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The Hunt for Red October

A Jack Ryan Novel

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The Hunt for Red October

Written by: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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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.

©1984 Jack Ryan Enterprises Ltd. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Espionage Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Military Suspense Technothrillers Thriller Fiction War Submarine Science Fiction Adventure
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What the critics say

“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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As good as the movie

just as good as the movie...more complex...and immerses you in the naval maritime life.

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Good listen

Good listen by a great narrator. Scott Brick does a great job of an amazing story by Tom Clancy.

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remarkable story

i was absolutely hooked from the first hour of listening. i read the book many years ago, but this narrator did a remarkable job with inflection and accents

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Outstanding

This is easily one of Clancy's best. First of his published Jack Ryan novels, this tells a compelling story with flashes of what made Tom Clancy successful.
The reading by Scott Brick is great with appropriate accents. A great read. 9.5 stars out of 10.

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Amazing book

I absolutely love this story. I love the drama, the action and the suspense. Highly recommend if you’re looking for an action packed. But clenching story. I just could not stop a listening to it.

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First Tom Clancy Novel

Had heard many good reviews on Tom Clancy novels from Friends. My first did not disappoint.
Believe I will be reading many more.

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Technical details on submarines is excellent

I may be biased because I love ships, but this book made me love submarines

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One of the best stories of our time?

Loved it. It is a madern classic that gets better with every time through. I highly recommend it.

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A classic for any Clancy fan

I did not start listening/reading Clancy novels in order so went backwards to this one after several other books - in my opinion it’s not even necessary as each book stands on its own. I found this to be great, especially if you want to watch the movie after - movie cuts a ton out. I feel like the character is not as developed as later books but still very good. I’m also a bigger fan of the Jack Jr books more.

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Love the book as much as the movie

Such wonderful details and back story. Love seeing direct passages in the movie. Also the changes to make it a classic movie.
Scott brick does a great narration. Only the odd pronunciation of “Ramius” irks me. Still 5 stars.
I go to sleep as often to the audiobook as I do to the movie.

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