Status
Available
Genres
Collection
Publication
Harper (2013), Edition: Reprint, 512 pages
Description
After he and his team refurbish America's aging weapon systems, Patrick McLanahan heads to Guam to oversee strategy, which causes the Chinese to take the offensive, launching a preemptive strike on a small American fleet that ignites a battle for the Pacific.
User reviews
LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux
Tiger's Claw is the 18th entry in the McLanahan series, after wavering a little earlier in the series it seems that the story line is picking back up in action and realism. This time it's a belligerent China attempting to claim the South China Sea & Spratley Islands as their own. (an exaggerated
It's an entertaining read, Bradley McLanahan (Patrick's son) is featured as a large part of the story once again as he was in A Time For Patriots, further building his characters development, making him more a part of the story and series than a side note.
Once again however, as I found with A Time For Patriots, there is a long detailed build up of events leading to what could have been a fantastic climax, yet it's skimmed and resolved in a mere 30 pages leaving you feeling a bit ripped off. Had the book been 20% longer with the finale written in the same level of detail as the first 370 pages it would have been a 5 star read. You get the feeling the publisher has vetoed the 500-700 page manuscripts that the prior books had and said cut it down to 400 as that's what buyers want now - a quick read as opposed to a detailed one.
It's a problem I see in many books of late, some examples are even worse such as popular authors like James Patterson where every fourth or fifth page is a new 'Chapter' with a title and only half a page of text. Then on the other pages the text is double spaced, large print so a 300 page book is really only ~150 pages which makes it seem like such an easy read giving people a feeling of accomplishment and making them feel good that they've finished a 'long' book, when in reality there's not a lot of content there.
Well that went off on a tangent - Overall, good book, ending could have been better.
Show More
version of what they are doing right now in the real world...)It's an entertaining read, Bradley McLanahan (Patrick's son) is featured as a large part of the story once again as he was in A Time For Patriots, further building his characters development, making him more a part of the story and series than a side note.
Once again however, as I found with A Time For Patriots, there is a long detailed build up of events leading to what could have been a fantastic climax, yet it's skimmed and resolved in a mere 30 pages leaving you feeling a bit ripped off. Had the book been 20% longer with the finale written in the same level of detail as the first 370 pages it would have been a 5 star read. You get the feeling the publisher has vetoed the 500-700 page manuscripts that the prior books had and said cut it down to 400 as that's what buyers want now - a quick read as opposed to a detailed one.
It's a problem I see in many books of late, some examples are even worse such as popular authors like James Patterson where every fourth or fifth page is a new 'Chapter' with a title and only half a page of text. Then on the other pages the text is double spaced, large print so a 300 page book is really only ~150 pages which makes it seem like such an easy read giving people a feeling of accomplishment and making them feel good that they've finished a 'long' book, when in reality there's not a lot of content there.
Well that went off on a tangent - Overall, good book, ending could have been better.
Show Less
LibraryThing member buffalogr
Geopolitical plot and find the military hardware descriptions interesting--China attempts to exert it's hegemony over the South China Sea....exaggerated as it was. Bradley McLanahan (Patrick's son) is featured as a large part of the story. Once again, the author fell short on the C2 relations.
Show More
Detailed equipment descriptions abound. This was #18--off to #19. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2012
Physical description
512 p.; 4.19 inches
ISBN
0061990027 / 9780061990021