Tom Clancy's Power and Empire: INSPIRATION FOR THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYAN

The fact that no one has reviewed this latest in the Jack Ryan universe novels yet, a good few weeks sinces its UK publication, surprises me. Tom Clancy, perhaps the biggest name in geopolitical thrillers, created the character of Jack Ryan decades back. Novels about Jack Ryan and, latterly, Jack Ryan Jr have been read by millions. The publication of the latest used to be an event. Obviously not anymore.Now, following Clancy's death, we're locked into a regular round Jack Ryan novels penned by different authors and with the name Tom Clancy figuring heavily on the cover.I have really enjoyed a number of these, specifically those written by Mark Greaney, who at least began his sinecure by writing jointly with the master, Clancy himself. But the ones written by Mike Maden, Grant Blackwood, and now Marc Cameron have been less impressive.This is Marc Cameron's first foray into the Ryan universe. He gets the some stuff right, in that he knows the characters, roams the international stage, and has plenty of action. But what a tedious story. By the end I was flipping through entire chapters just to finish it.The plot is unclear, disjointed, and with no sense of momentum. The violence is more graphic than in any other Ryan universe novel, with lots of detail about child sex slaves and snuff movies. Not the sort of stuff I like to read, or expect to find in a Ryan universe international political thriller. The connection between this and international relations and China and the US makes little sense. The motivations of the characters are rarely clear.Sorry, but it's a pale shadow of Clancy, and of Greaney.

Great read

Description talks about Jack Ryan but this book is more Jack Ryan Jr/Campus with a bit of Senior thrown in. There are multiple plot lines throughout but are so disjointed this makes for a very disappointing read. I feel this is one of the worst TC stories that I have read since I started around 20 years ago with them.

Excellent book at great price and delivered as promised

A good read, could have been written by Tom Clancy himself !!!