A passable continuation of the Jack Ryan series.
937009
Passable as a Tom Clancy novel but nowhere as good as the Master. I remember the original Jack Ryan as an independent thinker, not aligned to either party but this new Jack Ryan seems unashamedly Republican right wing. The story plods along but it is nowhere near as exciting as the original novels.
3572706
Based on a story by Louis L'Amour The Diamond of Jeru (2001) is a made for TV jungle adventure that doesn't offer anything original, but is a decent enough time filler, if you are looking for some very light entertainment.

Billy Zane (<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Phantom/dp/B002XUBDYM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Phantom</a>), a guy who's career has never quite reached its potential, plays Mike Kardec, an adventurer in Borneo.  After visitors John Lacklan (Keith Carradine,&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Southern-Comfort/dp/B00JGR3M80/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Southern Comfort</a>), and his wife Helen (Paris Jefferson), hire native guides to help them search for some diamonds, Kardec and his friend Raj (Jackson Raine), head into the jungle to keep watch over the couple.  Lacklan resents Kardec being around his wife, and bullheadedly proceeds through the jungle, until he finds himself in danger of losing his head, leaving Kardec and Raj to come to the rescue.

This is an unmemorable adventure, roughly on par with an episode of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Relic-Hunter/dp/B003XEKUBY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Relic Hunter</a>.  Zane's gentle charm and light comedic flair, does help things to flow along, and there are also a few decent action scenes, but romance isn't really a factor.
2403846
Clancy's Commander in Chief was a good read and continued the Jack Ryan following.
3191997
I liked it because I like the Clancy characters, old and new generation.
The plot was not up to par with Clancy's past works.
I recommend it for those who know Clancy's past work.
2766647
I enjoyed the story, but it's sadly obvious that this did not contain much, if any of Tom Clancy's work. The detail was missing, the characters seemed stiff at times, the plot was good enough to keep interest, but just wasn't Clancy. There were small things that conflicted with earlier works, and there was too much use of Deus ex Machina. I probably would not recommend this to other hard core Clancy fans.
37632
I really love the Jack Ryan Jr. character but I thought this book jumped around a lot and had lots of endings but kept on going.  Story line not as good as I am used to for Tom Clancy book.
2093082
I just finished this new Clancy book, and thought to myself, "is that it?"
This new series looks like it will be much smaller in scale than the previous books -- no Chinese invasions or massive tank engagements.  The book is focused on the business of intelligence gathering, and not as much on Operations.  As a result, not much happens in this book until the final pages.
The characters are new:  Jack Ryan, Jr. and his cousins Dominic and Brian Caruso.  Young Jack provides much the same voice for Clancy's rants that his father did in the earlier books.  I didn't much care for the Caruso boys, but maybe they'll be better developed in later volumes.
All in all, I felt that this book was a decent introduction to the new series.  It kind of seemed that Clancy had written a more substantial novel (800 pages), but the publishers cut the book in two to double sales.  As a result, I was left wanting more -- but not in a good way.
I didn't love this book in the way that I loved Clancy's others, but I'll still buy his next book on the release date.
2427952
For Jack Reacher novels this is just okay.  But it's still Jack Reacher and a  good read.
3751642
OK but not up to the prior Jack Ryan novels by Mr. Clancy.  Doesn't mean I won't stop reading TC's novels, however.
732733
enough action to be interesting, but rather flat characters
867432
It took a long time for the story to build, but by the end, a worthwhile read.  Not a lot of action as compared to other Jack Ryan books.
2339772
Reasonably entertaining spy novel for easy reading. Feels a little formulaic.
4680955
I've been going through the Jack Ryan series starting with The Hunt for Red October. The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a solid spy novel although I liked Patriot Games better. Overall, this was a good book that I would recommend to any Clancy fan.
3958551
Political officers abound and befuddled general officers complicate, but the Scots sustain and save the day.  Formulaic but adequate for the series.
1428979
For fans of the Preston and Child Pendergast series, this will be a disappointment, but it is still a serviceable science thriller. The Wyman Ford character is likable, and even though he seems a secondary character in this novel, I will give the next in his series a try.
1757194
Book was OK, but was definitely not equal to a real Tom Clancy novel
4209764
From the inventive mind of Tom Clancy comes a story that is chronologically first in the Jack Ryan storyline. It's not the best of the books but it's pretty good. Clancy is a good enough author that he can take a highly implausible storyline and make it fun to read for me.

 You do have to get past the Bromance Clancy has with the military and anyone with a badge which can get a little annoying at times, but that's just the way he is.

 This book tells the story of how Jack Ryan came to work for the CIA after stopping a terrorist attack on The Prince and Princess of Wales in England.