Rainbow six
by Tom Clancy · first published 1998
31% recommend62% neutral8% critical
Over the course of nine novels, Tom Clancy's genius for big, compelling plots and his natural narrative gift (The New York Times Magazine) have mesmerized hundreds of millions of readers and established him as one of the preeminent storytellers of our time. Rainbow Six, however, goes beyond anything he has done before. At its heart is John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL of Without Remorse and well-known from several of Clancy's novels as "the dark side of Jack Ryan," the man who conducts the secret operational missions Ryan can have no part of. Whether hunting warlords in Japan, druglords in C
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The Bible, Wild at Heart, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Songs for Martha <-- I have an autographed copy, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Rainbow Six (and most other Clancy books)
on “Ask YC: favorite books” ↗…of the Splinter Cell books. They were ok from what I remember, but probably only good if you liked the games. Tom Clancy has some good books (the Splinter Cell game books are ghost written). I remember Rainbow Six was a good one. You could also try non-fiction adventure books. Since they are set in areas you are not familiar with, your brain still has to build the environment and imagery. Something like One Man's…
on “Ask HN: I only read tech/business books – recommend me some fiction?” ↗…narrative you have invented for yourself to understand me with limited information is fascinating. You have a gift for storytelling! You should really start writing fiction. Not kidding at all. I loved Rainbow Six. Actually Clancy in general. It's just fun stuff to read. Throwing in Cyrillic makes it exciting. As for my propaganda fix, that's kind of unfair. I mean... What's your propaganda fix? Why are you so…
on “FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems” ↗…my perspective every media source has become intensely partisan / there is no single mainstream media narrative anymore, which is a new phenomenon. +1 for Tom Clancy though. I grew up reading all the Rainbow Six books.
on “Is Cyberpunk Dead? A Conversation with Bruce Bethke” ↗…much) 8. Revelation Space/Chasm City/Redemption Ark/Absolution Gap - Alastair Reynolds (love the series but it is long!) 9. Executive Orders - Tom Clancy (not my favorite Clancy book but still fun) 10. Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy (also not my favorite Clancy book, a little more fun than Executive Orders though) While waiting for the next Game of Thrones book I picked up a few new series that I really enjoyed! I…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗> even plots that seemed fantastic (a plane crushing into the Capitol) almost happened later I'm surprised actual terrorist plots similar to Rainbow Six have not happened yet. I was drawn to the book by the game, and while the latter is a landmark in tactical shooters, it's a mess in terms of delivering the actual story.
on “Tom Clancy has died” ↗Who still believes global warming does not exist? I am currently listening to audiobook of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (1998). It has a paragraph on global warming and trying to convince POTUS it is real. And POTUS not wanting to act on it because it would be too large economic drag on US. This book is almost quarter…
on “It’s official: July was Earth’s hottest month on record” ↗> (This has probably been explored in a Tom Clancy/Michael Crichton -type novel...) This is the plot of Rainbow Six, where a scheming group of evil environmentalists plan to unleash a weaponized strain of Ebola on the world to wipe out 99.99% of the global population so that the ecosystems will survive. Other comically…
on “What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today” ↗This reminds me of reading Tom Clancy’s “Rainbow Six” many years ago after being a little familiar with the Game. I recall one of the characters doing some espionage work and unpacking his explicitly stated Macintosh PowerBook. Clancy was an avid Mac fan…
on “What kind of Apple Mac did Arthur Dent have?” ↗Yep. Almost exactly the same situation was described in the book. I'd bet Pianka has read "Rainbow Six". Clancy's "Debt of Honor" had a former Japanese WWII pilot hijack a 747 and fly it into the Capitol during the President's State of the Union address, destroying 2 of the 3 branches of the U.S. government.…
Clancy's book is Rainbow Six, though the derivation from Seal Team Six is pretty likely. I think that was the book that made me stop reading Clancy novels, come to think of it.
on “Man-made super flu could kill half of humanity” ↗…version of this technology for that exact use case: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/finder-search-and-rescue-techn... The obvious military applications for this technology are explored in Tom Clancy's novel "Rainbow Six" (1998).
on “Don't Get Distracted (2017)” ↗I got an A for reading Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. I turned out ok, I read proper historians writing about horrific events, and my writing abilities are above average. Properly defining how we educate children is tough.
on “"None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of FL's Book Ban Bill” ↗