Operation Barracuda (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell)

by Raymond Benson

Book Overview

As part of a top-secret initiative called Third Echelon, National Security Agency special operative Sam Fisher has been given license to spy, steal, destroy, and assassinate to protect America. And he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425204227
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Loving the books more than the video games

I already finished the book and I got to say that it was a great pleasure to read the books as I am trying to fight off my video game addiction. As I love the game series itself, I find it better to read the books because it helps understand the context as well as how the passages are written in order. I was so well focused on the book because every chapter gets me excited every time. I recommend reading this book and the rest of the series.

Just love Splinter Cell....

I am a big fan of Splinter Cell. I have all the xbox games, so I decided to buy the books to see if there were any differences. I think I love the book just as much as I do the games. So if you are a Splinter Cell fan, I highly recommend reading the books too. They will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page.

Very Good Book

Since I am not an officianado of video games, I wasn't sure how they would translate into books. Needless to say I was delighted. The plot is well thought out and the characters have some depth. My daughter plays the Splinter Cell series and loves them. Sam Fisher reminds me of MacGvyer with real toys to play with. If this is to be a series like the other satellite Clancys, we will need some new bad guys and more extracirricuar activities for Sam. Keep up the good work and I look forward to any future additons.

This Book has opened me up to Spy-Novels

I saw this book at a local bookstore, and upon hearing about the success of the video game, I decided to give it a try. It is the first Spy-Novel that I have ever attempted to read. Well upon my initial reading the book seemed interesting, but lacked "something". That was until I read the first suspenseful scene. The first Suspenseful scene grabbed my attention, and hasn't let go since. I finished the book last night, and "WOW"! The plot of this book is well-developed, and it is full of action and suspense. The author does a great job of putting you in Sam Fisher's shoes. The first person perspective of this story is well written. Not to get into too much detail, this Book was a Pleasure to read, and I can't wait to read the next installment in the Splinter Cell series. I am on my way to buy the video game now!

Great Book!

I had never been a big fan of espionage or war books, but then I received this book as a present. I started reading it and I could not put it down. It took me a while to get used to the style of writing. Most of it is in first person. This is a must read. I will be getting splinter cell and the video games.

Operation Barracuda is a success!

Review of David Michaels' "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda" David Michaels is back in champion form with another Splinter Cell novel, and this one has surpassed any and all of my expectations. Alot of people were watching this book, not sure what to expect. The last SC book was the first one and as in most cases, there were alot of chances taken. Some were more appreciated than others by the Splinter Cell fans. With Operation Barracuda, the author jumped more into the immediate world of the game, bringing back Frances Coen and Anna Grimsdottir for example, which fimilairizes the reader with the characters, and makes it alot easier to immurse themselves in an action packed story line. The character of Sam Fisher is a very different person by the end of the book, going on an up and down rollercoaster all through-out the plot. Sam has some very unexpected life expierences in this book that is likely to leave many fans very surprised. Sam is a person, human..made of flesh and bone, and I think the game developers show Sam more as a bad ass 24/7. Big ups to David Michaels for tearing the mystique of Sam Fisher down and showing him as the foulable man that he is. It improves the games I think, as it rounds out the character we see on our screens to a whole person. Operation Barracuda is a job very well done and I am hopeful that Michaels will be writing a third book in this series very soon.