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In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBP the Net Force. When web service is disrupted across the world, a new nation makes its presence known. Terrorists from a virtual country called CyberNation have taken the web hostage. Their demands: worldwide recognition and rights for their "citizens." Though there are millions of CyberNation sympathizers, Net Force rallies its troops for an all-out war on three fronts -- politically, physically, and electronically -- because dealing with terrorists is never an option...

The Cold War is over. And chaos is setting in. The new President of Russia is trying to create a democratic regime. But there are strong elements within the country that are trying to stop him: the ruthless Russian mafia, the right wing nationalists, and those nefarious forces that will do whatever it takes to return Russia to the days of the Czar. Op-Center, the newly-founded but highly successful crisis management team, begins a race against the clock and against the hardliners. Their task is made even more difficult by the discovery of a Russian counterpart . . . but this one's controlled by those same repressive hardliners and represents everything Op-Center stands for. Two rival Op-Centers, virtual mirror images of each other. But if this mirror cracks, it'll be more than seven years of bad luck . . .

The Ops-Center team faces untold chaos on a mission in Africa in the ninth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series created by Tom Clancy and former Department of State official Steve Pieczenik. On the surface it seems a simple case: a group of African militiamen have kidnapped a priest and ordered all Catholic missionaries to leave the nation of Botswana. But the Vatican thinks otherwise. At its urging, Op-Center investigates—and finds out that the real purpose of the crime is a plan by outside forces to destabilize the government and seize the nation’s diamond mines. With its military team, Striker, out of commission, Op-Center must reinvent itself—and head straight into the crossfire of an African war.

L'existence d'Op-Center est très confidentielle. Il s'agit d'une nouvelle agence chargée d'assurer la sécurité des Etats-Unis et d'intervenir quand les instruments diplomatiques ou militaires et les services secrets ont échoué à éviter une crise internationale. Suite à un attentat survenu à Séoul, l'agence est confrontée à une situation qui pourrait bien déclencher la guerre entre les deux Corées et déstabiliser par ses répercussions l'ordre mondial. Pour éviter le conflit, elle devra mobiliser toutes ses ressources qui vont des outils technologiques les plus performants aux agents d'exceptions, rompus aux actions de terrain comme à la conception de stratégies d'intervention des plus audacieuses. Avec ce roman, Tom Clancy signe le premier opus d'une série qui met en scène une agence très secrète aux prises avec les crises internationales les plus aiguës. Au réalisme des évènements, il ajoute une imagination sans limites qui a fait la réputation de ses thrillers technologiques, comme Code SNN.

Etat de siège à l'ONU : un groupe d'ex-Casques bleus vient de kidnapper des diplomates et leurs invités lors d'une réception officielle à New-York. Parmi les otages, la fille de Paul Hood, l'homme à la tête d'Op-Center. 100 millions de dollars : le prix de la rançon. L'enjeu est grave. Il faut agir malgré les rouages complexes de la diplomatie internationale. Une seule issue pour les forces d'Op-Center : riposter immédiatement, affronter des terroristes prêts à tout... Ecrit à partir de données et d'informations réelles, " Op-Center " est une série imaginée par Tom Clancy avec Steve Pieczenik, dans la tradition des thrillers technologiques de Tom Clancy, l'auteur du célèbre " Octobre rouge ".

„Перфектен трилър.“ Сан Франциско Кроникъл „Том Кланси, безспорният фаворит, шампионът сред писателите предлага неописуеми приключения — висш пилотаж сред експлозивна смес от престъпления, екшън и нови технологии.“ Ню Йорк Таймс На холографски футболен мач, където Мат Хънтър и неговите приятели отиват да видят любимите си играчи, се случва нещо странно. Четирима души, маскирани като герои от гангстерските филми от 30-те години на XX век, откриват огън по играчите и трибуните. Дори виртуалните куршуми могат да убиват. Мат и приятелите му знаят, че «виртуалните вандали» трябва да бъдат спрени. Кървавата баня на стадиона е само началото.

