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James H. Cobb (1953–2014)

Author of Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event

12+ Works 1,751 Members 15 Reviews 4 Favorited

About the Author

James H. Cobb, James H. Cobb is the author of the Amanda Garrett techno-thrillers as well as the Kevin Pulaski suspense mystery series.

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Also includes: James Cobb (1)

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Series

Works by James H. Cobb

Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (2007) 940 copies, 10 reviews
Choosers of the Slain (1996) 228 copies, 1 review
Sea Strike (1996) 217 copies, 2 reviews
Sea Fighter (2000) 168 copies, 1 review
Target Lock (2002) 133 copies
West on 66 (1999) 26 copies
Duell in fremden Gewässern (2005) 13 copies
Phantom Force (2022) 11 copies, 1 review

Associated Works

Combat (2001) — Contributor — 167 copies, 2 reviews
Combat, Vol. 3 (2002) — Contributor — 94 copies
Victory (2003) — Contributor — 89 copies
Future Weapons of War (2007) — Contributor — 79 copies, 2 reviews
Civil War Fantastic (2000) — Contributor — 58 copies, 1 review
Space Stations (2004) — Contributor — 56 copies, 2 reviews
Victory: On the Attack (2004) — Contributor — 52 copies, 1 review
Crash Dive (Anthology 9-in-1) (1978) — Contributor — 25 copies
Future Wars (2003) — Contributor — 20 copies, 3 reviews
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 2004/03-04 (2004) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Cobb, James Harvey
Birthdate
1953
Date of death
2014
Gender
male
Organizations
Navy League
United States Naval Institute
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Washington, USA

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Reviews

18 reviews
Unfortunately, an excellent end to a great series. James H. Cobb left us in 2014 but he left this splendid finale to his USS Cunningham Series. Blessings on whoever resurrected it and had it published currently. Both battle scenes are military works of art carefully crafted asymmetrically and aptly suited to the Savannah. The talent is gone but perhaps the series might find another author to carry on.
This book is part of a series created by Robert Ludlum but written by James Cobb. Confusing isn't it? James Patterson does a similar thing by co-authoring many of his books now, but forgive me for being old fashioned, but if it's Robert Ludlum's series, shouldn't it have been written by him alone? I don't believe writers should continue to write a book series after an author's death.

Okay, now that's off my chest, let me tell you I enjoyed this book. Recommended by a family member, I show more struggled with the introduction as this is the first real 'spy' book I can remember reading, (Ludlum having of course written the 'Jason Bourne' series). Once the characters were established, I was off and running/reading.

I was easily swept away by the plot but had to groan at the old enemy of the US, Russia, playing the bad guys. It did fit well with the plot though and the setting in the arctic had me pulling my doona right up to my chin and feeling the cold. The 'Arctic Event' was exciting enough and I could easily see it being made into a film.
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De USS Cunningham is, na een uitvoerige reparatie periode, onderweg om een burgeroorlog in China te voorkomen.

Zelfstandig te lezen vervolg op Slagveld Antartica. Waar in het eerste deel de focus vooral op de techniek lag, was dat in dit vervolg vooral gefocust op de mensen.

In tegenstelling tot bijvoorbeeld Clancy, verveeld Cobb de lezer niet met overbodige tech-jargon, maar houdt het over het algemeen vrij rustig.

De liefdesgeschiedenis tussen de commandant van het schip en de show more helikopterpiloot had wat mij betreft niet gehoeven. show less
Eerste boek uit een serie van 4 over/met Amanda Garrett, een marineofficier die de leiding heeft over een futuristisch oorlogsschip.

De Argentijnen bezetten een deel van de Zuidpool, om het te kunnen exploiteren. Via onderhandelingen proberen zij ingrijpen van de rest van de wereld te voorkomen.

Het nieuwe oorlogsschip USS Cunningham ligt in Rio de Janeiro voor anker, maar vertrekt al snel richting de Zuidpool. Het schip behoort tot de Stealth-klasse vaartuigen, en is zo goed als onzichtbaar show more op de radar. Dankzij de vernuft van de kapitein en de technische mogelijkheden van het schip weet Amanda een aanval te voorkomen. Daarna ligt zij als enige schip tussen de Argentijnse marine en de rijkdommen van het poolgebied in. Zal zij het stand kunnen houden?

Spannend verhaal dat lekker wegleest, geen al te technische verhandelingen. Plot loopt lekker door. Er is een beetje romantiek. Het verhaal speelt zich af in de nabije toekomst en is zeker een aanrader.
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Statistics

Works
12
Also by
10
Members
1,751
Popularity
#14,687
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
15
ISBNs
77
Languages
6
Favorited
4

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