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Full Force and Effect
First edition cover
AuthorMark Greaney
Audio read byScott Brick
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series
  • Jack Ryan
  • The Campus
Genre
Publisher
ISBN
9780425279779
Preceded byCommand Authority 
Followed byCommander in Chief 

Full Force and Effect (stylized as Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect, Tom Clancy: Full Force and Effect, or Tom Clancy's Full Force and Effect in the United Kingdom[1]) is a political thriller, written by Mark Greaney and published on December 2, 2014. It is the fifteenth overall entry in the Jack Ryan series and the first such entry to be published after original author Tom Clancy’s death during the previous year, as well as Greaney's second solo contribution to the franchise.

In the novel, President Jack Ryan and

the New York Times bestseller list.[2]

Plot

corporate espionage
and investigations firm, to oversee the mining operation.

Meanwhile, the U.S. government becomes concerned about North Korea's recent test firing of an

non-official cover
operative Adam Yao with infiltrating the Chongju mining operation under cover as a skilled worker. He eventually cultivates an asset in the form of his boss, Hwang Min-ho.

Later, a cargo ship bound for North Korea, which carried parts for the ICBM similar to the recently test fired one, was confiscated by the

Navy SEALs. As a result, Choi and General Ri arrange for the assassination of U.S. President Jack Ryan, who has been an obstacle to their plan, to be done at his upcoming state visit in Mexico City; they later secure the services of an Iranian
bombmaker named Adel Zarif and the Maldonado cartel.

Meanwhile, President Ryan arrives in Mexico City and is later injured in the assassination attempt on him; however, he survives. General Ri then sends a hit squad to kill Zarif in order to deny any connection to the North Koreans, but the bombmaker escapes. He then asks Roblas, who then tasks Edward Riley, one of Sharps's employees, to finish the job for him. This attracts the attention of The Campus, who have been investigating Sharps's connection to the North Koreans up to this point. They later rescue Zarif from Riley in a secluded villa owned by Roblas in Mexico, although Riley escapes and Campus operator Sam Driscoll dies.

Fearing for his life after failing to obtain the nuclear weapons and assassinate President Ryan, General Ri commits suicide, taking his family along with him. Meanwhile, Hwang reaches out to his contact in China, intending to defect. Yao is then tasked with spiriting him and his family out of North Korea via a drone with the ability to carry passengers. The drone does not fit Yao, so he has to escape on his own. He is later rescued by the Chinese, who were contacted by President Ryan.

Hwang later helps a coup backed by the Chinese in North Korea, deposing Choi from power. Meanwhile, The Campus tracks down Riley in Thailand and confront him. He tries to escape but falls to his death.

Characters

United States government

  • Jack Ryan: President of the United States
  • Scott Adler: Secretary of state
  • Mary Pat Foley: Director of national intelligence
  • Jay Canfield: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
  • Brian Calhoun:
    Director of the National Clandestine Service
    for the Central Intelligence Agency
  • Robert Burgess: Secretary of defense
  • Arnold van Damm: President Ryan's chief of staff
  • Horatio Styles: U.S. ambassador to Mexico
  • Andrea Price-O'Day: Special agent,
    U.S. Secret Service
  • Dale Herbers: Special agent, U.S. Secret Service
  • Colonel Mike Peters: Regional director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Annette Brawley: Imagery specialist, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Adam Yao: CIA non-official cover operative

The Campus

  • Gerry Hendley: Director of The Campus/Hendley Associates
  • John Clark
    : Director of operations
  • Domingo "Ding" Chavez: Senior operations officer
  • Dominic "Dom" Caruso: Operations officer
  • Sam Driscoll: Operations officer
  • Jack Ryan, Jr.
    : Operations officer
  • Gavin Biery: Director of information technology
  • Adara Sherman: Director of logistics/transportation

The North Koreans

  • Choi Ji-hoon:
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ri Tae-jin: Lieutenant general in the Korean People's Army and director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), foreign intelligence arm of North Korea
  • Hwang Min-ho: Director of Korea Natural Resources Trading Corporation, North Korean state-owned mining arm

Other characters

  • Wayne "Duke" Sharps: Former
    FBI
    agent, and president of Sharps Global Intelligence Partners
  • Edward Riley: Former MI6 station chief, and employee of Sharps Global Intelligence Partners
  • Veronika Martel (aka Élise Legrande): Former French intelligence officer, and employee of Sharps Global Intelligence Partners
  • Colin Hazelton: Former CIA case officer and employee of Sharps Global Intelligence Partners
  • Dr. Helen Powers: Australian geologist
  • Óscar Roblas de Mota: Mexican billionaire and president of New World Metals LLC
  • Daryl Ricks: Chief (E-7),
    SEAL Team 5
    , Echo Platoon, NSW Group One
  • Marleni Allende: Chilean legal counsel of the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee
  • Santiago Maldonado: Leader of the Maldonado cartel
  • Emilio: Maldonado cartel member
  • Adel Zarif: Iranian bomb maker
  • Cathy Ryan: First Lady of the United States

Reception

Commercial

Full Force and Effect debuted at number three on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction category of

the New York Times bestseller list, as well as number five on the Hardcover Fiction[3] category of the same list, for the week of December 21, 2014. In addition, it debuted at number seven on the USA Today Best Selling Books list for the week of December 11, 2014.[4]

Less than a year later, the paperback edition of the novel peaked at number six on the Paperback Mass-Market Fiction category of the New York Times bestseller list.[5]

Critical

The book received generally positive reviews. Publishers Weekly praised the book as "meticulously researched and exciting" and added that "The sympathetic portrayal of many of the characters opposed to America adds depth."[6] Kirkus Reviews praised Greaney, who "delivers a story reminiscent of the older Clancy novels by showing evidence of a deep understanding of spycraft, current events, and the natures of the people who work in the shadows, at the desk and on the front lines."[7]

References

  1. ^ Tom Clancy's Full Force and Effect: INSPIRATION FOR THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYAN. ASIN 1405919264.
  2. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - December 21, 2014 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - December 21, 2014 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists". USA Today. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Books - Best Sellers - November 22, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. ^ "TOM CLANCY FULL FORCE AND EFFECT". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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