Andy Moore lost his father when he was just a small child. His father, a highly decorated Marine captain, died fighting in the South African War in 2014. A decade later, one of the kids at Andy's school claims that Andy's father wasn't a hero at all, that he released an illegal biological weapon that killed 5,000 civilians. The kid has evidence that seems to prove it but what nobody knows is that he hacked highly sensitive information from the South African government archives and doctored it to make Andy's dad look bad. And a slew of South African spies, willing to do anything up to and including murder, are about to descend on the school to get that information back...

After years of fending off challenges from the world's most dangerous terrorists, Op-Centre has been brought to heel by the US Congress. A short-sighted committee has cut Paul Hood's budget, and the first victim is his friend Mike Rodgers. But General Rodgers may not be looking for work for very long. Dynamic Senator Donald Orr is making a run for President at the head of his own third party. Running on a platform of extreme isolationism, Orr presents a real challenge to the two-party system, and he needs a strong military advisor to make his team complete. The problem is that Orr may be involved in more than just ordinary political intrigue. The bodies of two murdered millionaires may be tied into the new party, and Op-Centre is seeking the killer.

The explosion of a Chinese freighter–carrying illegal workers–in Charleston Harbor is the first sign that someone is capping Chinese interests abroad. After explosions in South Africa and Taipei, Op-Center roots out the cause: warring factions in the Chinese government. But still reeling from budget cuts and an almost devastating attack by an electromagnetic pulse explosion, Op-Center itself sustains a third hit: the removal of Commander Paul Hood, replaced by a three-star general from the Army. Op-Center is now under the control of the Pentagon. Hood's own future exists at the whim of the new President. And the world braces for more attacks….

Bypassing all safeguards, terrorists enter Fort Stephens and detonate a truck full of powerful explosives. Within hours, other bases are hit, and the Army calls in Net Force to help. But they are countered at every move by a cunning opponent who thinks just like their own.

The eighth novel in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling Net Force series. Though the head of a major multinational corporation—and a key player in world affairs—Samuel Walker Cox has a past that few people know about. But that group is about to get bigger. A computer disk has fallen into the hands of the Net Force, outing the powerful American businessman as a former Russian spy. Cox is willing to see the world in ruins to protect his name. Lucky for the United States that Net Force is on the job—and is about to prove that no man is above the law.

A top secret Pentagon wargame is hacked. Only Net Force has the expertise to track down the culprit, but they are tied up with other priorities. Due to shifting budget priorities, Net Force is moved onto the DoD budget. That means that as a military operation, they can now give top priority to the Pentagon's problem. They soon make a connection between the attack and a Chinese general in Macau. But this investigation is too big for Net Force and they are forced to work with members of Cybernation, the virtual reality nation which has opposed Net Force in the past.

From the bestselling creators of Op-Centre come a different kind of law enforcement. Tom Clancy's Net Force. In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI- Net Force. Minor viruses are eating away at the Net Force computers. The e-mail shutdowns and flickering monitors are hardly emergencies . . .but they've been keeping the tech department hopping. Same with the sudden rash of time-consuming lawsuits. No one in Net Force has a moment to spare, which is exactly the way Mitchell Townsend Ames wants it. Because when the shadowy mastermind launches his master plan, he wants Net Force to be looking the other way . . .

The eighth volume in the fast-selling series of high-tech, high-action thrillers centred on Washington's National Crisis Management Centre. schovat popis

Au cœur du dispositif de défense américaine, la Net Force est une antenne du FBI spécialisée dans la protection des réseaux informatiques. L'homme à sa tête vient d'être assassiné. Son successeur s'appelle Alex Michaels. Sa mission retrouver les commanditaires du meurtre. Assurer la sécurité de l'État. Filtrer le Net. Piratages, plantages, pertes de données se multiplient sur le réseau. Un bug géant se prépare. Le responsable un commando de terroristes des pays de l'Est, mené par un certain Plekhanov. Leur intérêt : contrôler l'économie mondiale. A Alex Michaels de déjouer une machination qui pourrait être fatale. Avis aux internautes et aux cybersurfers. Mais il faut faire vite. Après Op-Center, une nouvelle série-culte signée Tom Clancy. Entre réalité virtuelle et géopolitique, espionnage et technologie de pointe, Net Force explore les arcanes du Web.

