Book Review Tom Clancy's Net Force: State of War
Created by Tome Clancy and Steve Pieczenik
Written by Steve Perry and Larry Segrift
This is the first Tom Clancy novel I have ever read. No. Make that the first Tom-Clancy-Seal-Of-Approval "merchandise" that I have ever read. Apparently the 7th book (and probably last one) in the Tom-Clancy-Seal-Of-Approval series Net Force, State of War is a book that details the actions of the FBI's crack computer security agency, 'Net Force".
In a world where the abstract world of the internet has become involved with aspects of real life makes public safety and national security an issue, Net Force was created in order to patrol these areas. This comprises of people of different ages and backgrounds to follow where net crime, originates and their results. This book basically leaves of a few months later after a shoot out on a cruise liner between Net Force and Cybernation a society who uses terrorist and illegal means to try and create a new nation in cyberspace. Basically Cybernation concucts a new plan: keep Net Force busy with a lawsuit and other 'net problems while they secretly blackmail senators to pass laws in their favor.
To start off this book is somewhat of a let down. There was this incredible build up to...something and it just falls flat. The bad guys screws up royally due to the somewhat "Invincible-well-oiled-team" of Net Force's ingenuity, and the good guys charge, take names and kick ass. There is only one climax that was good enough, but I'm not going to spoil it, but I guarantee it is that good.
For me, the book is incredibly focused on the villans, Mitchell Townsend Ames (a lawyer and doctor) and Marcus "Junior" Boudreaux, especially on the latter. In fact there is so much description as well conflict with these characters, I actually empathize more with them than the heros. Like The Matrix Reloaded, the heros were fucking jokes. Alex Micheals, the commander of Net Force was faced with a potential "affair" but that did not fall through. All they showed was their super-duper inpregnable resolve with weaknesses that don't got past internal character conflict.
But really I didn't expect much, I mean to tell the truth, all this was a glorified fanfic. It was written by Steve Perry and Larry Segriff and I could imagine these two jokers basically playing out tech fantasies with the characters in this book. Eating upon each other's words and ideas, no matter how inane they are. Afterall, that is what a fanfic is, in no way would these characters be their personal babies, just people to be abused to a degree utter fanboyism. And that is what I got.
Overall it's pulp with a techno twist. As opposed to Tom Clancy's super hardcore description of his toys, these two authors really do dumb down the book to techno babble I even know....which is what appealed to me and kept my interest to tell the truth. Compared to Rainbow Six (which I'm reading now) this book is child's play.
For keeping me enteritained but pretty half-assedly, I give it:
2.5/5.0 stars.
Created by Tome Clancy and Steve Pieczenik
Written by Steve Perry and Larry Segrift
This is the first Tom Clancy novel I have ever read. No. Make that the first Tom-Clancy-Seal-Of-Approval "merchandise" that I have ever read. Apparently the 7th book (and probably last one) in the Tom-Clancy-Seal-Of-Approval series Net Force, State of War is a book that details the actions of the FBI's crack computer security agency, 'Net Force".
In a world where the abstract world of the internet has become involved with aspects of real life makes public safety and national security an issue, Net Force was created in order to patrol these areas. This comprises of people of different ages and backgrounds to follow where net crime, originates and their results. This book basically leaves of a few months later after a shoot out on a cruise liner between Net Force and Cybernation a society who uses terrorist and illegal means to try and create a new nation in cyberspace. Basically Cybernation concucts a new plan: keep Net Force busy with a lawsuit and other 'net problems while they secretly blackmail senators to pass laws in their favor.
To start off this book is somewhat of a let down. There was this incredible build up to...something and it just falls flat. The bad guys screws up royally due to the somewhat "Invincible-well-oiled-team" of Net Force's ingenuity, and the good guys charge, take names and kick ass. There is only one climax that was good enough, but I'm not going to spoil it, but I guarantee it is that good.
For me, the book is incredibly focused on the villans, Mitchell Townsend Ames (a lawyer and doctor) and Marcus "Junior" Boudreaux, especially on the latter. In fact there is so much description as well conflict with these characters, I actually empathize more with them than the heros. Like The Matrix Reloaded, the heros were fucking jokes. Alex Micheals, the commander of Net Force was faced with a potential "affair" but that did not fall through. All they showed was their super-duper inpregnable resolve with weaknesses that don't got past internal character conflict.
But really I didn't expect much, I mean to tell the truth, all this was a glorified fanfic. It was written by Steve Perry and Larry Segriff and I could imagine these two jokers basically playing out tech fantasies with the characters in this book. Eating upon each other's words and ideas, no matter how inane they are. Afterall, that is what a fanfic is, in no way would these characters be their personal babies, just people to be abused to a degree utter fanboyism. And that is what I got.
Overall it's pulp with a techno twist. As opposed to Tom Clancy's super hardcore description of his toys, these two authors really do dumb down the book to techno babble I even know....which is what appealed to me and kept my interest to tell the truth. Compared to Rainbow Six (which I'm reading now) this book is child's play.
For keeping me enteritained but pretty half-assedly, I give it:
2.5/5.0 stars.
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