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Patriot Games
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins
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Publisher's Summary
It is fall. CIA analyst Jack Ryan, historian and former Marine, is vacationing in London with his wife and young daughter. Suddenly, right before his eyes, a terrorist group launches its deadly attack.
Instinctively, he dives forward to break it up, and is shot. It is not until he wakes up in the hospital that he learns whose lives he has saved - the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
By his impulsive act, he has gained both the gratitude of a nation and the enmity of its most dangerous men - men who do not sit on their hate.
Patriot Games is a prequel to The Hunt for Red October and has all the excitement and energy of Clancy's famous first book.
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What the critics say
“A novel that crackles!” (The New York Times)
“A bang-up climax.” (The Washington Post)
“A high-pitch of excitement.” (The Wall Street Journal)
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- Joshua
- 2021-01-16
So good
Took a bit to get into but the development was amazing. So much different from the tv show on prime. I am glad I started the books. Officially hooked!!
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- Dan T
- 2023-06-07
Great story & excellent narration
Scott Brick rarely misses. He has great narrative skills. The story is really good, much better than the movie. Clancy is a master at filling in the details.
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- Jonathan
- 2018-04-28
brilliant story, voice work meh
my only issue with the voice work is that he speaks in such a whispy voice he makes every character seem like they're about to cry.
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- Ken
- 2018-09-18
A very anti bond novel
What I love about Clancy is he never has been a fan of the bond concept of the CIA and 6. Jack Ryan looks for clues and facts to solve the mystery.
In this novel I love how it's written as a prequel to Hunt for the Red October and explain how Ryan started with the CIA while covering things hinted to in Red October. Trouble and pain in the novel leads to excellent character development.
#Audible1
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- The Dude
- 2019-06-06
This narrator is amazing!
The narrator is incredible. His inflections and accents really make the story! I would definitely listen to another book of his.
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- Mike
- 2022-07-20
Best Narrator yet
I think the narration on this otherwise run of the mill Clancy thriller is what really sells it. He does an amazing job and brings each character to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-03-09
Narrator is great!!
Narrator does a great job. Lots of accents to do, not always spot on, but a good effort.
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- Elliott
- 2022-05-04
Great work
Good Narration great story all told well worth the credit will continue to enjoy the Ryan verse
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- Grantly
- 2018-11-12
Fantastically Read
Read this book years ago and forgot how great a story it was. Scott Brick was a fantastic narrator.
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- Brendan Buker
- 2021-04-20
Very good and fun fiction
Fun read and perfect if you are just listening to pass some time. Read as a kid and happy to say that it holds up
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