Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy > Reviews

Advantages: Great Plot,Good characters
Disadvantages: A little long for some people

I bought Rainbow Six because I had played the computer game of the same name (which is brilliant by the way) and i liked the sound of the plot. It is a long book (800+ pages) but believe me it is worth it. The book keeps you hooked because there are about three different storylines going on throughout the book which only come together at the end. The basic proviso behind the game is that a new multinational taskforce recruited from the cream of the ... Read review

Advantages: Good basis of a storyline
Disadvantages: Very Long (897 pages)

Rainbow Six based around a multi-national Special Forces team based in England, and is run by, surprise surprise, an American. Anti-American tendancies aside, the book mainly follows John Clark, the Head of Rainbow Six but branches of to follow each incident, before returning again to the main storyline. After watching the films ‘Clear& Present Danger’ and ‘Patriot Games’, I’d been waiting for this book by the same writer, Tom Clancy. Having said ... Read review

Advantages: Clancy's excellent technical writing
Disadvantages: Too far fetched.

...finally getting around to reading Rainbow Six. However, I must say it was a bit of a disappointment. The plot for me was just too far fetched. The two main characters, Domingo (Ding) Chavez and John Clarke are beginning to show there age, and it all seemed a little bit like Clancy was desperately trying to wring out another book 'starring' these two. The bite and excitement of Clear and Present Danger, where these two were really introduced, was ... Read review

Advantages: Great read
Disadvantages: Quite a long book, take it on holiday or something

With Jack Ryan now safely ensconsed as the president John Clark and his son in law/assistant are unemployed so they are given new work to do in leading the crack worldwide anti terrorist/hostage rescue squad. All seems to be going along fine until someone decides the world is too quiet and starts to reopen old terrorist cells in an effort to cover his main ambitions which is to destroy the world with a doomsday device. Through many different scenes ... Read review

Advantages: White knuckle ride in your house, thriller, great fun, dare i say; one for the family
Disadvantages: softback

R A I N B O W S I X How great is this book? It takes a while to get going but Mr. Clancy certainly has an imagination alright. In my opinion this book has been severely under-rated, it has only had justice by having the production of the Action- Strategy game completed. This book is one that i may forget in future years, BUT, i will come back to all 600+ pages to re-read and enjoy it all again... John Clark and his squad who kick some serious ... Read review

Advantages: pretty much loved the whole book
Disadvantages: it ended

The Rainbox Special forces unit has members from elite units all over the world (England,Israel,Germany,America etc), that is designed to remain in the background and called into action when the situation calls for them. Their Missions are mostly run of the mill stuff such as Hostage rescues however as the book progresses they find themselves getting into more and more dangerous situations even upto the point where their unit is brutally ambushed. ... Read review

Advantages: A must have for the gamer; fills in vital story line and is very interesting!
Disadvantages: Slightly predictable and lacks punch.

...plastic and buy it! Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a must have for all you gamers out there that enjoyed the game. It fully embodies the hazy areas in the game, giving the plot true depth and character. Each player on the game instantly becomes very real with a history and an individual personality. Making you relive those gaming days, taking down what you thought were just pixels! It turns Rainbow six from fiction to real life! The true beauty of ... Read review

Advantages: Great plot
Disadvantages: none

Rainbow is the codename for a secret crime fighting operation based in Heroford in the UK. The head of this orginisation is John Clark (stared in the previos books Executive Orders, Dept of Honour, Cardinal of the Kremlin and others) who has to face ghosts from his own past as he tries to unravel the conections in a seiries of terrorist acts. The book is named after the caracters position as he is frequently called Rainbow Six. Also in this book is ... Read review

Advantages: Fast Paced, Attention Grabbing, great subplot
Disadvantages: Finding time for work

Rainbow Six, Imagine visiting your all-time favourite theme park, just as your tucking into that soft succulent jam donut with extra chocolate sprinkles that you’re just purchased from the acne clad teenager on the food stand, when you notice something isn’t quite right. Two minutes later you find yourself caught up in the middle of a major terrorist incident, who you gonna call…… Rainbow Six (No quite as catchy as ghost busters) Rainbow ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to read and constantly moving, a very thrilling piece of work.
Disadvantages: For some it might be a bit long, but for others it is just perfect.

Sit back, relax and pick up that heafty book from the coffee table. open the front cover and let your eyes drift to the first few words...but first make sure you have a lot of time to spare because you won't this book down very easily. Imagine yourself at the last Sydney Olympics...the cool refreshing water sprays in the corridors to ward of the heat. Then you find out that those same sprays contain a deadly virus that will wipe out most of the ... Read review

Advantages: Likeable main characters. Lots of action.
Disadvantages: Plot a bit far fetched in parts

...International special forces unit called Rainbow headed up by John Clark. There are lots of terrorsit attacks on the West while John is in charge which disturb him and he wonders about the timing of these attacks. The main characters are very likeable and he paints a good picture of the men behind the black clad special forces uniforms. There is loads of action and it stays in your hand for hours. The plot is well designed but it is I have to admit ... Read review

Advantages: Stength of character and intense story lines.
Disadvantages: Ending was a bit of a let down.

...through the construction of the Rainbow international anti-terrorist team and gives a little background and depth on each member of the team which consists of explossive experts and snipers etc, who have been brought together from forces such as the SAS and Delta force, it takes you through day to day training and there life. While from a different angle it is developing the terrorist organisation which is working through different factions in ... Read review