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Tom Clancy novels
Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:48 pm
Looking to switch to a Tom Clancy novel. I have Patriot Games and the Hunt for Red October. I've seen both movies. Which one would the board recommend?
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:14 pm to PurpleHaze583
Start with Patriot Games.
You want to read them in order so you don't ruin the earlier books.
You want to read them in order so you don't ruin the earlier books.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:11 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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read them in order
This. Rainbow Six was probably my favorite
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:28 pm to Bestbank Tiger
800 pages…does it keep your attention?
Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:00 pm to PurpleHaze583
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800 pages…does it keep your attention?
Yes, it's very good.
His best work is Cardinal of the Kremlin, but it contains spoilers for earlier books.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 1:17 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Cardinal of the Kremlin
I like this one a lot. It goes into a lot of spy craft details that I found really interesting.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 6:18 am to PurpleHaze583
Patriot games? Yes, absolutely. Its pretty non-stop. Excellent story. Significantly better than the movie.
This post was edited on 6/12/26 at 6:19 am
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:56 am to PurpleHaze583
The novel, The Sum of All Fears, is great. The movie butchered it.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:52 am to PurpleHaze583
1. Red Storm Rising
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. Without Remorse
Haven't read Cardinal of the Kremlin yet.
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. Without Remorse
Haven't read Cardinal of the Kremlin yet.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 9:13 pm to rebelrouser
Without Remorse might be my second favorite. Good ride that one is
Posted on 6/13/26 at 3:00 pm to rebelrouser
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Red Storm Rising
This is what got me hooked on him, fabulous read.
Posted on 6/13/26 at 7:56 pm to rebelrouser
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Red Storm Rising
Clancy is great, but this is fantastic
Posted on 6/14/26 at 10:35 am to LemmyLives
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Red Storm Rising
This is what got me hooked on him, fabulous read.
Clancy and war-game designer Larry Bond were a good team. I remember a softcover version of this book being passed around in college among friends. As soon as i got my turn i tore through it and handed it off to a lucky reader. Great book and nothing like his other stories.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 12:25 pm to PurpleHaze583
The Hunt for Red October may be my favorite novel of all time. When I read it back in the 80s, I was in the Navy stationed on a sub tender so it was like I was living it. I love that book. The movie paled in comparison.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 7:56 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Without Remorse might be my second favorite. Good ride that one is
You could read that one first. It's a prequel.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:16 am to PurpleHaze583
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Looking to switch to a Tom Clancy novel. I have Patriot Games and the Hunt for Red October. I've seen both movies. Which one would the board recommend?
Based on what you’ve read, I would go Clear And Present Danger and then Sum Of All Fears.
Cardinal In The Kremlin is the book after Red October but I find it to be very dry compared to the other books
Edit -
Misread the post… start with Patriot Games, read Red October, then skip to Clear And Present Danger.
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 10:17 am
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:43 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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His best work is Cardinal of the Kremlin
It would be close between The Hunt for Red October and this one for the Ryan books, with perhaps Without Remorse coming off as the best "one off" within that universe. On some days, I think Without Remorse might be his best overall novel.
But, on most days I think it is Red Storm Rising. A true "one off" in that it takes place in an alternate timeline from all the Ryan books and is independent of all of them. Yes, you can see a Jack Ryan prototype in there, but if you can get past this, it is the best long novel I have ever read. Gripping. I didn't do anything but read this book one weekend during undergrad.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:55 pm to PurpleHaze583
I enjoyed Without Remorse.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 1:54 pm to rebelrouser
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Red Storm Rising
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i tore through it
Same here. I ended up skipping all of my classes until I finished it.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 9:41 pm to Ace Midnight
I think the right thing is the jack Ryan books in order, then rainbow six, then without remorse, then red storm rising
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