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    Against All Enemies
    Against All Enemies
    Against All Enemies
    Audiobook (abridged)8 hours

    Against All Enemies

    Written by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    For years, ex–Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore has worked across the Middle East and behind the scenes for the Special Activities Division of the CIA, making connections, extracting valuable intelligence, and facing off against America’s enemies at every turn.

    And then…news of a potentially devastating coalition: What if two of the greatest threats to the security of the United States were to form an unholy alliance? The Taliban is trying to exploit a Mexican drug cartel to which they supply opium as a means to bring the fire of jihad to the hearts of the infidels. It is up to Moore, and his team, to infiltrate and dismantle the drug cartel, even as they hunt for those who would bring the ultimate terror and destruction to the streets of America.

    In a story that races from the remote, war-scarred landscapes of the Middle East to the blood-soaked chaos of the U.S.–Mexico border, Tom Clancy once again delivers a heart-stopping thriller that is frighteningly close to reality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 14, 2011
    ISBN9781455829200
    Against All Enemies
    Author

    Tom Clancy

    Since the phenomenal worldwide success of ‘‘The Hunt for Red October’, his controversial, ground-breaking first novel, Tom Clancy has become one of the world’s fastest-selling thriller writers. Three of his novels have been made into highly successful films: ‘The Hunt for Red October’, ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘Clear and Present Danger’. He is also the author of several non-fiction books on military subjects, and the co-creator of the ‘Op-Centre’ series. He lives in Maryland, USA.

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    • 4/5
      Good tile with loads of action. Enjoy the main character. More troubles than flash Gordon. Includes everything Arabs terror drugs Mexicans traitors - got the lot.
    • 3/5
      This was not one of Clancy's better works--full of all the thriller/action movie cliches and tough guys not even thinking about laws, the Constitution or any other consequences. The book introduces a new character, ex-Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore, that we might see again (the ending provided a hint) but the way that the back story was told was just terrible. If you are looking for a fast, fluffy read, this could work. Long time Clancy fans will be disappointed.
    • 4/5
      Good read, don't know how much was Clancy and how much was the other author but it was very enjoyable for a non-Ryan book. Figure there will be more of a tie-in somewhere down the road.
    • 4/5
      Gut lesbarer Roman, der aber nicht in die Tiefe geht wie andere Clancy-Romane. Max Moore als ehemaliger SEAL geht seinen Weg und in diesem Fall bringt er ein Kartell und islamische Terroristen zu Fall.
    • 2/5
      CIA operative and former Navy SEAL Max Moore is fighting a battle on two fronts. He starts off fighting the Taleban in Pakistan; then transitions to the drug wars in Mexico. We had all the acronyms you can think of, sub plots that start and go no where, and other inconsistencies. Where's Jack Ryan? The funniest part was that the terrorists and drug lords used American idioms...research that and it would have been richer, Clancy. Would I read another Tom Clancy novel? Definitely!
    • 3/5
      In Against All Enemies, CIA operative and former Navy SEAL Max Moore is fighting a battle on two fronts. It starts off with him combatting the Taleban in Pakistan. It then transitions to the drug wars in Mexico, where Moore and a team are trying to take down the biggest drug cartel in the world. These two fights are related since the terrorists are supplying the drugs to the cartel to fund their Jihad operations. The cartel has a long reach, and the leader of the cartel is a very powerful person. Meanwhile the terrorists are trying to reach the United States and enact another 9/11 style attack on US soil.I thought Clancy's Jack Ryan novels had gotten stale and not remotely realistic. The novels were stuck in the past, and this book gave his writing a necessary face lift. The novel was loaded with action throughout and the writing was competent and professional. There were a few plot holes and some factual issues, but I thought the characterization was strong. The team assembled to take on the Cartel had quality characters that resonated. There was plenty of action that kept the novel moving. The ending was a bit of a letdown, however. This was a solid novel that action fans will enjoy.Carl Alves - author of Blood Street
    • 5/5
      i just love tom clancy i've read them all. i have the whole collection. i think i like this new character moore just as much, probably. will definently read the next one but i was a little disappointed in the abrupt ending, it went so far to end and then kept going but then it was just a little abrupt... you like him, you should read it... awesome
    • 3/5
      Interesting setup regarding possible links between terrorists and narco-cartels.

