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Razio Yamata is one of Japan's most influential industrialists, and part of a relatively small group of authority who wield tremendous authority in the Pacific Rim's economic powerhouse. He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the U.S. military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage. Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off a Debt of Honor to his parents and to the country he feels is responsible for their deaths: America. All he needs is a catalyst to set his plan in motion. When the faulty gas tank on one Tennessee family's car leads to their fiery death, an opportunistic U.S. congressman uses the occasion to rush a new trade law through the system. The law is designed to squeeze Japan economically. Instead, it provides Yamata with the leverage he needs to put his plan into action. As Yamata's plan begins to unfold, it becomes clear to the world that someone is launching a fully integrated operation against the United States. There's only one man to find out who the culprit is: Jack Ryan, the new president's National Security Advisor.
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Jack Ryan, now the President's National Security Adviser, finds himself embroiled in the buildup to a new world war-one in which the stock market and national economic policy are as critical as advanced weaponry. A power-hungry Japanese financier, still blaming America for his parents' deaths in WWII, plans to use his immense wealth to purchase his revenge. A fatal auto accident in the U.S., caused by faulty gas tanks in two Japanese cars, leads to the breakdown of U.S.-Japanese trade agreements. Spies track each other; nuclear weapons are built and hidden; Ryan and an assortment of his old colleagues maneuver ships, planes and spies into harm's way. As always, the author of Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger spins out story threads in a rich but bewildering tangle of plot and setting, then vigorously weaves them together. Here, the heart-stopping climax is unexpected, but oddly appropriate. As always, Clancy instructs (sometimes didactically) as he entertains, teaching us about currency trading, Asian business etiquette and the daily life of an American politician. Without taking up Japan-bashing, as Michael Crichton did in Rising Sun, or partisan politics, Clancy warns that recent downsizing in the defense establishment has so depleted our military resources that the country is vulnerable to aggression that can arise anywhere, anytime. 2 million first printing; BOMC selection.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Honored,
By Sharon McCarthy (Paddington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Debt of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is big in every sense. 766 pages hardcover, 990 paperback (there's more words per page in the hardcover) makes it intimidating at first, but don't let that stop you. If you like technilogical stuff, military things, plots-galore, and a good old shoot-shoot KA-BOOM kind of story, than DEBT OF HONOR is my recomendation.Now don't worry, I am not going to give anything away, but I must say that I just finished the book 30 minutes ago and I am still mesmorised by the ending! But before the ending, there is a lot of stuff going on. In the first hundred pages, there seems to be a dozen different plots going on that have nothing to do with each other, but throughout the book they most surely come together in the most intriging ways. Much of the story takes place in Japan, and involves Japan, and judging from other reviews, I have seen that there is some animosity to the way Mr. Clancy portrays the Japanese. Whether it is the man on the street, or the man calling all the shots. As for the men calling the shots, it must be known that every country has jerks. And this is a story of some jerks with power on the Japanese side. When it comes to the man on the street, I see nothing wrong. I was an exchange student in Japan less than a year ago, and I like to think I learned a thing or two about the Japanese, especially when around a foreigner. And the few examples that are in this book about that were right on. I was grinning, and even once slaped my knee because a similar thing happened to me that happened to "Klerk" and "Chekov". But enough about that. As for the rest of the book, I must say that it is very grand. This is the first Clancy novel that I have read (unless you count an Op-center) And I think that the only problem that I had was that there was a lack of flow in many places. In that i had to stop, think, and/or re-read a sentance or to, and in other cases to go slowly. But maybe that is just that way I read, I have to know it all. It is a nice book, and if you like to read about the fore-mentioned topics, Debt of Honor is a good choice to make
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too lengthy...,
By Szeto Wai Hung (Hong Kong, China) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Debt of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
Just like the other Clancy's books, this book is too lengthy. Could Clancy consider cutting his books a bit? I am not talking about the technical stuff. I am talking about getting rid the scenes which have no use and serve no purpose. The scenes are too disconnected. Each scene is too short. Sometimes just two small paragraphs. You just can't get into it. Why doesn't Clancy put Jack Ryan in the middle and make everything go around him more?
3.0 out of 5 stars
And Some Say This Is Clancy's Best?!?,
By Mountain Man (On The Bookshelf) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Debt of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
This book reminds me of the joke about asking a guy what time it is and by the time he gets finished telling you the history of timekeeping and the intricate evolution of timekeeping devices you've forgetten where it was you were going. Ponderous, disjointed, confusing, and sloooooow during the first half of the book. It seems as if Clancy spent so much time on the first half of the book plotting (or should I say plodding) it all out that he finally got fed up and decided to just hurry up and get it over with in the last half. In order to get through it, you'll just have to suppress the urge to say "Oh come on..." as he helps the good guys win until the very end which was just really unbelievable.
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