Xanadu is the world's most exclusive resort. It's also a possible base for the worst Net thefts ever. Now it's up to Megan and the Net Force Explorer team to delete these techie thieves. Inspired by Clancy's adult "Net Force" series and ABC-TV miniseries.

Aux confins de l'Europe et de l'Asie, la région de la mer Caspienne est une zone stratégique. Un no man's land dont les gisements pétrolifères suscitent depuis toujours l'extrême convoitise de l'Azerbaïdjan et de l'Iran, sous 1'œil attentif de la Russie et des États-Unis. Une contrée idéale pour allumer une guerre... Justement, des terroristes font sauter une plate-forme iranienne au large de Bakou. Pour enrayer l'implacable mécanisme des alliances et éviter un conflit mondial, la cellule antiterroriste Op-Center devra faire preuve de sang-froid. Surtout quand les terroristes tentent de provoquer le chaos et d'affaiblir le président des Etats-Unis... Et qu'ils agissent dans le secret même de la Maison Blanche !

In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBP the Net Force.When web service is disrupted across the world, a new nation makes its presence known. Terrorists from a virtual country called CyberNation have taken the web hostage. Their demands: worldwide recognition and rights for their "citizens." Though there are millions of CyberNation sympathizers, Net Force rallies its troops for an all-out war on three fronts -- politically, physically, and electronically -- because dealing with terrorists is never an option...

The Net Force are facing their toughest challenge yet. It begins when Louisiana's state capitol building is destroyed using a top-secret chemical weapons formula swiped from the Net. If Net Force can't solve the deadly puzzle, then someone is going to get away with the most daring robbery ever.

Continues author's popular thriller series. Others in series I/S.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of Op-Center comes a different kind of law enforcement. In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them, control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: the Net Force®.It’s the rich man’s drug of choice—and it’s being sold on the Internet for a thousand dollars per capsule. A potent mixture of smart drugs, psychedelics, angel dust, and steroids, it can turn a fifty-year-old into a raging beast of aggression and sexual desire. Now, it’s up to the Net Force to find the source of this dangerous designer drug. Before another rape. Before another murder. Before every user self-destructs… A powerful examination of America’s defense and intelligence systems of the future, Tom Clancy’s Net Force® is the creation of Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik.

The first volume in the bestselling series of high-tech, high-action thrillers created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik -- repackaged in a stunning new-look cover.

Set in 2010, this first book in a new series tells the story of highly trained operatives who patrol the Internet.

When Syrian terrorists attack a dam in Turkey to threaten the water supply and force all-out war in the Middle East, the new online Regional Op-Center in Greece learns of the plan and launches a counterstrike. Original.

2011. Goswell, vieux lord milliardaire et conservateur, rêve de ressusciter l'époque glorieuse de l'Empire britannique. Il a embauché un jeune génie de l'informatique qui, grâce à un ordinateur surpuissant, est capable de pénétrer à l'intérieur de tous les systèmes, de créer des catastrophes, voire de paralyser la planète entière. Premier exploit : l'attaque par un commando indien d'un train pakistanais qui transportait des éléments d'un programme nucléaire. Le code secret, réputé inviolable, qui programmait le passage du train, a été forcé. L'incident met en alerte l'unité spéciale du FBI, la Net Force, dont le commandant Alex Michaels et son assistante Toni Fiorella se trouvent de passage à Londres. Ils vont collaborer avec les services secrets britanniques pour éviter le chaos. Après Net Force et Net Force 2, le troisième épisode de cette série offre un habile cocktail qui mêle action, terrorisme informatique, réalité virtuelle et difficile romance entre Alex et Toni. --Claude Mesplède

The Internet has become vital in protecting the world from terrorism and sabotage. The FBI's Netforce Explorers is a group of computer freaks who help out when danger strikes. Here, they stumble across a gang of criminals determined to break the barriers between the real and the virtual world.

