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Fiction. Thriller. Driven by greed, a group of U.N. peacekeeping soldiers becomes involved in activities on the wrong side of the law. When their tour of duty ends, the mayhem begins. Calling themselves the "Keepers," the rogue soldiers — outfitted with stolen U.N. arms and ammunition — devise a shocking scheme to get the world's attention... Meanwhile, Op-Center head Paul Hood has cleared out his desk. But his retirement is short-lived. Demanding one hundred million dollars in ransom, show more the Keepers have taken over the U.N. — where ambassadors from ten nations have gathered for a gala function at which Hood's daughter will perform. This time the Keepers have made it personal. And the Op-Center forces will strike with deadly vengeance... show lessTags
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After living through the hypocrisy of being a part of a United Nations security force, a band of mercenaries decide to strike at the organization itself and unknowingly take resigning Op-Center director Paul Hood’s daughter hostage. State of Siege, is the sixth book of the Op-Center series written by Jeff Rovin, ghosting for the titular Tom Clancy, finds Paul Hood in the middle of a hostage situation as his daughter is being held in the Security Council after cleaning out his desk and hoping to rebuild his family that is hanging by a thread and however Hood reacts he risks destroying it.
A team of five former UN soldiers, who served in Cambodia, rob an armored car in Paris to finance buying weapons from an arm’s dealer in New York to show more strike at the United Nations for a $250 million payday after taking room full of hostages. Among the hostages are diplomats, young violinists including Harleigh Hood, and two undercover Cambodian hitmen looking to take their revenge against the terrorist group’s leader. The situation is both personal and professional for Paul Hood, who is torn to do something to save his daughter and being with his wife to support. The newly appointed Secretary-General is a negotiator who wants to solve the problem as peacefully as possible, but events quickly get out of her control leading to a final solution to the siege that both pleases and displeases many.
Released in 1999, State of Siege puts the United Nations center stage as well as the debate between military versus diplomacy to solve crises. The problem that the “debate” is useless given that the crisis in this particular book could never have been solved diplomatically and this book is less than 400 pages as well as the story taking only about five hours in total. Besides this flaw is the one that has been running throughout the series, Paul Hood’s marriage which has been doomed to fail because Sharon Hood has been written to be literally be the unreasonable wife to the man running a government agency trying to do his best—how cliché can you get?—and it sinks to even worst levels here. And on top of that were the just bad dialog, characters literally knowing things they couldn’t actually know, plot holes all over the place, and finally not being able to decide what point-of-view to have from one paragraph to the next.
State of Siege keeps up the Op-Center tradition of having an intriguing plot, which is ruined by Jeff Rovin’s characterizations and overall subpar writing. This book is a big step down from the previous installment, Balance of Power, but is unfortunately more to type of what the series has been like for most of its run so far. show less
A team of five former UN soldiers, who served in Cambodia, rob an armored car in Paris to finance buying weapons from an arm’s dealer in New York to show more strike at the United Nations for a $250 million payday after taking room full of hostages. Among the hostages are diplomats, young violinists including Harleigh Hood, and two undercover Cambodian hitmen looking to take their revenge against the terrorist group’s leader. The situation is both personal and professional for Paul Hood, who is torn to do something to save his daughter and being with his wife to support. The newly appointed Secretary-General is a negotiator who wants to solve the problem as peacefully as possible, but events quickly get out of her control leading to a final solution to the siege that both pleases and displeases many.
Released in 1999, State of Siege puts the United Nations center stage as well as the debate between military versus diplomacy to solve crises. The problem that the “debate” is useless given that the crisis in this particular book could never have been solved diplomatically and this book is less than 400 pages as well as the story taking only about five hours in total. Besides this flaw is the one that has been running throughout the series, Paul Hood’s marriage which has been doomed to fail because Sharon Hood has been written to be literally be the unreasonable wife to the man running a government agency trying to do his best—how cliché can you get?—and it sinks to even worst levels here. And on top of that were the just bad dialog, characters literally knowing things they couldn’t actually know, plot holes all over the place, and finally not being able to decide what point-of-view to have from one paragraph to the next.
State of Siege keeps up the Op-Center tradition of having an intriguing plot, which is ruined by Jeff Rovin’s characterizations and overall subpar writing. This book is a big step down from the previous installment, Balance of Power, but is unfortunately more to type of what the series has been like for most of its run so far. show less
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Driven by greed, a group of U.N. peacekeeping soldiers becomes involved in activities on the wrong side of the law. When their tour of duty ends, the mayhem begins. Calling themselves the "Keepers," the rogue soldiers -- outfitted with stolen U.N. arms and ammunition -- devise a shocking scheme to get the world's attention... Meanwhile, Op-Center head Paul Hood has cleared out his desk. But his retirement is short-lived. Demanding one hundred million dollars in ransom, the Keepers have taken over the U.N. -- where ambassadors from ten nations have gathered for a gala function at which Hood's daughter will perform. This time the Keepers have made it personal. And the Op-Center forces will strike with deadly vengeance...
Aug 17, 2020Spanish
Impulsados por la codicia, un grupo de soldados de un contingente de pacificación de las Naciones Unidas se involucran en actividades ilícitas. Los corruptos militares, pertrechados con armas y municiones robadas, conciben un sorprendente plan para llamar la atención mundial. Toman el edificio de la ONU y secuestran a unos adolescentes entre los que se encuentra la hija de Paul Hood, reciente ex director de Op-Center (Centro de Operaciones). Las negociaciones con los terroristas para liberar a los rehenes serán complicadas, ya que se desarrollarán dentro de un entramado de ataques, muertes, traiciones y problemas políticos que mantendrán en vilo al lector hasta el desenlace de la historia.
Feb 23, 2012Spanish
Impulsado por la codicia, un grupo de soldados de un contingente de pacificación de las Naciones Unidas se involucra en actividades ilícitas. Los corruptos militares, pertrechados con armas y municiones robadas, conciben un sorprendente plan para llamar la atención mundial.
Dec 23, 2022Spanish
Alcuni soldati di varie nazionalità che appartengono a una forza di pace dell'ONU si abbandonano ad attività criminali, spinti da un'insaziabile avidità. Quando il loro mandato finisce, si trasformano in un vero gruppo terroristico e danno corso a un'azione che attirerà l'attenzione di tutto il mondo e consentirà loro di chiedere un riscatto da cento milioni di dollari: assaltano il Palazzo di Vetro a New York e prendono in ostaggio diplomatici e partecipanti a un ricevimento. Tra questi c'è la figlia adolescente di Paul Hood, il capo di Op-Center che aveva deciso di godersi la meritata pensione. Ancora una volta toccherà a Hood e alle tecnologie e al coraggio degli uomini di Op-Center combattere contro le forze oscure del terrore.
Apr 23, 2010Italian
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- Tom Clancy's Op-Center: State of Siege
- Original title
- Tom Clancy's Op-Center State of Siege
- Alternate titles*
- Der Schattenkrieg
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- 1999-07
- People/Characters
- Paul Hood
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- New York, New York, USA
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- United Nations - The Security Council put the final touches yesterday on a written demand that Iraq cooperate with international arms inspectors - but threatens no force if Baghdad fails to comply.
The&nbs... (show all)p;Associated Press, Nov 5, 1998
In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed - they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo de Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brother love, five hundred years of democra... (show all)cy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!
Orson Wells - Dedication*
- Pamięci Johna Balia, przyjaciela i mauczyciela, profesjonalisty, który odleciał ostatnim samolotem
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- She died while he held her under the brilliant dawn.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He was going to like it very, very much.
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- English
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