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Command Authority
- Narrated by: Lou Diamond Phillips
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Decades ago, when he was a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan, Sr. was sent on what was supposed to be a simple support mission to investigate the death of an operative looking into the suspicious banking activities at a Swiss bank. Ryan’s dogged tenacity uncovered not only financial deceit, but also the existence of a KGB assassin code-named Zenith.
He was never able to find the killer.But in the shadowy world of covert operations, nothing stays hidden forever.In the present, a new strong man has emerged in the ever-chaotic Russian republic the enigmatic President Valeri Volodin. His rise to power was meteoric, but shrouded in deception and treachery.
The foundations of his personal empire are built on a bloody secret from his past, and he will eliminate anyone who comes close to that truth. For he has set in motion a plot to return Russia to its former glory and might with the rest of the world once again trembling in fear of the mighty Bear.When an old friend of the Ryans is poisoned by a radioactive agent, the trail leads to Russia. And Jack Ryan, Jr. aided by his compatriots John Clark and the covert warriors of the secretive Campus must delve into an international conflict thirty years in the making, and finish what his father started.
With President Ryan fighting a desperate campaign to thwart Russian aggression, and his son fighting a silent war against a ruthless foe, the chances for global conflict grow greater ? and the possibility of survival may soon be lost for all...
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- sandra
- 10-07-14
Aussie Accents
Where does Command Authority rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I will miss Tom Clancy i have read all his books, this was one of his best,
What did you like best about this story?
How he predicted the present day situation in Ukraine, his next book about a plant in the White House would have been a smash.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Please tell the producers of these AUDIO BOOKS that we British don't all have a cross between a Aussie and Cockney accents.The worst accent since Dick Van Dyke.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
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- adam Caps
- 13-04-19
Another great story.
A great story, nicely told but why I gave 3 stars for the performance is the bloody awful English accents is either jolly hockey sticks or as most Americans seem to think Dick Van Dyke cockney (which no-one but American actors talk like). If you can't do something well just don't do it and get someone else to.
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- M
- 30-08-15
Very powerful
A powerful insight in geopolitics and what is going on in the relationship between the U.S. And Russia
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- Peter Walker
- 09-04-20
Classic Clancy
If you know and love Clancy then you'll enjoy this. The intrigue, espionage and plot lines are there with all the stereotypical characters.
The grumpy and aloof Brits, the dastardly Russians, the bumbling Ukrainians and the bold and courageous Americans.
Narrator isn't bad but some of the accents are pretty weak (particularly the English ones!).
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-21
Great story
Couldn’t put the book down (figuratively). English accents were awful but it’s easy to forget this when the story picks up!
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- Tim McNally
- 10-12-13
A return to the Cold War
Would you listen to Command Authority again? Why?
Yes. This is another worthy addition to the Jack Ryanverse. One can only hope that someone will continue it now that Tom Clancy has passed away
What did you like best about this story?
It was a return to the confrontational cold war storyline that Tom Clancy was so good at
Which character – as performed by Lou Diamond Phillips – was your favourite?
Jack Ryan
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me thrilled
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- The Lung
- 11-04-16
Good story, dodgy accents
Good story from the Jack Ryan universe and apt for the times.
Nice performance of you can get past the dodgy accents - they don't ruin it out anything but they are funny ;-)
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- Tom
- 30-12-15
Overall, it's enjoyable
Enjoyable book, though British accents were, at times, horrendous. The story was good, but at times confusing as it hopped back and forth from one time period to another, especially with two of the main characters having the same names. Overall though, an enjoyable listen.
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- Champagnedrinker
- 27-06-14
The accent!!
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Lou Diamond Phillips?
Just about anyone ... You really need someone who can do a British Accent ... (as well as the points others have made, we have 'lef-tenants', not 'loo-tenants')
It's not enough to completely put me off buying another that he's narrated, but it's close to. [Other Americanisms of the language are presumably in the book, rather than the discretion of the narrator - e.g. we'd cross a football pitch, not a soccer one ... ]
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- d
- 08-07-14
another great Tom Clancy book
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
another very enjoyable book. Could not put it down , The story kept me on the edge of my seat
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