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A review by michaelpatrickhicks
Duty and Honor by Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood
2.0
I wasn't a fan of Blackwood's previous Jack Ryan Jr. book and hadn't exactly been looking forward to diving into Duty and Honor as a result. Frankly, this book was about what I expected, which is to say it's pretty damn basic all around.
Blackwood doesn't inject much excitement or tension into the proceedings, which sees Jack targeted by assassins for unknown reasons while he's on sabbatical from The Campus following the events in Under Fire. Of the two Tom Clancy estate authors writing in the Jack Ryan Universe - Blackwood and Mark Greaney - I've found Blackwood's entries to be the lesser installments, and Duty and Honor is no exception.
This is a surprisingly dull read, and Blackwood does little to convince me here that Jack Jr. is an interesting enough character to headline his own series, let alone operate as a solo agent independent of The Campus and more seasoned spec ops veterans like John Clark and Ding Chavez. In Blackwood's hands, Jack Jr. is the epitome of a cardboard cutout - thin, flimsy, and bland.
The good news is, Duty and Honor marks the last time Blackwood gets to play in the Jack Ryan Universe sandbox, as the Jack Jr. series get handed off to fresh blood for the next installment. Hopefully Mike Maden proves more adept at crafting a better thriller when we next meet up with Jack again in Point of Contact.
Blackwood doesn't inject much excitement or tension into the proceedings, which sees Jack targeted by assassins for unknown reasons while he's on sabbatical from The Campus following the events in Under Fire. Of the two Tom Clancy estate authors writing in the Jack Ryan Universe - Blackwood and Mark Greaney - I've found Blackwood's entries to be the lesser installments, and Duty and Honor is no exception.
This is a surprisingly dull read, and Blackwood does little to convince me here that Jack Jr. is an interesting enough character to headline his own series, let alone operate as a solo agent independent of The Campus and more seasoned spec ops veterans like John Clark and Ding Chavez. In Blackwood's hands, Jack Jr. is the epitome of a cardboard cutout - thin, flimsy, and bland.
The good news is, Duty and Honor marks the last time Blackwood gets to play in the Jack Ryan Universe sandbox, as the Jack Jr. series get handed off to fresh blood for the next installment. Hopefully Mike Maden proves more adept at crafting a better thriller when we next meet up with Jack again in Point of Contact.