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Breaking Point (Library Binding)

by Steve Perry (Author), Tom Clancy (Author), Steve R. Pieczenik (Author) "The sun rose from the gray sea and cast a fitful light upon the wrinkled features of Old Zang where he sat on the weathered..." (more)
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In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: the Net Force.

Reeling from a shattered personal life, Net Force Commander Alex Michaels is informed that top secret information from a joint Air Force-Navy venture has been accessed and downloaded. The research involves an atmospheric weapon with the capability to drive half a country into madness using low frequency wave generation. Now the technology has fallen into the wrong hands -- and testing has begun...

A powerful examination of America's defense and intelligence systems of the future, Tom Clancy's Net Force TM is the creation of Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik.

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Tom Clancy is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels including Rainbow Six, Executive Orders, and Debt of Honor. Steve Pieczenik is the author of State of Emergency and co-creator of Tom Clancy's Op-Center series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Foreshadowing, Nov 6 2003
This review is from: Net Force #4 Breaking Point (Paperback)
The American Heritage Collegiate Dictionary defines foreshadowing as presenting an indication or event beforehand. If you use that definition, then Breaking Point is full of foreshadowing.
The first example that is evident of foreshadowing in this particular novel is in the prologue. In this particular portion, the narrator presents a character, an old man, who is a stock character, who is talking about his peaceful country, and then his thoughts drift. He begins to think about how much he loathes his family. How they are so cruel to him. His thoughts go as far as to murder. Then, very suddenly, one of his relatives comes out of the shack with a knife. The old man goes crazy, and kills everyone in the village. This ends with a man laughing over a machine. This particular event foreshadows the plotted mass destruction of the world with a machine that controls people's minds. So, this event essentially summarizes the entire work in just 6 pages. That is how critical the use of the literary device foreshadowing is to this novel. Without it, one would simply not know what on earth the doctor was doing with the HAARP device.
This event is just one of the many times the literary device foreshadowing appears in this novel. It is vital that the reader pick up on this hint. If one does, one can discover the key to this particular novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Old Assassin, Oct 31 2003
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This review is from: Net Force #4 Breaking Point (Paperback)
My book is about Alex Michaels who is the head of the net -force task force. Net - Force is part of the FBI in Washington DC. Michaels and the task force stop people from selling drugs on the internet. They also stop people from hacking into government files. During the time Michaels finds out about HAARP, a low frequency weapon which has the possibility drive a country insane. The U.S Air Force and the Navy were making the weapon.

I liked the characters because they were all suspicious in their own way. Alex and his wife divorce his wife and she went out with his Toni. There was an assassin who quit because he was getting old. He quit to become a body guard. I did not like the pace because it went fast and then slow. I also did not like the point of view because it changed between characters, which made it hard to follow.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes spy thrillers. The book was a great read I would recommend this to people who like a challenge.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable Potboiler, Oct 1 2001
By Bruce Dunn (Vancouver Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Net Force #4 Breaking Point (Paperback)
Occasional bits of good writing in describing the thinking processes of some of the characters, but otherwise bland. A friend who read it broke out howling with laughter at a scene in which various characters shoot it out in pitch blackness in the middle of a June night. I asked him what was so funny. He pointed out that the scene takes place in Alaska, where in the middle of the summer it is so far north that it never gets darker than twilight, particularly a week or so from the longest day of the year. A little research by the author(s) about one of the most important settings for the novel would have helped. When I read it, I broke out howling at a description of a sports event involving throwing a boomerang to try to get the longest flight time. The book quotes flight times of up to 18 minutes. The book revolves around characters who are supposedly power users of the internet, who can rapidly access the most obscure facts. Too bad the author(s) aren't up to doing basic research on the internet themselves.
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4.0 out of 5 stars My First Clancy Book
This is the first time I have read a Tom Clancy book. I was interested because of the computer angle. I REALLY enjoyed this! Read more
Published on Aug 20 2001 by S. Griffin

3.0 out of 5 stars Starting mid-stream
I just finished the book. It took me 6 days. I would of read it quicker had I the time. Although the book was enjoyable to read, some of the events were unrealistic. Read more
Published on April 18 2001 by Walt

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good series
Just to tell the other's who say they don't understand that characters, you need to read the ones before this one. There are 3 other ones! No wonder you don't understand it. Read more
Published on Mar 21 2001 by Ryan Webster

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book
I thought this book was good. I found it interesting and exiting! I would recomend anyone to buy this book!
Published on Feb 7 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars ...
...Choppy plot and 2-dimensional uncompelling characters are two reasons not to read this book.
Published on Jan 13 2001 by Todd

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor research.
The author must not have researached Alaska before writing this book. Chapter 20 starts off with the small community of "Paxon" which is misspelled (Paxton) and a herd... Read more
Published on Dec 30 2000 by jsmiller@mosquitonet.com

1.0 out of 5 stars fragmental story line
I think that the authors tried very hard to rush out this book. Many details and sections are not connected. Read more
Published on Dec 28 2000 by vkzzz

1.0 out of 5 stars Woof! Woof!
What a dog. It is difficult to become engrossed in a book where there are about 10 major characters that are all badly underwritten. Read more
Published on Dec 12 2000 by Michael C. Fitzgerald

3.0 out of 5 stars Passable Entertainment
For a number of reasons, I feel that the Net Force books have always been weaker than the Op Center series. I have three specific issues with this book. Read more
Published on Nov 15 2000 by heringermr

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard To Grasp!
Once again a Tom Clancy book has bottomed out. The book had trouble getting from A to Z. The computer insanity business had a nearly good concept but it even failed to take hold... Read more
Published on Nov 2 2000 by Melvin Hunt

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