      Entire novel looks like a cross between "Without remorse" and "Debt of Honor" but without the depth of these two books.

      Main character (I think Clancy franchise truly loves SEALs :)), Moore, is basically Clark for the new age.

      Where this book falls short IMHO is all the "we-are-the-best" attitude of the main character. Don't get me wrong - in this novel plans go south, agents get killed, there is a true cat-and-mouse game going on between good and bad guys etc. But there is no doubt at any point that good guys will prevail (anyone remember "The Sum Of All Fears"? Now that was tense action novel).

      Good guys are superior in everything (training, equipment (you'll get the specs on any weapon they choose and of course they are always choosing US production lines because - you get it - they are the best), you name it) and that's the main issue I have with the novel - you need group of commandos from country X in 2 hours at some location in the Mexico? No problem, we can make it happen. You need hi-tech equipment at location Y - it's waiting for you. I mean even Alias would say something like "Wait a minute, this is ridiculous! How are you doing this" :)

      Also, each chapter seems a little bit repetitive (e.g in one chapter they are chasing down a cartel boss and reader is introduced to the character; next chapter repeats all the info - to the letter .... I mean what for, this is the novel not serialized series of short stories that are published with few days in between).

      It's a fun read though, and in truth I am giving it 3,5 stars (can't select it though).