Matt Hunter besucht mit Freunden ein Oldtimer-Baseballspiel der "Orioles" im Stadion von Baltimore. Das wurde zu einer virtuellen Erlebniswelt umgebaut, und so ist es möglich, die historischen Baseballgrößen wie zum Beispiel Babe Ruth live zu erleben. Plötzlich tauchen aber in diesem Spiel vier Männer mit Maschinenpistolen auf und schießen wahllos in die Menge. Mats Freund Leif Anderson wird dabei schwer verletzt. Irgendein Computergenie muss in das System eingedrungen sein und es manipuliert haben.

Geheimnisverrat: Wie in einem Versteckspiel belauern sich die Net-Force-Experten und die CIA. Jeder hat den anderen im Verdacht, geheime Daten in fremde Hände zu vermitteln. Todesduell: Aus einem Freizeitsport wird tödlicher Ernst und nur das Net-Force-Team kann eine Katastrophe verhindern.

The Ops-Center team faces untold chaos on a mission in Africa in the ninth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series created by Tom Clancy and former Department of State official Steve Pieczenik. On the surface it seems a simple case: a group of African militiamen have kidnapped a priest and ordered all Catholic missionaries to leave the nation of Botswana. But the Vatican thinks otherwise. At its urging, Op-Center investigates—and finds out that the real purpose of the crime is a plan by outside forces to destabilize the government and seize the nation’s diamond mines. With its military team, Striker, out of commission, Op-Center must reinvent itself—and head straight into the crossfire of an African war.

When the Cservanka Circus comes to Virginia as part of its world tour, Andy Moore ends up getting a summer job in the virtual games section, managed by Radu. Radu seems to be running a successful black market operation and it soon becomes clear that he has an ulterior motive in using Andy's computer skills. Andy and the Net Force Explorers must stop Radu from converting Andy's games software into a real weapons guidance system before an international catastrophe beyond anyone's wildest dream is realised...

Americký autor Steve Pieczenik zúročil své obsáhlé osobní zkušenosti z působení v mocenské centrále USA – na ministerstvu zahraničí – a přichází s mistrně autentickým románem o druhé občanské válce v Americe. Svou politickou fikci zkoncentroval do několika desítek hodin svátečního víkendu 4. července, kdy USA slaví Den nezávislosti. Guvernéři čtyř západních států – Utahu, Colorada, Wyomingu a Arizony vyhrožují vystoupením z Unie. Jejich zbraní při vyjednávání je ohromná přehrada Glen Canyon v Page v Arizoně: jestliže prezident nepřistoupí do dvaasedmdesáti hodin na jejich požadavky, zničí přehradu a životy tisíců lidí budou v nebezpečí. Žádají přistoupení ke všem ústavním právům a plnou vojenskou kontrolu vlastních hranic. S prezidentem a viceprezidentem v zahraničí padá bezprostřední odpovědnost na ministryni zahraničí Barbaru Reynoldsovou, černošskou diplomatku obdařenou důvtipem i inteligencí. Když se pak v Arizoně námořní pěchota postaví proti Národním gardám západních států, posílá Barbara Reynoldsová doktora Alisona Cartera, aby začal vyjednávat. Ale Carter se ocitá v síti klamu a zrady; navíc musí čelit nebezpečným otázkám, na něž není odpovědi. Kdo má opravdu separatistické hnutí pod kontrolou? A jsou to jeho spojenci nebo nepřátelé?

