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The novel that pretty much invented the submarine espionage thriller. Tom Clancy’s 1984 yarn introduces us to CIA analyst Jack Ryan, called into action when renegade Soviet submarine captain, Marko Ramius, decides to go AWOL with a fully armed nuclear ballistic missile sub. While the US navy top brass are convinced that Ramius is headed towards the States in order to wreak nuclear havoc, young Ryan has an alternate theory: perhaps the Russian commander wants to defect? So begins a terrific cat and mouse narrative, where the technical details of submarine engineering are elevated to the status of high prose. It was the dedication to military accuracy that made the book, which originally earned a paltry advance of $5000, instantly popular with the US military and had even American President Ronald Reagan enthusing, ensuring the book became a huge bestseller.
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The Hunt for Red October Synopsis
The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career - became a blockbuster film - and introduced Jack Ryan.
THE HUNT IS ON…
Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west.
The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780008646585 |
| Publication date: |
26th September 2024 |
| Author: |
Tom Clancy |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
496 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Espionage and spy thriller
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Tom Clancy Press Reviews
From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October:
`A snakily plotted, fast-moving blockbuster ... terrifying tension to the last page' Daily Mail
`Flawless authenticity... frighteningly genuine.'
Wall Street Journal
`Offers an extraordinarily detailed glimpse into the secret world of nuclear submarines, and the potentially deadly cat-and-mouse games played by superpowers beneath the oceans' Sunday Times
`Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written... superlative.'
Washington Times
`The Pentagon almost exploded when this book was published' Daily Telegraph
`A compelling story ... rivetingly plausible' Observer
`Gripping narrative ... navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerised by the story of Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius, who seeks to defect to the US, bringing a billion-dollar submarine with him' Time Magazine
About Tom Clancy
Thirty 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, 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.
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