      If you want a little bit more darker (and maybe more realistic) story on anti-cartel operations give Forsyth's "The Cobra" a try.
    • 3/5
      The book had the main characters go do some exciting stuff, go back to "headquarters," get a lucky break to figure out what to do next, go do it, and then head back headquarters to wait for the next thing to react to. The events were well written and entertaining. However, I wish the plotting was more proactive.
    • 2/5
      Not engaging...too focused on tech stuff and not enough character development. Very disappointing.
    • 5/5
      My first Tom Clancy novel, when I got in the mail I thought; did I order Large Print...it's so big. Well, it isn't LP and I thought it would take me forever to read. It started out a little slow but I stuck with it and was pleasantly surprised that it didn't take all that long and I finished it. I enjoyed the characters and learning about the drug cartels. I look forward to reading more of Tom's novels.
    • 3/5
      Former Navy SEAL turned CIA operative Max Moore hasn’t had much luck lately. All of his life, he has lost the people closest to him and now he has lost his entire CIA team to a terrorist bombing in Pakistan. Before he can find out who did it, he is dragged across the world to help with the fight against the Mexican drug lords. But is there a connection between Mexico’s most powerful cartel, the Taliban and one of the richest men in the world? Moore will need to use every skill and contact he has to unearth the truth before a lot of Americans die.Against All Enemies is Tom Clancy’s first novel written with co-author Peter Telep and introduces Max Moore’s character. Unlike the everyman heroics of Clancy’s supremely popular Jack Ryan character, Max Moore closer to the generic super-spy seen in so many modern thrillers. He has a lot of machismo, but he lacks a lot of depth and isn’t nearly as interesting a character as Clancy’s other protagonists. The long list of antagonists lack cohesion, failing to provide the reader a clear opposition to Moore. That might have been the whole point of the situation, but it prevents us from engaging fully with the conflict.Another piece missing from past Clancy efforts, including two of his more recent novels, The Teeth of the Tiger (4.0 stars) and Dead or Alive (4.0 stars) is the fragmented story lines that mesh together later in the book providing that “ah ha” moment that is so satisfying. Instead, Against All Enemies is very linear. Characters come and go and we never really connect to most of them. They are there just long enough to be shot, stabbed, buried…or sometimes all three. There is a lot of bloodshed, however, there is a certain lack of punch in the action. That is not to say there aren’t good points to this story. The plot is both complex and ripped straight out of the headlines. The book also takes inside the carnage that is taking place just across our own southern border, revealing just how little security we really have in America these days. There just isn’t that moment when you feel the acid in your stomach as you realize this could really happen as there was in The Sum of All Fears (5.0 stars) and Executive Orders (4.5 stars). The traumatic moment is there, but the story isn’t written to capture our imagination.As thrillers go, Against All Enemies is average. As Tom Clancy thrillers go, this was not one of his better efforts. As a long-time fan, I am hoping that the next novel returns to the trend of his better works.
    • 3/5
      This is not a Jack Ryan story. Instead, in this book Clancy and Telep introduce us to Maxwell Moore, an ex-Navy SEAL and CIA operative who becomes involved in an operation exploring links between a terrorist organisation and Mexican drug cartels. Moore was interesting to me because although he is haunted by the demons of his past (as all cliched protagonists), he isn't the precocious golden boy who always seems to be one step ahead of his opponents. I liked this (slight) concession to realism, and although I found it hard to get into the story and engage with the characters, I persevered and enjoyed this somewhat more than some of the Power Plays books I've been very disappointed by recently.
    • 4/5
      Found story moved way too slow and had just tons of alphabet soup listings for all the government agencies that operated together (?) in Afganistan, Mexico, South America and the various U.S. agencies. I felt that more attention was directed to explaining how these agencies worked than forwarding the story arc. I've never found any of the other Clancy novels I've read to drag this way. Maybe it is the influence of the collaborating author. I was also disturbed that so many needless deaths were blamed on bought off officials and just inept Agency employee. Too many agendas competed for the scarce operational resources and many times people and operations were scuttled for political purposes. I guess it isn't too hard to imagine how the operatives who were deeply involved with the activity could lose their sense of purpose and consider alternative lines of work. Felt the story suffered to allow the promotion of political criticism. Not Clancy's best work.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. The story moved well and I liked the new character, Maxwell Moore. I hope the character shows up in future books. It is a darker story line then many of Mr. Clancy's earlier books.
    • 4/5
      Though I did enjoy this book, it had a very different feel to it than his other books. This book felt to me like Teeth of the Tiger. It felt as if the authors were building a base for books to come. Normally I cant put Clancy books down, this one I couldnt until it seemed to fizzle out at the end. The terrorist seemed to be in the book more as an after thought. The terrorist ending for the book seemed to be just.....there. I did really like the last few pages.I really enjoy Tom Clancy books, and I look forward to seeing where this leads.
    • 3/5
