Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy Rainbow Six is a novel based on the successful computer game series of the same name. The plot is skilfully-crafted and highly readable but will take sometime to finish as it is 897 pages long. The story is about an Elite Multinational Task force called Rainbow based in Hereford and they deal with International terrorism and Hostage situations across the globe. The head of Rainbow six is an ex member of the CIA John Clark and Team Two is made up of: Four Americans, 4 Brits, A German and A French man. Who are all NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) The team members of Team Two are as ...  Read the complete review

It starts off like all of the Clancy novels I have read, with a plane hijacking of ex-CIA agent John Clark and his new son-in law and his partner Domingo Chavez. Clark is the leader of a new black counter-terrorism outfit code named RAINBOW. Chavez leads one of the two teams located at the SAS base in Hereford, England. Clancy weaves a great plot involving a huge bio-technology company, a security agency handling the 2000 Olympic Games and an ex- KGB agent. The world gives RAINBOW lots of work and they rise to the task. This is one of the best novels I have ever read and the action was non-stop and the story was very engaging.The mix of ruthless killing and family ...  Read the complete review

Rainbow 6 by Tom Clancy Rainbow 6 by Clancy is one of his finest works yet. Clancy weaves a tale of international terrorism that totally envelops the reader. Rainbow is an international anti terrorist team setup to counter terrorist threats throughout the world. The idea being that if there were members of different nationalities, they are more likely to be called into different countries rather than the individual police/military units of that country. Rainbow is commanded by ex-CIA man John Clark. An ex-army man himself, he heads up the top team, including British SAS soldiers. The team is setup just in time to counter a new terrorist ...  Read the complete review

Rainbow Six is a must for any fan of military/spy/adventure type novels. In typical style Clancy finds another level this time using his peripheral characters from the Jack Ryan novels: Clark and Chavez. In a bid to combat terrorism they set up an international team headed up by Clark based at SAS HQ in Hereford. The story follows the setting-up of the unit, their first missions and eventual involvement in stopping an international conspiracy to kill the majority of the planet's human population. This book keeps you riveted from cover to cover and in true Clancy style the climax does not disappoint. It's a fairly hefty-sized book but well worth ...  Read the complete review

I have never read any of Tom Clancy’s books, and on first sight, this book looked a little daunting. This is a huge book (nearly 900 pages) and promised to be very accurate, which makes you believe that the author may go on about gun specs, etc that would probably send my head whirling. My dad gave me his copy to read, and told me that it was a brilliant book that I would really enjoy, but I was still fairly sceptical. I decided as you do in these situations that I should give it a go, read a few pages and if it didn’t seem my cup of tea I could put it down and read something more of my ilk, like Stephen King. But as I began to read, I ...  Read the complete review