Tom Clancy's Op-Center; Line of Control.Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy For the member of the Irish folk band The Clancy Brothers, see Tom Clancy (singer) and for the American Celticist, see Thomas Owen Clancy. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (born April 12 1947), better known as Tom Clancy & Steve R. Pieczenik. 2001. Read by Michael Kramer. Books on Tape. 8, 1.5 hour tapes. 0-7366-8434-4. $64.00. Vinyl; plot notes. SA From the beginning, reader Kramer's serious tone evokes a feeling of uneasiness and tension. His fully voiced performance is excellent and turns this story into a real "nail biter nail biter also nail·bit·er n. 1. One who bites one's fingernails as a nervous habit. 2. A situation marked by tense nervousness or apprehension, especially an athletic contest whose outcome is uncertain near its finish. ." The Prologue sets the scene as the armies of two ancient enemies, Hindu India and Moslem Pakistan, stare at each other from trenches behind razor wire (ergo the title). Today their weapons aren't swords and spears; a wrong move on either side could set off a nuclear holocaust Nuclear holocaust refers to the possibility of complete or nearly complete eradication of human civilization by nuclear warfare. Under such a scenario, all or most of the Earth is burnt and destroyed by nuclear weapons in future world war. . The fast-moving, complex story moves back and forth between the foothills of the Himalayas and the United States. The main plot focuses on the Op-Center forces preventing a nuclear war between India and Pakistan without appearing to meddle med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. in the internal affairs of two sovereign nations. Much of the action takes place around a desolate glacier in the Himalayan Mountains and the weather becomes a major player. Rather than dealing with today's weaponry, the author concentrates on modern communications, from small transmitters used to locate dead soldiers' bodies to splicing splicing /splic·ing/ (spli´sing) 1. the attachment of individual DNA molecules to each other, as in the production of chimeric genes. 2. RNA s. into a dish antenna to send messages. Orders from Washington are delivered directly to men who are literally in the middle of nowhere. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA |
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