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| Nimitz Class | 
 enlarge | Author: Patrick Robinson
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 84863
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 009922562X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780099225621
ASIN: 009922562X
Publication Date: January 3, 1998
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 Very, very disappointing January 31, 2008
After the interest grabbing introductory chapters this book suddenly jams the breaks on and proceeds to lumber along at a tedious pace, not quite knowing what to do with itself, or where to go. The characters were unengaging and obvious; the gruff Admiral, the slightly maverick hero etc and for the most part the dialogue is stilted and unnatural. Please see a Lee Child book for convincing Anglo written US dialogue. The author has the unusual habit of having to tell us which State each character hails from, which was pointless in regards to character or plot development. The book is littered with long passages that don't advance the story, and seem to be there to pad the book out, as does one particular plot devise. This was my first Patrick Robinson book, and will probably be my last.
 Could have done with some good editing January 23, 2008
Absolutely cracking story but cutting down on the repetitions would have moved the story along and shaved about 100 pages off.
I enjoyed Kilo class far more
5 stars for story, 1 star for treating the reader as a moron that can't remember someone's name or place of birth from one page to the next
A modern nautical yarn but by no means a classic September 26, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
An interesting plot but by now out-dated by events as evidenced by the quote in the epilogue. The President of the USA read the reports and "there seemed little further they could advance, save declare war in Iraq, which on reflection was not a great idea" Patrick Robinson labours his characters and confuses his readers by using boat intials of SDV, SSN etc and submarine speak "Possible discharge transient on bearing" "Ahead flank. Right full rudder...30 down...900 feet...decoys one and two..." "Bearing 260...sweep mode...moving left" "Rudder amidships" He identifies his villain far too early and then fails to elaborate on how he is finally caught. Robinson gets three stars for storyline but the book falls a long way short of The Hunt for Red October
 Excellent and exciting read! July 27, 2005
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book was an excellent read. Undoubtedly the best of Robinson's works to date. He develops the story intelligently, carefully and with a lot of suspense, which contrasts somewhat with popular submarine novels from other authors, who tend to drown the story in techno-details and over-imaginative plots, and a lot of explosions! Through the story, we travel to some fascinating locations and meet well-developed and diverse characters. I particularly enjoyed the playful banter between Morgan and Rankin, although Morgan's is somewhat overdone in places. I heartily recommend this book to anybody
What's more, the sequel, Kilo Class, is just as entertaining!
Realistic & convincing May 5, 2004
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This was my first Patrick Robinson, but won't be my last- I've just bough the "sequels" Kilo Class & HMS Unseen. The book is a little bit "Hunt for Red October" - a US Navy Nimitz class carrier explodes in a nuclear fireball near the Persian gulf. Initially it seems like a terrible accident, but evidence soon points to a stolen submarine armed with nuclear armed torpedoes (If you're wondering they do exist). Cut to the brother of one of the carrier's officers hunting down the rogue sub commander.Unusually for a British author most of the main characters are American. As a result they're a touch wooden. The "best" character is Brit admiral McClean, a thinly disguised version of Admiral "Sandy" Woodward (commander of the task force that retook the Falklands & the major source of Robinson's technical info). There's relatively few "action pieces", but what's there is very good without the ridiculous "over-drama" used by several very succesful american techno-thriller writers. All in all a very convincing & exciting, "could just happen" thriller. Sadly recent events in the gulf have made parts of the plot a little redundant, but this doesn't detract from the story too much. Worth reading if you've never tried Robinson before.
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