Separation of Power

Mitch Rapp Series

By: Vince Flynn

Narrated by: Ken Kliban

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)

The struggle to finish this audio book is real.

I'm struggling to finish this audio book because the narrator's voice just grates on my nerves. I wish he did not make the conversations so annoying, especially between Mitch and Anna. Bottom line, the only reason I will finish listening to this book is because I just don't have time to read a paper back and I can't skip the order of books.

Could not get past the reader

George Guidall is great and makes you feel like you are in the story - and presents the characters in a way that you think the author wants them to be. Nick Sullivan was OK - not my favorite, but still made the book a good listen. Sorry, but Ken Kilban is not doing it for me. His dramatic emphasis on nearly every sentence - and words not necessarily intended to be emphasized - distract me from the story. I am thinking more about his presentation versus focused on the book, and I doubt Vince Flynn wanted that.

I have not finished the book and went to a different one - I will likely come back to finish in hopes that my ears and patience can get through the full ~14 hours without wanting to send Mitch Rapp to eliminate Kilban. (just kidding on that part).

Horrible Narrator

I have recently gone back to re-read the Mitch Rapp series. I had previously read (paper, remember the old days) the first 6 books and listened to the rest on Audible. I love Vince Flynn and the Rapp series but this book was almost ruined by the horrible narration. It was all I could do to finish the book. Thankfully this is the only book in the series this narrator did.

Weakest of Vince Flynn’s series

If you like political games and a love story, it’s ok. Not a typical Mitch Rapp book. The reader is terribly nasal and very difficult to listen to.

Narrartor needs to dial back the attitude

Great story, as always from Vince Flynn. But the narrator made it seem like every interaction that took place was tense, on edge, and full of anger. I think I would have preferred Gilbert Godfrey to this guy...

very bad narration!

The narrator was horrible. So dramatic and annoying. Almost couldn't make it through the book. If it wasn't for the great story, I wouldn't have been able to stand it.

Sad but True..

Where does Separation of Power rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

dowwwnnnn at the bottom..

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

NO -- this is the worst narration I have ever TRIED to continue on. Every poor review of this narrator is true. He is truly awful!

Wrong Narrator style

The narrator means well but not a "tough" voice. Made Rapp sound like wimpy. I was super glad that Guidall took over for Flynn's books.

Great story... narration, meh...

First review on Audible. The previous narrator rocked it out. This guy mispronounces words to the point that it distracts.

Break, break... the story is AWESOME! Well done again, Vince!

needs new narrator

love the story
the choice of narrator was horrible
only kept listening because of series