The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancys spectacular career became a blockbuster film and introduced Jack Ryan.
The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancys spectacular career became a blockbuster film and introduced Jack Ryan.
THE HUNT IS ON
Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russias 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.
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
Since the publication of The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy has established an unrivalled position as the worlds leading thriller writer, with a string of million-selling novels and three major Hollywood films to his name. He is also the author of SSN and the non-fiction books Submarine, Armoured Warfare, Fighter Wing and Marine, and the co-creator of the Op-Centre series.