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Debt of Honor

A Jack Ryan Novel

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Debt of Honor

Written by: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: John MacDonald
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Clancy plunges hero Jack Ryan into nonstop high adventure, as two seemingly unrelated occurrences being a chain of events that will stun the world.

©1994 Tom Clancy (P)2010 Random House Audio
Espionage Genre Fiction Political Suspense Technothrillers Fiction Thriller Imperialism Military War Air Force
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What the critics say

"Clancy's latest novel traces the financial, political, military, and personal machinations that drive America into the next major global war.... a shocker climax so plausible you'll wonder why it hasn't yet happened. (Entertainment Weekly)

“Breathtaking.” (Los Angeles Times)

“A brilliant describer of events.” (The Washington Post)

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excellent first listen

an excellent listen very riveting was hard to put down the reader was also very pleasant to listen to. this was my first audible book and I truly enjoyed it

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Ancient History of Revenge and Family on a Rampage

A war between former enemies, orchestrated by a economic warlord, costing lives, livelihoods, and political capital. The cost is too high for any nation, when you throw nuclear arms and the might of the US military machine into the mix you have one great story...

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Not bad

Not Clancy's best work, but enjoyable. At this point, the author started going to places with his characters which were no longer very plausible.
John MacDonald's reading includes trying some pretty bad accents...a decent effort nonetheless. Generally a pretty good read. 7.5 stars out of 10.

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Clancy at his best

Another masterpiece from Clancy. The detail and realism are incredible. The story was hard to turn off and it left you wanting more.
The performance took a while to accept. The voice was monotone at times. It got better as it went and didn’t detract from the content or the book.
A definite recommendation to anyone that enjoys realistic fiction.

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Great Story. Painful Reading.

I really liked the story even though it was a bit far fetched and made America seem invincible.

However, John MacDonald’s performance was so hard to get used to. I honestly thought it was a text to speech version of the audiobook at first. His accents were jarring and took me right out of it every time. The New England accent was almost laughable.

I’m listening to Without Remorse now read by Michael Prichard and it’s like night and day.

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Narrator, too bad

I decided that I would listen to the books chronological order . What a disappointment to have switched narrators, changed the whole experience.

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A Great Thriller

A good what if scenario on what could happen when the wrong men are left to their own desires and grandeur. A mix of politics, sabatoge and militarism.

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Such a shame.

Spoiled by the narration, the first few chapters sounded like a computer voice over, then the New England accents started, they were so awful it was actually funny.

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Great story, sadly underwhelming performance

John Macdonald's narration has a very monotone quality and fails to capture the pace of conversation in the book. His narration shines in passages that discuss economics and global politics however. Listening at 1.2-1.5x speed is almost required to help inject a little enthusiasm into his voice. If you are trying to go through the "Ryanverse" books through Audible, you sadly have to sit through John's narration as the book contains huge plot points that affect the following books after Debt of Honor.

The story was great, not as good as the other books but still very enjoyable. Some of the writing will be a bit dry due to some of the plot points relating to "boring" topics like economics. I personally find it very enjoyable but I will admit that there is a bit of irrelevant explanation.

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Idealistic yet Fun

Clancy writes of United States that doesn’t exist any longer (perhaps never did) where people placed the good of the country as their top priority. The values represented in this book are mere memories of a bygone era. The trust, moral character and apolitical aspirations of the three letter agencies as described in the book are almost completely at odds with the current state of affairs in 2024.

This book, that for some, once instilled hope and trust in something bigger than the sum of Americas parts now only seems a sad reminder of a more innocent and promising time.

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