About this title: When the Soviets develop laser power that far surpasses anything the Americans have created, U.S. intelligence asks its top operative--alias "Cardinal"--to look into the matter. Cardinal has been an agent for 20 years without drawing the Soviet's attention, but now they suspect that he exists, and the race is on to steal the technology and protect "The Cardinal of the Kremlin."
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780399133459ISBN:0399133453
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 543 p. read more
"most of this book i was wanting to give it 1 star, but the ending kept me far more interested/entertained than the rest of the book, so i was planning on giving it 2 stars. but then i just couldn't, it's just not good enough. i guess i'm just not that into spy novels, but also i was really disappointed in the quality of the writing. if the story had grabbed me, i might not have noticed nearly as much, but because i really didn't care about the story until pretty close to the end, i found the poor writing annoying.
my favorite examples:
"What had been a single dot of light blossomed like an exploding star in a science-fiction movie. But this wasn't science fiction."
and then 160 pages later:
"The sounds came back slowly, and seemed distant, like the noises of a dream. But this was no dream.""
"the meat of the book was really intriguing with the spy-vs-spy suspense from both sides of the game. Then ending, however, as predictable and disappointing. I still enjoyed it, but it wasn't as good as Patriot Games."
"This is the one that put me off Clancy. I'm sure those who like spy fiction will probably like it a lot but I prefer more action and less political maneuvering. I just couldn't really get into it."
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