| At
the heart of Clancy's novel is John Clark, ex-Navy SEAL, a.k.a. "the dark
side of Jack Ryan". Clark has left the CIA to create an international terrorist-fighting
organization known as “Rainbow”. Its mission is to stop terrorism through
the latest in specialized training and technology. Rainbow diffuses three
attempted terrorist actions in quick succession, but the sudden emergence
of so much terrorist activity raises questions about a conspiracy. When
Rainbow is attacked by IRA terrorists at its own base in England, Clark
begins to unravel the power behind the outbreak of activities. A group
of radical environmentalists has schemed to reduce the world’s population
down to a few thousand, thus saving the planet from its human malefactors.
It is up to Rainbow to end the threat of environmental terrorism posed
by the group.
Rainbow Six is fast paced,
readable, and has all of the state of the art technology that Clancy fans
have come to expect. it’s length, adult themes and language make it most
appealing to high school readers and mature middle school readers.,( Colorado
Blue Spruce YA Book Award, 2003) |