The Cold War is over. And chaos is setting in. The new President of Russia is trying to create a democratic regime. But there are strong elements within the country that are trying to stop him: the ruthless Russian mafia, the right wing nationalists, and those nefarious forces that will do whatever it takes to return Russia to the days of the Czar. Op-Center, the newly-founded but highly successful crisis management team, begins a race against the clock and against the hardliners. Their task is made even more difficult by the discovery of a Russian counterpart . . . but this one's controlled by those same repressive hardliners and represents everything Op-Center stands for. Two rival Op-Centers, virtual mirror images of each other. But if this mirror cracks, it'll be more than seven years of bad luck . . .

Über das Internet wird eine neue, teure Designerdroge angeboten, die den Aggresssions- und Sexualtrieb so steigert, dass jeder Mensch zu einer Zeitbombe wird. Die Net Force muss so schnell wie möglich den Anbieter dieser gefährlichen Droge finden, bevor es zur Katastrophe kommt.

Politický thriller zavádí čtenáře do nejvyšších politických kruhů USA, které stojí na pokraji nukleární války. Nevysvětlitelné události v Evropě přivedou Spojené státy a Rusko do stavu akutního ohrožení zničující válkou. V čase nejvyšší nouze nastupuje na scénu hrdina, atraktivní intelektuál, specialista na krizové situace, aby se dobral pravdy a zachránil svět. Aćkoliv má přístup na ta nejvyšší mocenská místa, je ze začátku bezradný, neboť centra různých zájmových skupin stojí proti sobě a hrají vysokou hru, kterou prohlédnout není vůbec snadné... Román zkušeného autora vychází ze znalosti prostředí, ale je přehlcen záplavou postav a přehnaně vykonstruovaných zápletek. 20040103 Nejedlyv

Wanneer - waar dan ook ter wereld - een conflict dreigt uit te groeien tot een wereldcrisis, komt Op-Center in actie. Onder zenuwslopende omstandigheden coordineert directeur Paul Hood de interactie tussen het computercentrum en het veldteam. Militaire bliksemacties ter plekke, geregisseerd door de meest geavanceerde computertechnologie ter wereld.

Wanneer een conflict dreigt uit te groeien tot een wereldcrisis, komt Op-Center in actie. In Contra-Commando wordt het team geconfronteerd met de chaos in het Rusland van nu. Tegengewerkt door criminele en reactionaire machtsblokken - de meedogenloze mafia, de ultrarechtse nationalisten en de neo-tsaristen - tracht de Russische president een nieuwe democratische orde op te bouwen. Ter bestrijding van deze machtige krachten wordt het Op-Center-team ingezet. Een zware taak, temeer daar al snel blijkt dat deze zelfde krachten over een goed georganiseerde, nietsontziende contra-organisatie beschikken...

Drei neue Fälle für das Net-Force-Explorer-Team: §Andy Moore entdeckt hinter der Fassade eines Zirkus einen groß angelegten Schwarzmarkt für High-Tech-Waffen und illegale Software. §Matt Hunter untersucht den gewaltsamen Tod einer jungen Frau aus der so genannten »feinen« Gesellschaft. §Nachdem ihr Freund Burt verschwunden ist, macht sich Megan O`Malley auf die Suche nach ihm. Sie erfährt, dass er bei einem Kurierunternehmen beschäftigt ist, das dafür bekannt ist, dass seine Kuriere nach einem Auftrag meist nie mehr wieder auftauchen.§§

Julio Cortez is a legend among his friends in the Net Force Explorers for his feats of derring-do in virtual flight simulators. But now he's in a real life or death dogfight. To get him out, the Explorers are going to have to break down the barrier between the real world and virtual reality.

