• Transfer of Power

  • By: Vince Flynn
  • Narrated by: Daniel Oreskes
  • Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (869 ratings)

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Transfer of Power

By: Vince Flynn
Narrated by: Daniel Oreskes
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Publisher's summary

A group of terrorists invades the White House, driving the president into an underground bunker, where he can't communicate with his government. Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counter-terrorist operative, sneaks into the executive mansion to take control and finds that the terrorists are the least of the president's and the nation's problems.
©1999 Vince Flynn. All rights reserved (P)1999 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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"His description of the White House is impressive; readers will wonder if the secret passageways, hidden rooms, and clever deception devices that help load this story with seemingly endless intrigue really exist." (Publishers Weekly)

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too short

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes. The abridged version leaves out some pertinent information - particularly related the the vice-president's actions.

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shallow and predictable

spend your credits on other titles.

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This Abridgement does Vince Flynn a disservice!

I have read all of Vince Flynn's books several times. The characters are well delineated, the dialogue is crisp and the plot details well formulated and clearly explained. This "Abridgement" chops out the defining character development (e.g Irene Kennedy), and completely annihilates the plot sequences, making it impossible to comprehend anyone's motivation, planning and follow-through. What make Vince Flynn's books so appealing is how true-to-life his characters are and how admirable Mitch Rapp is. This abridgement leaves out Mitch's thought processes, Irene Kennedy's input, and the tension between the vice-president's advisor and everyone else. It's clear to me that whoever sliced and diced this abridgement has no feeling for the genre, and views "military-types" as two-dimensional. Shame on you and your team!! Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series is heart-warming and encouraging in these troubled times. I read them as an antidote to the nightly news. Namby-pamby "girly men" get their come uppance and wrongs are righted. Truth, Jstice and the American Way prevail! Mitch Rapp and his Special Forces friends are the real Supermen of our generation!! Audio Books should dump this shameful abridgemnet and get George Guidall to read the full-length version! (Oh yeah!)

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Unbelievable

Okay, these stories are fiction but really! A man fires from the top of the Hotel Washington to the roof of the White House and no one confronts him? The plot is just not well thought through or well executed.

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Cuts out too much of the story.

Mistakenly downloaded the abridge version. Horrible editing, cuts out too much of the story.

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This product is technically defective -BEWARE!

When the reading first actually skipped in mid scene to another, I thought it was my iPod. When it happened a second time - I downloaded a second copy, trashed the first and discovered the second was equally defective. Yes this is a savagely edited abridgement. Yes the text editing carves away the entire supporting structure for the plot. Yes that stinks. But... in addition someone may have intentionally attempted to shorten the production in post processing by snipping away part of the actual reading.

Frankly I'd ask for my money back, but I'm thinking that's not an option. This is the first product I've purchased from Audible which was technically defective (as opposed to the buyer-beware risk of buying any book which may disappoint re. content alone). My advise is DON'T PURCHASE THIS BOOK! I shall not download any more abridged Audible books. P.S. I have listened to a number of Vince Flynn books, all unabridged and enjoyed each of them.

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disappointing

I'm not a great fan of thrillers and this one didn't change my mind: Flat and stereotype characters and a very predictable story.
The original might be better, but I wouldn't recommend the abridged format.

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Bad abridgment

I didn’t realize I was buying an abridged version. This one is terrible. Buy the unabridged version. It’s way better.

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TERRIBLE ABRIDGEMENT!

I am a big fan of The Mitch Rapp stories by Vince Flynn. However, this one is appalling disappointment. The chopping of the story makes very little sense. the narrator refers to things that were never included in the first part of this abridgment. Don't waste your credit!

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awful narration

I read the reviews and didn't believe that narration could make or break an Audible book. I was so wrong!

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