The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy
The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy
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The Hunt for Red October

Author: Tom Clancy

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 18 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/19/2018

Synopsis

Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!The #1 New York Times bestseller that launched the phenomenal career of Tom Clancy—a gripping military thriller that introduced the world to his unforgettable hero, Jack Ryan—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. The chase for the highly advanced nuclear submarine is on—and there’s only one man who can find her...Brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan has little interest in fieldwork, but when covert photographs of Red October land on his desk, Ryan soon finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek played by two world powers—a game that could end in all-out war.

About Tom Clancy

Nearly forty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October—the first of the phenomenally successful Jack Ryan novels—sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on May 08, 2024

At the tail end of the Cold War, Captain Marko Ramius of the Soviet Navy decides to defect , incredibly planning to bring the most advanced submarine in the world with him. The Red October has a new drive system that is virtually noiseless. The nuclear vessel would be almost undetectable, a great ad......more

Goodreads review by Lance on May 22, 2008

I read this when I was on the USS Eisenhower. It was so popular with the Squids that I think it replaced the BMR. The thing that really impressed everyone on the ship was how accurate Clancy was with both his research and his story-telling. There was never a "that's not how it happens" moment, so co......more

Goodreads review by Ken on July 14, 2019

For someone that has enjoyed the first four movie adaptations of the Jack Ryan books, it’s slightly surprising that it’s taken this long to finally read one! Though it might have been the case that bookstores only seem to be stocking them now because of the Amazon TV series... I’ve now got a couple of......more

Goodreads review by Jane on March 02, 2012

Writer’s style is not engaging or entertaining for me. He’s probably good for military technical buffs. This guy is a popular best selling author. But not for me. I assume his fans are those who love to think and talk about military technical stuff - with a story to go along with it. The author is re......more

Goodreads review by David on April 06, 2018

Read this one shortly after it came out and loved it, couldn't put it down. Don't know if it would hold up the same today.......more

Quotes

“Flawless...frighteningly genuine.”—The Wall Street Journal “Remarkable...intricate and nerve tingling.”—Clive Cussler“Gripping narrative...Navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerized.”—Time

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