The Sum of ALL Fears!?

Ziroc · 05-04-2002, 02:00 AM

I saw the Movie Trailer for this Film (Based on the Novel of the same name by Tom Clancy)

I just HAD to go out and buy this book! 931 pages too! WooHoo! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Its about a missing nuke (Russians) and it 'finds' itself INSIDE the United States. Tom is a KILLER suspense Author, if you are into these types of 'What-if' Situations, you may like this!!

If anyone has read this, just give me some quick review (With NO spoilers!!) just tell me if you enjoyed it! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cloudbringer · 05-04-2002, 02:06 AM

LOVE Clancy, but haven't read that one,Z! Maybe you can tell US about it when you finish!

johnny · 05-04-2002, 08:56 AM

yep clancy is one of the best, but have you ever tried patrick robinson ?

Downunda · 05-04-2002, 09:01 AM

I've read Rainbow Six, Executive Orders and one other one that I can't 'member the name of [img]tongue.gif[/img] and I fully enjoyed all of them, Executive Orders took a while to get the story going I thought but still a good read.

Barry the Sprout · 05-04-2002, 09:08 AM

I have read The Sum of All Fears and it frankly annoyed the hell out of me, but that is mostly because of my politics. It is a good book and well written. My only major problem with it is that all the characters seem to be pretty 2 Dimensional except for Ryan. All in all, not a bad book.

/)eathKiller · 05-04-2002, 11:44 AM

yeah rainbowsix ®0xø®3Î) !! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Staralfur · 05-04-2002, 11:50 AM

It's a pretty good book IMO; like most of Clancy's it draws you in right to the very end. I don't think it is one of his best though, maybe just a little too far fetched, and didn't seem to flow like many of the others do.

Jorath Calar · 05-04-2002, 11:57 AM

Phew, Ziroc, for a while I thougt you were going to announce that IW would be shut down... thats "the sum of all fears" for me... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sir Goulum · 05-04-2002, 12:00 PM

I hate Tom Clancy. Too long of books

MILAMBER · 05-04-2002, 03:33 PM

I've read all his books, and this is a pretty good one. You get a really good insight into how a nuclear weapon works. It is very appropriate now after 9/11 as well, because the basic premise of the story is a bunch of terrorists finding an old russian nuclear bomb that never detonated and turning it into a modern thermonuclear device to be used against the U.S. Great read, but not Clancy's best. If you enjoy this, go get yourself a copy of Debt of Honor. By far his best work.

05-04-2002, 02:00 AM	#1
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 51 Posts: 11,721	I saw the Movie Trailer for this Film (Based on the Novel of the same name by Tom Clancy) I just HAD to go out and buy this book! 931 pages too! WooHoo! [img]smile.gif[/img] Its about a missing nuke (Russians) and it 'finds' itself INSIDE the United States. Tom is a KILLER suspense Author, if you are into these types of 'What-if' Situations, you may like this!! If anyone has read this, just give me some quick review (With NO spoilers!!) just tell me if you enjoyed it! [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Ironworks Gaming's Official Youtube Gaming Channel

05-04-2002, 02:06 AM	#2
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	LOVE Clancy, but haven't read that one,Z! Maybe you can tell US about it when you finish! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

05-04-2002, 08:56 AM	#3
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	yep clancy is one of the best, but have you ever tried patrick robinson ? __________________

05-04-2002, 09:01 AM	#4
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	I've read Rainbow Six, Executive Orders and one other one that I can't 'member the name of [img]tongue.gif[/img] and I fully enjoyed all of them, Executive Orders took a while to get the story going I thought but still a good read. __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

05-04-2002, 09:08 AM	#5
Barry the Sprout White Dragon Join Date: October 19, 2001 Location: York, UK. Age: 41 Posts: 1,815	I have read The Sum of All Fears and it frankly annoyed the hell out of me, but that is mostly because of my politics. It is a good book and well written. My only major problem with it is that all the characters seem to be pretty 2 Dimensional except for Ryan. All in all, not a bad book. __________________ [img]\"http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/sproutman/certwist.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br /><i>\"And the angels all pallid and wan,<br />Uprising, unveiling, affirm,<br />That the play is the tragedy, man,<br />And its hero the Conquerer Worm.\"</i><br /> - Edgar Allan Poe

05-04-2002, 11:44 AM	#6
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	yeah rainbowsix ®0xø®3Î) !! [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

05-04-2002, 11:50 AM	#7
Staralfur Baaz Draconian Join Date: April 8, 2001 Location: Nottingham, UK Age: 44 Posts: 786	It's a pretty good book IMO; like most of Clancy's it draws you in right to the very end. I don't think it is one of his best though, maybe just a little too far fetched, and didn't seem to flow like many of the others do. __________________ We\'ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.\"<br />Robert Wilensky <br /><br />\"Why is there only one Monopolies Commission?\" <br />Screaming Lord Sutch<br /><br />If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

05-04-2002, 11:57 AM	#8
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Phew, Ziroc, for a while I thougt you were going to announce that IW would be shut down... thats "the sum of all fears" for me... [img]smile.gif[/img]

05-04-2002, 12:00 PM	#9
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	I hate Tom Clancy. Too long of books

05-04-2002, 03:33 PM	#10
MILAMBER Lord Soth Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,948	I've read all his books, and this is a pretty good one. You get a really good insight into how a nuclear weapon works. It is very appropriate now after 9/11 as well, because the basic premise of the story is a bunch of terrorists finding an old russian nuclear bomb that never detonated and turning it into a modern thermonuclear device to be used against the U.S. Great read, but not Clancy's best. If you enjoy this, go get yourself a copy of Debt of Honor. By far his best work. __________________ \"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"<br />-General George Patton (1885-1945)<br /> <br />Member of CLAN HADB<br />Founder of The Anti Clan Coalition

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