Separation of Power

Mitch Rapp Series

By: Vince Flynn

Narrated by: Ken Kliban

Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Newly appointed CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy is the target of an inside plot to destroy her and prematurely end the American President's term. To make matters worse, Saddam Hussein is close to entering the nuclear arms race - something Israel has vowed to stop. With the haunting specter of World War III looming, the president calls on his secret weapon: top counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp. But with only two weeks to take out the nukes, Rapp is up against a ticking clock - and impossible odds.

Take another thrill ride with Mitch Rapp.

©2002 Vince Flynn (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"First-class political intrigue from a master storyteller." ( Booklist)

Narrator Comment

Narrator makes Mitch Rapp Sound like an emotional wreck. Always agitated with a touch of bitchiness and a higher whiny voice to boot. Not very fitting in my mind for stead fast operative.

Narrator does a good job on the rest of the characters but I just could not keep thinking about it when he portrayed the main character of the story - disappointing.

A bit boring

Not much action in this one. To much description. Needs to move faster. More action!

Main heroine

This serious is pretty good but from book to book there are small changes that don't add up for one smooth storyline. My main problem with the story was the heroine. Why in stories like these the author tries to make a strong heroine but ends up making a controlling and overbearing personality for the heroin. I see it as the "I'll never let you go Jack" mentality for the heroin.

Bad acting

Almost unlistenable. Good story, horrible narrator, the worst. Imagine Doctor Smith from the original "Lost in Space" series reading to you.

Terrible narration

It’s unfortunate but this narrator nearly ruins this terrific story. He makes the strong male figures sound pathetic and whiny.

Couldn't Get Past the Narrator

I was willing to see past the negative reviews about the narrator's performance, assuming they were somewhat embellished. Boy, was I wrong! His voice is like nails on a chalk board. He makes all of the characters sound bitchy, and effeminately-robotic. It's kind of like having angry C3P0 read you a bedtime story. I'm sure the story's great, but I'll have to actually read this one, because I couldn't make it past chapter three listening to this narrator.

The narrater of this book was very dissapointing.

What did you like best about Separation of Power? What did you like least?

I am a fan of vince Flynn

What did you like best about this story?

I am a Mitch Rap fan

Would you be willing to try another one of Ken Kliban’s performances?

NO..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was Separation of Power worth the listening time?

I almost stopped listening because of the narrater... I thought Ceorge Godell narrated Vince Flynn?

Any additional comments?

I have been a long time member of Audible ...This is the first time I am commenting on a read. (Listen). Scott Brick Is probably your best narrater

One step forward

Finally a narrator who can pronounce Anna's name properly (not as really), but this one can't pronounce lived. sigh

Awful narrator for this series

The narrrator was not a good match for this series. Guidal is much better. The story line is okay... but not a great book from the rapp series.

Mitch Rapp is meant to be read by George Guidell

I can usually burn through a Mitch Rapp story is 2 or 3 days but it took over a week listening to this nasally twerp narrating. Gods what were you thinking. I almost deleted and didn't finish after the first 10 minutes but I just love the saga too much to miss anything. I wish I had read it like the good old days so I didn't get this alter ego Clark Kent/ Superman duality image of Mitch stuck in my head