Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance

By: Mark Greaney

Narrated by: Scott Brick

The number-one New York Times best-selling series is back with the most shocking revelation of all. After years of facing international threats, President Jack Ryan learns that the greatest dangers always come from within....

It begins with a family dinner in Princeton, New Jersey. After months at sea, US Navy Commander Scott Hagan, captain of the USS James Greer, is on leave when he is attacked by an armed man in a crowded restaurant. Hagan is shot, but he manages to fight off the attacker. Though severely wounded, the gunman reveals he is a Russian whose brother was killed when his submarine was destroyed by Commander Hagan's ship.

Hagan demands to know how the would-be assassin knew his exact location, but the man dies before he says more.

In the international arrivals section of Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport, a Canadian businessman puts his fingerprint on a reader while chatting pleasantly with the customs official. Seconds later he is shuffled off to interrogation. He is actually an American CIA operative who has made this trip into Iran more than a dozen times, but now the Iranians have his fingerprints and know who he is. He is now a prisoner of the Iranians.

As more deadly events involving American military and intelligence personnel follow, all over the globe, it becomes clear that there has been some kind of massive information breach and that a wide array of America's most dangerous enemies have made a weapon of the stolen data. With US intelligence agencies potentially compromised, it's up to John Clark and the rest of The Campus to track the leak to its source.

Their investigation uncovers an unholy threat that has wormed its way into the heart of our nation. A danger that has set a clock ticking and can be stopped by only one man...President Jack Ryan.

©2016 Mark Greaney (P)2016 Random House Audio

The Best Espionage Thriller of 2016

What did you love best about Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance?

The fact that Mark Greaney treats Clancy fans like they deserve by delivering 20 hours of non stop action

Who was your favorite character and why?

President Jack Ryan. He still has his backbone where it is supposed to be

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

Everything

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

Yes

Any additional comments?

Wow, I just finished listening to Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance written by the amazing Mark Greaney, performed as an audiobook by the great Scott Brick and I can say without a doubt that this one is the best Jack Ryan book in the last 10 years and the best Thriller of 2016. Mark Greaney is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Tom Clancy Commander-in-Chief and over the years he has written or co-written, alongside Tom Clancy, 7 thrillers in the Jack Ryan Universe. Mark also has an original series of his own that introduces the readers to the infamous Gray Man… I listened to all his books and enjoyed each and everyone of them…

I started Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance on December 6th, exactly when it was released and I listened to it for a few hours every day. I wanted to read it all in one stand, because of the fantastic writing, the frantic pace and being pushed forward by the scary plot, but at the same time I treasured the experience and wanted for it to never end.

Without me giving any of the key plot points away, I will tell you that Jack Ryan is back for another heart stopping adventure! Oh, yeah, and it’s not only Jack, since we have the entire Campus team back in action. The story is great and the plot is strong and very well thought out.

Everything starts with an assassination attempt in New Jersey that targets a US Navy Commander and his family as they are enjoying a quiet dinner at a nice restaurant. After that, we are witnesses to a chain of events that makes it clear to everyone that an unknown party is leaking information to ISIS and to other international players about enlisted men and women in the United States… Spies are compromised, soldiers are attacked at home and abroad. Nobody is safe, nothing is secret anymore and the only ones who can find a solution to this crisis are Jack, Dom, Ding and the famous John Clark.

The plot is filled with twists and turns, the action moves at breakneck speeds from the United States to Iran, back to the US and after that to Romania. The story is so good and so brilliantly written that I found myself keeping my breath from time to time… Near the end are some explosive moments, filled with non stop action that will keep you on the edge of your seat… There are guns, terrorists, gadgets, hackers, espionage, tech details about weapons, aircrafts and computers, there are spies, hand to hand combat, training sequences, helicopters, planes, boats, bombs, politics and lots of drama… Beware, once you start reading, you might not want to stop!

Mark Greaney is in my humble opinion one of the best Thriller writers out there and the research he did for True Faith and Allegiance is nothing short of excellent. Some of the action in this new espionage thriller takes place in Romania and let me tell you that Mr. Greaney nailed it all exactly the way it is. Some of you may know that I live in Romania, I’m from Bucharest and even own a house near one of the cities Mark features in this book. Yes, there are hackers there, no, I’m not one of them :), but it was great to see such a big and renowned author doing his research at such a huge scale…

As I mentioned In the beginning of this review, Scott Brick is the one that brings Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance to life with his expert and perfect narration. For me, Scott became Jack Ryan after he picked up the series when Michael Prichard stopped recording the Clancy audiobooks. President of the United States Jack Ryan and his son Jack Jr. alongside the ex-Rainbow Six operatives John Clark and Ding Chavez, plus the actual Campus members like Dom and others are like family to me. Scott uses his talent, brings them all to life, switches between accents and employs subtile changes to his voice to make it easy for the listener to identify who is speaking. He even gets right the few words in Romanian. Great job, Scott!

If you are a Tom Clancy / Jack Ryan fan, or just prefer thrillers and espionage, you will absolutely love True Faith and Allegiance! Mark Greaney is getting better with every book that he releases and I want to say a big THANK YOU to him for treating the Clancy fans with the respect they deserve, for not throwing out an empty and short book, but for delivering a masterpiece!

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Hard to Listen<br />.<br />

The story and insights into the middle East are interesting., but the narrator's volume is very uneven, making it either too loud or too quiet.

True Faith and Allegiance

What did you love best about Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance?

Never a dull moment

What other book might you compare Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance to and why?

This is a great continuation of the Jack Ryan Series

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

Great enunciation.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Kept you on the edge of your seat, Could not stop listening.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next book in the series.

Love the series....and this was my fave!

I love the way that Mark has picked up the Vibes for this series and taking it to a whole new level!

Wonderful Storytelling.....Clancy would approve!

Well developed plot and characters read by great narrator.

I can't wait for the next installment.

Awesome

Amazing. Wonderful. Fantastic. I did not know enough descriptive words! All I can say is ENJOY!

2nd best in the series

Topical, well written and narrated. Only Rainbow 6 was better.

It kept me engaged for all 19 hours. A great listen.

Intertwining plots

Interesting and entertaining, and well read. The characters from other audible books were well integrated.

very good

One of the best Jack Ryan novels. today's reality becomes tomorrow's greatest novels. Story is well put together and believable

Another Ryan page turner

Good story with a nice bow tie at the end. a good running subtext on the players.