• Separation of Power

  • Mitch Rapp Series
  • By: Vince Flynn
  • Narrated by: Ken Kliban
  • Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (10,360 ratings)

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Separation of Power

By: Vince Flynn
Narrated by: Ken Kliban
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Publisher's summary

Newly appointed CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy is the target of an inside plot to destroy her and prematurely end the American President's term. To make matters worse, Saddam Hussein is close to entering the nuclear arms race - something Israel has vowed to stop. With the haunting specter of World War III looming, the president calls on his secret weapon: top counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp. But with only two weeks to take out the nukes, Rapp is up against a ticking clock - and impossible odds.

Take another thrill ride with Mitch Rapp.
©2002 Vince Flynn (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"First-class political intrigue from a master storyteller." ( Booklist)

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Who evaluates the readers this is a horrible performance

Truly taking great characters in great story and making it so grating that I can barely listen the reader has a horrible performance voice. Tone it down!!!

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Horrendous narration

This series is great and I hate to sound mean but the narration frequently sounded like a nasal whining. Mitch Rapp's voice was often indistinguishable from the next voice. The tough Rapp character's voice could not possibly sound as voiced here. Sometimes I'm amazed that a publisher would let things go so badly and still release it. George Guidall narrates other books in the series with flawless realism. I'm sorry but I have listened to over 600 audible titles and I literally had to stop listening to this one in chapter two. horrible. sad. I'm going to have to "read" this one.

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Great Writing. Great Story. Bad Narrative.

The narrator was different than previous Rapp stories and definitely did not fit this series characters. He might do well with other storylines, but not this genre. Great book otherwise.

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Love the Mitch Rap storyline, not a fan of the narration

The narrator was a bit over the top and a lot of time was spent covering the previous story. Overall though I did like the story. If you are a fan of the Mitch Rap character it's worth the listen. I just wasn't a fan of the narrator, their voice inflections and tones help you relate to the various characters in your mind while you listen. This one just grated on me a bit.

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DNW

loved it I have enjoyed the entire Mitch Rapp series would recommend to any mystery reader

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Great Story. Terrible Narrator.

Another excellent story from Vince Flynn, but this narrator is cringeworthy. Compared to the two other narrators used for the Mitch Rapp series, Kliban is so bad it’s tedious for me to make it though this one. This is my third time though the complete Rapp collection too.

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What happened to mitch rapps Voice?

great story but narrator made mitch rapp sound like a whiner. nothing like the first book

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Worse character portrayal ever!!

Im not sure if Ken Kilban ever listened to other books to research the Mitch Rapp character but man it was a chore to get through this one.

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Great Story

Enjoyed the story, mixed feeling about the narrative voice for Mitch Rapp. all thing consider, good experience.

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Very poorly narrated.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I'm only a 3rd of the way thru and am disgusted with narration. Ken Kilban should stick to his day job. Evey character comes off as a whiny spoiled child. Mitch Rapp character does not deserve this type of degradation. Have followed Rapp series from the beginning. Like the story lines and how the series has built on Rapp's character and the others that form his close circle of friends.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Separation of Power?

As I said only about a 3rd way thru. Ken Kilban's narration has already gotten on my nerves.

Would you be willing to try another one of Ken Kliban’s performances?

No.

Do you think Separation of Power needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Not finished. Will hold off on this point.

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