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Summary

Jack Ryan, historian, ex-marine, and CIA analyst must summon all his skills and knowledge to battle against terrorism in London.

Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "Introduced in The Hunt for Red October, Jack Ryan, the naval historian who freelances for the CIA, returns in this novel, in which Clancy demonstrates once again that he is a master of a genre he seems to have createdthe technico-military thriller. On a visit with his wife and daughter in London, Ryan stumbles onto an attempt by a new Irish revolutionary group to kidnap the Prince and Princess of Wales and their eldest son. Using his Marine Corps training, Ryan saves the royals (which leads to several visits between the Ryans and the residents of Buckingham Palace), but Ryan becomes the target of the surviving terrorists. Many familiar elements of the Clancy style are evident here: a fascination with machines and systems and procedures; thin characters; idealization of the soldier's life (``the discipline and the essential toughness that makes them different''); sarcastic humor; and a discordant sentimentality about family life. There are also some unintended ironies, particularly Clancy's praise of the CIA and the Marines, considering recent news from Washington and Moscow. Nonetheless, Clancy spins a marvelously tense yarn that will appeal to his legion of fans. First serial rights to Penthouse; Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Military Book Club, Reader's Digest Condensed Books selections. (August 7) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Series	Jack Ryan Series, Book 2 Features Jack Ryan, Sr., a CIA Deputy Director of Central Intelligence who eventually serves two terms as President of the United States #1 - The Hunt for Red October #2 - Patriot games #3 - The Cardinal of the Kremlin #4 - Clear and present danger #5 - The Sum of all fears #6 - Debt of honor #7 - Executive orders #8 - Red rabbit #9 - Command authority #10 - Full force and effect #11 - Commander in chief #12 - True faith and allegiance #13 - Power and empire #14 - Oath of office #15 - Code of honor #16 - Shadow of the dragon #17 - Chain of command #18 - Red winter
Subjects	Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character) Fiction Irish Republican Army Fiction Terrorists Fiction Spies United States Fiction Thriller Suspense Fiction Spy stories. Audiobooks.
Publisher	New York :Books on Tape,2011 Books on Tape2011
Edition	Unabridged.
Contributors	Brick, Scott, narrator. OverDrive, Inc.
Participants/Performers	Read by Scott Brick.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: OverDrive WMA Audiobook Format: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook Requires OverDrive Media Console 1.0 / 1.0 (Windows Mobile) or OverDrive Media Console 3.0 (Windows) / 1.0 (Mac) / 1.0 (Windows Mobile)
Description	1 audio file : digital.
ISBN	9780307934659 9780307934659
Other	Classic View