbee from the book. The narrator took a little while to get use to, but overall did a good job drawing me in, especially with is military like voice.

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The Classic of the genra!

I re-listen to this tale every few years or so. While it was once modern and futuristic, its aged since it was first released, so it's getting to be nostalgic when I return to it. It's still great though

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timeless Story

The story line written in 1983 could just as easily be written now. Tom Clancy a better of world event then most now. The narrator is excellent.

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Classic Tom Clancy.

The depth of the story and characters are certainly worth the length of the book.

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An enjoyable listen, great book.

Loved reading this book years ago but it’s a great listen while walking. Highly recommended.

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Great book

One of Tom Clancy’s best! It’s a little dated with anEast and West Germany, but good nonetheless.

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