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Title: The Bear and the Dragon
Review: The worst of the Jack Ryan series. None of the usual suspense, Jack & his circle know everything that's going to happen before it happens because of a conveniently placed spy. There's none of the usual multiple sub-plots to speak of, just the impending conflict between Russia & China. And even that's gets resolved in just the last few pages via the now popular 3-4 day war. The usual cast we've grown to know are all burdened with bit parts that really contribute nothing to the story, with a couple of them placed in highly improbable/unsatisfying positions. It's all the more disappointing because it appears to be the last of a very interesting and entertaining series. Definitely Clancy's weakest effort.
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