Intense, action-packed and politically charged, Tom Clancy Defense Protocol is a high-stakes chess match between world powers on the brink of war. Andrews and Wilson deliver a smashing hit of a story filled with intrigue, suspense and non-stop tension.
Chinese President Li Jian Jun has ordered a military operation that will secure his legacy – reuniting Taiwan with mainland China. The plan is audacious, dangerous and Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu believes it to be disastrous for China. Risking everything, Qin reaches out to the Americans in an effort to protect the country he loves from becoming a global pariah. While President Jack Ryan works the diplomacy angle and prepares for war with his cabinet, John Clark is tasked with forming an international team similar to Rainbow Six to extract Qin and the American asset hiding him. Simultaneously, Navy Commander Katie Ryan, the president’s daughter, is deployed to Taiwan to collect intelligence and find a way for the US to thwart the Chinese President’s plans. Tensions are high and rising, and it’ll take everyone working together – and a little luck – to stop a bloody war from commencing.
Defense Protocol is told from the point of view of various individuals under extreme pressure, providing multiple perspectives that coalesce around a single narrative of attempting to avert a catastrophic war. Giving the reader insight into the thinking of people at all levels – from the President of the United States and the Chinese Defense Minister at the top end, to US and Chinese Naval ship Captains in the middle of the action, to John Clark and a Chinese CIA asset in the shadows, to Katie Ryan and her team gathering intelligence and figuring out what the other side is going to do. Every single person plays a vital role in the story and by highlighting each of their voices and actions the narrative is enhanced, making for a propulsive read that’s hard to put down.
Andrews and Wilson have absolutely crushed their first two Jack Ryan books. Both are modern and exciting while honoring the classic elements of what made Clancy novels so compelling. Looking forward to seeing what they have up their sleeves for the next one. No doubt it’ll be another must read.
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