Product Description

The third volume in the bestselling series of high-tech, high-action thrillers created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik -- repackaged in a stunning new-look cover. In Tom Clancy's Op-Centre, bestselling author Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, novelist and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, have created an astonishingly popular thriller series, which has already sold over 1 million HarperCollins paperbacks. Now the first three volumes are being repackaged to coincide with the publication of the latest volume in the series, Acts of War. The third volume takes us to the newly unified Germany during the Chaos Days, a time when neo-Nazi groups gather to spread violence and resurrect dead dreams. But this year Germany isn't the only target. Plans are afoot to destabilize Europe and cause turmoil throughout the USA. Paul Hood and his team, already in Germany to buy technology for the new Regional Op-Centre, become entangled in the crisis. They uncover a shocking force behind the chaos -- a group that uses cutting-edge technology to promote hate and influence world events.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #742089 in Books
• Published on: 1996-06-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

About the Author
Tom Clancy's bestselling novels are The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Without Remorse, Debt of Honour and the record-breaking Sunday Times No 1 bestseller Executive Orders. Steve Pieczenik' s novels include The Mind Palace, Blood Heat and Maximum Vigilance. He also served as principal hostage negotiator and international crisis manger while Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance and James Baker.

Customer Reviews

Not up to the usual Op-Centre standard
If your a Clancy fan, you'll enjoy the Op-Centre series, with one exception -Games of State. Whilst it's clear that this series are not from Clancy's pen they are an enjoyable read for any techie who is interested in the affairs of state (That's the American State). However, this book is innaccurate, badly researched and boring! For the first time ever I put a Clancy book down with one hundred pages to go... and I wont pick it up again.

Weak story, poorly written ... what has Clancy to do with it
Clancy cashing on his name - again. If you look at the cover, though you will see "Created by" - read "written by someone else" Rather poor plot - the writer(s) seem to think that by putting computer words (incorrectly)in the book make them a cyberthriller writer. Who the hell has these days a B floppy drive? Dowloading is all these guys are doing, even when they should be uploading ..., etc Characters are cardboard, the story unconvincing. Yeah, a computer game (downloaded by 10.000 (!) people) is a very dangerous thing .... The bad guys download (should it be upload) the game - it takes whole night, what do they have, top-notch computers with 2400 b/s modems or what?

Games of State - Continuing the Clancy trend
Typical Clancy here, really. Steve Pieczenik injects a good dose of 'political chess' into the plot, which moves away from the normal Clancy trend of concentrating on the common foot-soldier etc. Characters are typical back-of-cereal-packet heroes, but the plot twists enough to make you ignore the character deficiencies. A good read, and stands alone from the Clancy Op-Centre series well.