Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor

By: Dick Couch, George Galdorisi

Narrated by: Steven Weber

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

The Navy SEALs have been fighting terrorists around the world for over a decade. And for all that time, the Bandito Platoon SEALS from SEAL Team Seven have been on continuous combat rotation. Now they have drawn a shipboard assignment off Central America - an easy day.

But for a Navy SEAL, the only easy day was yesterday.

In a powerful story of global anti-terrorism inspired by real life missions, Act of Valor combines stunning combat scenes, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure.

Act of Valor takes you deep into the secretive world of today’s most elite, highly trained group of warriors. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the United States, a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitments to country, team, and their families back home.

But each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the plot, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border - where they engage in an epic firefight with potentially unimaginable consequences for America…

©2012 Relativity Media. / Rubicon, Inc. (Foreword) 2012 (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Great story

Would you consider the audio edition of Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor to be better than the print version?

No i don't think it is better than a printed version, I like to hold the book in my hands. But, in this case, I listened to this adition while on a 2400 mile drive and it really helped make those long hours on the freeway go by.

What about Steven Weber’s performance did you like?

Mostly I thought he did a great job. There where times during converstions that his change of voice was a little much.

Great Listen

What did you love best about Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor?

Just enough depth of detail.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, Lots of action.

What about Steven Weber’s performance did you like?

Very good.

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

Humorous at times; sad for charactors.

Any additional comments?

I liked this one a lot.

Dedication, honor, sacrifice, and duty

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Act of Valor exemplifies why we have our freedom. These men's service to our country demonstrates that good can prevail against evil, not just in the movies, but in real life.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Knowing that the story was true made it all the more amazing.

Which scene was your favorite?

The rescue of the doctor from a certain horrible end.

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

No, actually, I wanted time to reflect, but then returned within a short time to continue the story.

Book is always better than the movie

What made the experience of listening to Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor the most enjoyable?

I listened this before I knew the movie was coming out. It is a good book & a great story. Now I will have to go see the movie which comes out in the next couple of weeks.

Great story and a fantastic performance!

Great story but the performance like I said, was fantastic! Narrator did an extremely good job!

Better Than The Movie

Would you listen to Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor again? Why?

No, I read a couple of Tom Clancy's early books multiple times (Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising), but I won't read this again.

Vary Good Story and Narrater!

What did you love best about Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor?

The Conpleation of the Story !

What other book might you compare Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor to and why?

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Which scene was your favorite?

Diving On The Granade!

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

Yes !

Any additional comments?

Thank You!

Fantastic from minute one to the end

I didn't want it to end. Fast-paced, action-packed with heart--this story is full of characters you'll love and then never want to leave. This book could have kept going for another ten hours and I would have kept listening. I couldn't put this book down; I just had to know what happened. It is the best military book I've read in along time and now I'm aching for more! The writing was in a class by itself; Steven Weber brought his considerable talent to bear in the narration and he really made it come alive in a way that the print or kindle book never could have. What an amazing story about an amazing group of men. I want to fly out to CA and thank the SEALs for all their hard work and dedication after reading this.

Narration Is Flat

I really like the story, but the narration is flat. The description of a fire fight is no more intense that describing the paint dry.

Act of Va!or

Loved the book hard to put down keep moving all the time dad at the end