Netforce is een wereldwijde organisatie die in de nabije toekomst het Web beheerst en controleert. Als er iets mis dreigt te gaan worden de Netforce Explorers ingezet: een groepje whizzkids dat alles weet van de virtuele wereld. Andy Moore, een van de Netforce Explorers, heeft al op jonge leeftijd zijn vader, een hooggeplaatste commandant bij de marine, verloren tijdens de oorlog in Zuid-Afrika in 2014. Tien jaar later beweert een van Andy's klasgenoten dat zijn vader helemaal geen held was, maar 5000 burgers gedood heeft met behulp van een illegaal biologisch wapen. En de klasgenoot heeft er tevens bewijzen voor. Maar wat niemand weet is dat de jongen hoogst vertrouwelijke informatie gestolen heeft van de Zuid-Afrikaanse regering en de informatie zo aangepast heeft dat Andy's vader er slecht vanaf komt. Zuid-Afrikaanse spionnen proberen de informatie weer terug te krijgen en zijn bereid daar alles voor te doen, inclusief moord...

In this new adventure, a fellow student makes life miserable for the rest of the Net Force by sabotaging a virtual simulation program. But when a Force exiles him from the group, the brilliant outcast creates a virtual playroom that will blow them all away. Based on the major mini-series from ABC-TV.

A new series for young adults introduces the Net Force Explorers, a group of tech-savvy teens who excel in troubleshooting and navigating cutting-edge technology. With their skills surpassing those of their teachers, these young protagonists tackle challenges in a fast-paced, tech-driven world, blending adventure with themes of innovation and teamwork.

Netforce is een wereldwijde organisatie die in de nabije toekomst het Web beheerst en controleert. Als er iets mis dreigt te gaan worden de Netforce Explorers ingezet: een groepje whizzkids dat alles weet van de virtuele wereld. Geheimen worden geopenbaard op het Net, levensgevaarlijke geheimen, en niemand weet wie erachter zit en waarom. Captain Winters van de Netforce Explorers heeft het vermoeden dat er een kind achter zit. Hij geeft onze Explorers de opdracht hun ogen en oren open te houden als ze op het Net surfen. David, vindt aanwijzingen die leiden tot zijn werkgever, een bedrijf dat de nieuwste manier ontwikkelt om op het Net te surfen. Hij weet dat hij zijn mentor bij de Netforce Explorers moet inlichten over zijn vermoedens. Voordat David echter die kans krijgt, zit hij er tot zijn nek in en is het allerminst zeker of hij het zal overleven...

Wanneer een groep Koerdische terroristen een dam in Turkije opblaast in de hoop daarmee Syrië te destabiliseren en een conflict in het Midden-Oosten te ontketenen, grijpt een supergeheime Amerikaanse interventiemacht in.

Wanneer - waar dan ook ter wereld - een conflict dreigt uit te groeien tot een wereldcrisis, komt Op-Center in actie. Onder zenuwslopende omstandigheden coördineert directeur Paul Hood de interactie tussen het computercentrum en het veldteam. Militaire bliksemacties ter plekke, geregistreerd door de meest geavanceerde computertechnologie ter wereld.

The Striker team is sent in to capture an Islamic cleric who is stirring up a rebellion in the Indian government and gets caught up in a full-scale war.

Kurdische Terroristen planen Anschläge auf die Wasserversorgung der Türkei, um einen Weltkrieg im Mittleren Osten zu provozieren. Ein mobiles OP-Center wird jedoch die Aktivitäten der gefährlichen Rebellen überwachen.

Mezi USA a Čínou začne stoupat napětí v okamžiku, kdy svérázný náměstek ministra zahraničí Dr. Desaix Clark zamíří do Pekingu, aby přišel na kloub zákulisí čínské politické hry. Postupně odhaluje brutální boj o politickou moc a mohutný vír podvodů, v němž žádný z hráčů není tím, kým se původně být zdá. Překonává zrádný labyrint mučení, zrady a nelítostného násilí, aby se octl na prahu nelítostného souboje o vlastní život, a zároveň boje o zastavení hrozící války o celé pobřeží Pacifiku.

Het Op-Center wordt ingeschakeld als blijkt dat kernafval dat in de Celebeszee had moet worden gedumpt, wordt doorverkocht aan terroristische groepen.

Derde deel in de Op-Center serie over het crisisteam dat overal ter wereld ingrijpt bij conflicten.