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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Jack Ryan's First Adventure!Jan 26, 2001
By Cody Carlson
International terrorism is the topic Clancy tackles in his novel, 'Patriot Games.' When history teacher and sometime CIA anylist Jack Ryan intervenes in an IRA hit on the Prince of Wales, he soon finds himself a political target. When his family is attacked in Baltimore Ryan again goes to work for the CIA in the hopes of stopping the terrorists. While the story is gripping and the action scenes fast-paced and exciting, the first two hundred pages of the book are for the most part slow. If you're a patient reader you should get through it okay. The ending is a climax in the great Clancy tradition and the characters, as always, are people you'd like to know. There is much more in the book than in the movie, but it's essentially the same story. On the whole it's a great first ride for Jack Ryan.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Patriot GamesAug 13, 2002
By Joe Zika
"Khemprof"
Patriot Games written by Tom Clancy is a Jack Ryan novel. As Clancy's hero Jack Ryan takes us to England, Ireland and the United States in this techno-thiller, with international terrorism and action-packed excitement.Clancy works his magic with this story and leaves the reader with a sense of dangerous adventure. This book gives the reader a better sense of who Jack Ryan is and Clancy keeps you well engaged throughout the book. I enjoyed the read, as page after page seemed to melt away to an exciting climax. You will not be disappointed reading this book as a daring assination attempt and violence seem to carry you on to the conclusion. Tom Clancy is a storyteller in this well written book. Definitely entertaining...
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Great book - not so great Kindle editionSep 10, 2010
By Tony Pruitt
I've been a Clancy fan for years and love this series. However, the Kindle edition has some obvious flaws apparent right from the beginning. The initial quotes in Patriot Games from Edmund Burke and William Webster are simply not in the Kindle edition. Also, I believe the publisher used some form of OCR (optical character recognition) to input this book. Words like 'corners' in the hard-copy edition come across in Kindle as comers. Not a big deal, but jarring nevertheless. While I love the convenience of carrying around the whole series without the need for a backpack, this kind of sloppy, lazy data transfer gives e-books a bad name.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Pretty Good PrequelJan 10, 2001
By Adam Dukovich
"colts_19"
This prequel is a good story about terrorists and is more visceral than most Clancy stories, but it works to his advantage here. The book has a great beginning, then it slows down a bit in the middle, then it kicks back into high gear for an amazing ending. Jack Ryan here is a Professor of History at the Naval Academy on vacation in London when he intervenes in a terrorist attack on the Prince of Wales (who is never given a name, even in Clancy's later works). This book then tells of the revenge act by the IRA that ultimately ends with a mesmerizing end sequence with the ultimate gun fight. This is an excellent page turner, and it will not disappoint
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Though long, the book is well worth the time.May 18, 1999
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy If you're a fan of long, realistic, action filled novels, you'll love Patriot Games, but if you enjoy reading short books filled with pure action and suspense, don't even bother trying to read it, unless you are feeling adventurous. Patriot Games dives into the world of terrorism matched only by Rainbow Six. It starts with amazing action- a terrorist attack upon the Prince and Princess of England. John Ryan, the hero of Hunt for the Red October and Clear and Present Danger, is caught in the middle. He stops the attack and kills one of the attackers; but unknowingly, he has brought himself into the world of terrorism and the cubicles of the CIA. Clancy describes beautifully, as he always does. But then comes the part that can cause one to abandon the book: the huge number of pages that separates the action. However, if you have enough stamina and survive the dull parts, you soon get pulled back in as terrorist activity spreads for the first time into the United States. It is one of Clancy's finest, and is a thrill to read.
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