Barracuda 945

First, I bought the abridged CD version of this book. The reader David McCallum was fine. However, I can only guess that in order to save costs, they divided the CD segments into 15-20 minute intervals. This is fine if you are listening to the CD uninterupted. However, when you have to sort through 8-10 minutes to get back to where you left off, it can be annoying. The book itself began with a good premise. However, the author had several meaningless segments which had nothing to do with the main story. Robinson\’s political overtones were also overbearing. I am not a Clinton fan. However, Robinson\’s portrayal is nothing less than a hatchet job. The climax of the book centers around the Panama Canal. The premise that the US would allow a private Chinese company to own the canal is totally absurd. The ending appeared to be more of a chapter closure rather than completion of the book. It left the impression that this book will become a series. Robinson\’s last few books left much to be desired. I would pass on this one.

This book has a very good idea from the conceptual standpoint. The trouble is the good part of the book is only 50 pages long. I kept trying to figure out how the author was going to cram all that was needed into the few pages remaining and of course he couldn\’t. Why he spent the first 300 plus pages developing a character is beyond me. He could have done it in the first fifty pages and left the rest for good stuff. If you enjoy Kilo Class and USS Seawolf you will not enjoy this one. If you must read it wait for the paperback or go to the library. Now if you want great submarine books try Michael DiMercurio as no one does a better job under water.

I have read previous Robinson books and they were ok but this story is absurd. To believe that a major in the SAS would become a arab terrorist and to hide a boat in the Panama Canal when there are millions of square miles of ocean to hide it is stretching the imagination.I have read many cheaper books that were miles better than this.I don\’t think I will read any more Robinson books. Don\’t waste your money.

Another hit about \”the Admiral\” by Patrick Robinson. Some of the books in this series have to be 20 years old, but they could be written today.

Enjoyable fast paced read

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