Like Tom Clancy, the story comes at you from several angles at once, and includes many well researched aspects from science and history. Only, unlike Clancy, it has these annoying leftist comments thrown in, like the gunshow crack when the bad guys use automatic weapons. Or the crack about the president (2002 c) was really annoying, although it does show how a liberal bureaucrat treats orders from the prez.

But if you can get past that then the typical male fantasy action sequences are kinda fun.