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The Cardinal of the Kremlin

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Two men possess vital information on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system.

One of them is Cardinal -- America's highest agent in the Kremlin -- and he's about to be terminated by the KGB.

The other one is the American who can save Cardinal and lead the world to the brink of peace . . . or war.

Here is author Tom Clancy's heart-stopping masterpiece -- a riveting novel about one of the most intriguing issues of our time. Espionage Political Spies & Politics Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Russia Exciting Heartfelt War
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Praise for The Cardinal of the Kremlin

“Clancy’s done it again!”—New York Daily News

“Cardinal excites, illuminates...a real page-turner.”—Los Angeles Daily News

“Fast and fascinating.”—Chicago Tribune

More Praise for Tom Clancy

“He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A brilliant describer of events.”—The Washington Post

“No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and engineering intelligible and exciting...He remains the best!”—Houston Chronicle
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I've always been a fan of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series, particularly the earlier novels (he runs out of ideas as the series progresses). 'The Cardinal of the Kremlin' is one of the best and keeps the reader gripped as well as providing enough technical and philosophical narrative to make it a more 'in depth' novel. Many plot lines all weave together well. I would recommend listening to/reading the earlier Ryan books too, but only 'The Hunt for Red October' has a direct bearing on 'The Cardinal of the Kremlin'.

The narration is good, slighly rushed in places, although at 25 hours this is a long listen anyway! Well worth it though. Recommended.

Great story, good narration

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Too often this book gets caught up in the kink of descriptions of equipment and stereotypical characters that contribute very little to the plot. All dreadfully sluggish. This is compounded by the narration, which is monotonous in the extreme, and reminds me of an episode of the A-Team I once had on cassette (only that was made tolerable by constant bursts of action!) Cannot believe this got so many good reviews - have been harsh in the interests of balance!

Like listening to paint dry

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