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  • Executive Orders

  • A Novel
  • By: Tom Clancy
  • Narrated by: Michael Prichard
  • Length: 51 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (8,141 ratings)

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Executive Orders

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Publisher's summary

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

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Clancy at his finest

His knowledge of the details of the military is one of my enjoyment of his novels.

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classic

I own this book somewhere. it's been years since I've read it. classic Clancy at its best

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If only ...

Lessons abound for today’s narrow minded, self-serving media and politicians. A wonderful story, told in an engaging way.

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Awesome

I read all of Clancys books, love the Audio version even more, it is a MUST HAVE

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A Must Read

Would you listen to Executive Orders again? Why?

No, because it was nearly 50 hours long.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, because the most unexpected always happened. Jack Ryan is my favorite character
in Tom Clancy's series.

Which character – as performed by Michael Prichard – was your favorite?

Cathy Ryan

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes, when Katie was rescued.

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too much like today's news

....so much as to not a relaxing listening - in spite of being written years ago.

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No playing with Jack!

Awesome book. Looking forward to the next one. The story is exceptional and will keep you engaged until the very end.

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A long and great book

Love it. It's a fantastic book! I struggled with it on a first attempt after binging through the entire series upto this point, but on a second attempt I realized how fantastic this book it. The story is captivating, the performance is great (I listen at 1.25x speed which does help since I find the 1x performance of the book a tad bit slow) and although it is a typical Clancy book with perhaps not the deepest story and most philosophical read ever I do regard this book as perhaps one of the best books in the series so far! Love it!

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GREAT

Love it as much as all the other books with Jack Ryan. Very intense.

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If Only...

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

Better in the sense that I would not have had time to read it in a way to keep everything fresh, whereas listening daily during my commute was easier and better.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, once the basic ground work was laid out which took quite some time. I think all would have been better and more captivating if the narrator was a bit less mono toned.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

NO. I really think the narration slowed the pace until perhaps the last set of chapters.

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

Not really. But it did stimulate my imagination to try to figure out how it was all going to come together so I was continuously engaged.

Any additional comments?

If only Scott Brick...

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