The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1984 • 486 pages

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One of the early novels of the modern techno-thriller genre, the book tracks the efforts of a disgruntled Soviet submarine captain to defect, with his Typhoon-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine "Red October," to the United States. Aside from the ICBM she carries, the ship has a new propulsion system that sounds like normal underwater seismic noise, essentially impossible to detect using normal submarine sonar systems optimized for mechanical noises and transient sounds. Jack Ryan, Clancy's hero, here performing as a CIA systems analyst, begins pulling the thread on the "Red October" when he is assigned to analyze a photograph of the ship under construction in it's dry dock that exhibits an unusual shape built into the hull. The pace and action continue to build through the book to a surprising climax.


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Without Remorse
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Patriot Games
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Red Rabbit
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The Hunt for Red October
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Red Winter

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38 primary books

#1 in Jack Ryan Universe (Publication Order)

Jack Ryan Universe (Publication Order) is a 38-book series with 38 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, and Grant Blackwood.

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The Hunt for Red October
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Patriot Games
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin
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Påtaglig fara
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The Sum of All Fears

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Surprisingly not that different from the movie but still very good.

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