Executive Orders

A Novel

De: Tom Clancy

Narrado por: Michael Prichard

Debt of Honor ends as Jack Ryan is confirmed vice president minutes before a mammoth act of terrorism kills the President, most of his cabinet, all but a few members of Congress, the entire Supreme Court and all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Suddenly Ryan is President, which is where Executive Orders begins.

Ryan's responsibilities crush in on him. Where should he begin? He must calm a nation, pacify world leaders, arrange a massive funeral -- while he rebuilds a government as quickly as possible. But that's not all. Enemies abroad and at home see opportunities, and they'll soon present President Ryan with an unimaginable crisis. How will he tackle his greatest challenge ever?

©2009 Tom Clancy (P)2010 Random House

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Holmes writes with an easy warmth about kind people who are trying their best but messing things up anyway.... A warm and lovely romance, perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell and Louise Miller.” (Kirkus Reviews [starred review])

“The charm of Holmes’ novel comes not only from a genuine friendship between Evvie and Dean that develops into a sweet romance but also from watching amiable Evvie stumble through the process of finding herself in a realistic way. A warm and funny book that will utterly captivate fans of Abbi Waxman and Taylor Jenkins Reid.” (Booklist [starred review])

“Holmes’ debut charms, as a young widow and a former Major League pitcher learn to begin again.... At times deeply emotional yet sometimes extremely humorous, this is a satisfying crowd-pleaser.” (Publishers Weekly)

Don't some of us wish Jack ryan was real?

I would hesitate to name any single one of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books as my favorite, but if I did Executive Orders would probably be it. What an excellent book! When I started reading this series sometime in the late 80's it never dawned on me that Jack Ryan would ever become president. Still Clancy comes up with a plausible if unlikely sequence of events to propel Jack Ryan into the presidency of the United States. My only problem with the whole scenario is that I find it hard to believe that there are any politicians with as much common sense as Jack Ryan demonstrates in this book. Prichard does a good job as narrator of this book although there might be some better choices for narrator. Some people don't care for the detail that Clancy puts into his books or the length of this book in particular. I don't understand that myself. To my way of thinking I got this audio book for entertainment. Isn't 51 hours of entertainment better than 5 hours of entertainment? Would I recommend this book? I sure would!

Great book

The book is a very good read. great build up then a great follow through.

headline not optional

Am rereading Jack Ryan series. Executive Orders is one of my absolute favorites. Narration was superb....easy on my ears.

tanks and politics... wow!

as someone who served in the military inside the Beltway I found the Reconstruction of the government absolutely fascinating. This story weaves so many different subplots together that I had to reread certain parts and I was spellbound the whole time. Great read!

Great book

Would you consider the audio edition of Executive Orders to be better than the print version?

Don't know.my eye's are bad ,and reading is lost to me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ryan

What does Michael Prichard bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I found him a bit choppy in the first book he read in the series, but he has mastered this one.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

If Tom Clancy were alive today,I would like to shake his hand and say,what a great book.

enjoyable read

I enjoyed the book. read out before but was nice to listen to while working.

Great Book

I truly enjoyed this book, I Laughed and Cried and love every minute of it

Play at 1.25 speed

wonderfully written, it is amazing how a 1996 literary work can translate to the present day

Good Book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Another compelling story. I am going through the Tom Clancy / Jack Ryan series in order and I am amazed at the creativity of this author. There has not been a poor story line yet.

Any additional comments?

In a good audio book the narrator can make it or kill it. I enjoy Tom Clancy books that are narrated by Michael Prichard. Scott Brick also does a very good job. I have needed to return my last Tom Clancy book, which was horibly narrated by another reader. I made the mistake of not listening to the preview. Unfortunately, I had to return the full version of Debt of Honor and settle for the Abridged version of "Debt of Honor". Michael Prichard does a very good job.

one of my favorite Clancy works

yet another great story
written by a great author
read by a sadly substandard narrator