Mr. Robinson wrote a fantastic tale and very believable in this day and age. His depth of research and his technical advisor hit the nail on the head! A submarine tale that leads you into the world of global politics and the ramifications when dealing in the black ops of the modern world. Oh, how and what a tangled web we weave when we try to deceive! I must say that I read a lot of the recommendations that were slightly or more on the negative side and, I know that they are just one's opinion, to me they are only negative because the reader didn't get the ending the way they wished it to turn out! We don't get to pick the ending we want sometimes and have to face reality, as in real life with the USS Independance case. Real life, and that is what this story tries to emulate, seldom gives us what we want. A superb job Mr. Patrick Robinson for a story that is fiction but could be ripped from the headlines of any major newspaper! I congratulate you on your choice of ending and bringing to life the true consequences of the "greater good outcome" theory.

USS Seawolf by all means is a very specific military (Navy) action-thriller that catered to that very reader(ship) group. As the title suggests, it's about submarines. It's narrated by a Brit and that significantly detracts from the overall enjoyment. Plot and strategy are believable, but the solutions are entirely Navy...it's almost like the other services don't exist or the author did not research them enough to add into the story. I guess I ought to get over that predilection because Robinson is a Brit. That said, he portrays the US President in a vindictive and trite way. The story is very enjoyable if you can get over the Brit narrator and the single service perspective. ( )

Really enjoyed this book; at first I was a little worried the Ben Adnam from the prior book was the mysterious Linus Clarke character who seemed nervous and lacking in fortitude, however thankfully it is later revealed who Linus Clarke is and it isn't BA.

This plot is believable, nicely paced and has a great action filled climax before winding down to end on a sorrowful note.

It's nice to read a book involving the US Navy where they aren't portrayed as superheroes, I felt this book did a good job of accurately describing the balance of power, ambitions and abilities of the US & China.

Highly enjoyed. ( )

2/12/2010