      The story itself was a good one but the superfluous writing was a bit much. Do I really need to know how a gun works? Do I really need to know EVERY detail of his past life? I say, cut to the chase. 700+ plus pages is a bit much. Worth reading it all? I'm a bit skeptical.
    • 5/5
      Finally, a new Clancy book that is up to his old standards! Combining drug cartels with Pakistani terrorists, infiltrating America's borders, quick action, heroes and traitors. I read this in less than 2 days. Couldn't put it down.
    • 2/5
      I have serious reservations about the level of Mr. Clancy's involvement in the writing of this book. For me, it was a huge disappointment. I think Mr. Calncy has embarked on the same path as Mr. Patterson in having another author pen a novel and then sticking their established name on it for quick profit and little effort on their part. Unfortunately, this formula seems to work better for Mr. Patterson than it does for Mr. Clancy. For better than half the book I was surprised that the main character in this novel wasn't killed. I actually likened him more to Inspector Clouseau than to a serious former member of the Navy seals. He consistently seemed to make amateurish mistakes.My only salvation is that I did not buy the book but was able to get it from my local library. I would have been sorely disappointed had I paid good mney for this book. I suggest you save your time and money with regard to this book. Pass on this latest effort from Mr. Clancey. It will fall far short of your expectations.
    • 1/5
      This latest "Tom Clancy" book is a pure disgrace. By putting his name on this thing, Clancy shows how little respect he has not only for his own work, but also for his readers. If you're someone who remembers the old days of Clancy, with Jack Ryan and Patriot Games, or Clear and Present Danger, then by all means, don't waste your money on this pathetic imitation. If you're new to Clancy, then buy the old ones and leave this one on the shelf.The premise of the main story is interesting--members of the Taliban join forces with a Mexican drug cartel--so I thought I might be able to hang in and see if I wasn't just going through a bad patch in the middle that Clancy's "co-author" wrote without his oversight. But when I got to the point of laughing out loud at the stupid plot turns and dialogue, I decided that, even though I was almost 400 pages into this 750-page book, I'd had enough.Not only is the dialogue wooden and stupid, but also the main character, Maxwell Moore, "ex-Navy SEAL" (oh, puh-leeze), is someone I simply could not care less about. Will he live? Will he die horribly at the hands of the Juarez Cartel? I COULDN'T CARE LESS.Moore and a colleague are undercover, keeping watch over Miguel and his girlfriend Sonia. Miguel is the son of Jorge Rojas, the richest man in Mexico, maybe "the richest man in the world." Moore is watching the two young people from the balcony of his hotel room, "a clear view of their naked forms splayed across the bed....'Must be nice to be young,' Moore said, sighing over his own lost years. 'They're pretty horny, huh?' said Fitzpatrick," Moore's partner. Seriously? This drivel is just embarrassing. A few pages later, the two young people not only get away from the Mexican gangsters who are trying to kidnap them, but they also give Moore the slip, just long enough for girlfriend Sonia to save the day, pulling out the knife that she just happens to have with her, and slashing open the bad guy's throat. The blood "comes in a great fountain against the wall," and the boyfriend stands there, "stunned," while he wonders, "Who was this girl he'd fallen in love with? She was remarkable." Done, I'm done. And as for Tom Clancy, I'm simply embarrassed for him. I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt--maybe he didn't even read this thing. But would I have bought a book by author Peter Telep? No, I would not. I bought this one because it had Tom Clancy's name on it. This book is nothing but a fraud, and I think this is a case where LT needs to give readers the wherewithal to give a book a negative star rating.I returned the book to the seller. I hope the publisher gets the message.
    • 5/5
      Against All Enemies, is a fantastic read! The book is over 750 pages and yet could have been more and I still would have loved it. As you can easily find out, it is about the Taliban teaming up with the Mexican drug cartels to gain access to America. That alone is worth reading about. The characters are not superhuman, things can and do go wrong for them throughout the book which helps to keep the reader interested, in the final outcome. There are plenty of surprises along the way, and the main character Maxwell Moore is believable and human! By this I mean he screws up, and because of this, things go badly. Let's face it; with all Tom Clancy books you pretty much know the outcome before you begin reading it! That is not what makes you want to read it in the first place, what makes you want to read it, is to be entertained, and this book delivers!1. Did Tom Clancy write none, some, or the entire book? Who knows? But at the end of the day his name is on it, and he has to live with that, and I don't think there is any reason he should be ashamed to have his name on this. Unlike most of the latest Clive Cussler books.2. Is it technically accurate? Again I don't know. I don't know the technical aspects of one type of gun from another but I do know they can be used to kill people, and in this book they do.3. Is the book realistic? I would say yes. I think the scenario played out in this book is all too possible, and likely to happen sooner rather than later. Greed will let people do things that are ultimately not in their best interest, and that is really what happens in this book. If you want specifics read the book. Unfortunately what I did not find realistic was the level of competence, all of the characters had from various departments of our government! I don't think the author truly does either, but required a bit of fabrication to keep the story going.This book is fiction! Remember that. It is not history, it is not a technical manual, and it is entertainment! On that level it delivers!