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Executive Orders: A Jack Ryan Novel [Paperback]

Tom Clancy (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 6 April 1998

Jack Ryan is the new US President – in the latest blockbuster from the world’s leading thriller writer, continuing the story of the spectacularly successful No 1 bestseller Debt of Honour.

At the dramatic climax of Debt of Honour, a runaway Jumbo Jet has crashed into the Capitol Building in Washington, leaving the President dead, along with most of the Cabinet and Congress. Dazed and confused, the man who only minutes before was confirmed as the new caretaker Vice-President is told that he is now President of the United States. President John Patrick Ryan.

But how do you run a government without a government? Where do you even begin? Ryan knows that the eyes of the world are on him now – and many of them are unfriendly. In Beijing, in Tehran and even in Washington, there are those eager to take advantage. Soon they will make their moves; soon they will present Jack Ryan with a crisis so great even he could not imagine it.

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  • Paperback: 1273 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (6 April 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0006479758
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006479758
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 103,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Tom Clancy goes to the White House in this thriller of political terror and global disaster. The American political situation takes a disturbing turn as the President, Congress and Supreme Court are obliterated when a Japanese terrorist lands a 747 on the Capitol. Meanwhile, the Iranians are unleashing an Ebola virus threat on the country. Jack Ryan, CIA agent, is cast into the middle of this maelstrom. As a result of a recent sex scandal, Ryan had been appointed vice president, but it's an office he doesn't hold for long when he finds himself suddenly thrust into the Chief Executive's chair. He goes after the Iranians and then tries to piece together the country and his life the only way he knows how--with a fury, which is what we've come to expect in Clancy's intricate, detailed and accurate stories of warfare and intrigue. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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‘Ryan is back, and not just for an encore. The pace is frantic, the detail, as ever, exhaustive… a relentless, plot-packed blockbuster.’
The Times

‘A potent mixture of thriller and Washington power novel. Everyone who has ever fantasised about cleaning up government… will enjoy the way that Clancy’s hero fights his corner… just the thing.’
Daily Express

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read from the master 4 Jun 1997
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
So, you wanna be President. You could fix all the problems with the county, couldn't you. Yep, if you just had the chance. Well, here it is Mr. Smarty Pants. Well, it is if you are John Patrick Ryan. "Debt of Honor" left us (Clancy fans) in a large lurch. The President, the Supreme Court, most members of the House, Senate and Cabinet are dead. Jack Ryan, new President of the United States (or, POTUS), formerly new Vice President, has it all to do. Appoint a Supreme Court, not just one or two justices, but all of them. Arrange for the election of representatives and Senators. Maintain national defense while facing increasingly hostile international dilemmas, not to mention deadly domestic ones. All this while trying to stave off a despicable attempt to "grab the throne" by the freshly ousted former Vice President of the United States. Clancy provdes a realistic view of being POTUS. And, shows us that strength of character does, indeed, make a difference. While facing the most challenging and dangerous circumstances since the Revolutionary War, just how does the USA fare? How does she weather a storm of weapons of mass destruction? If you like Clancy's earlier works, then I will guarantee that you will enjoy and approve of the "response of the Uinted States of America".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Why no film deal? 21 July 2007
By G. REEVES
Format:Paperback
Having seen both "Patriot Games", and "Clear and Present Danger", I found it easy to imagine Harrison Ford, Karen Archer, and Willem Dafoe reprising their previous roles. Given the critical and box office flop that was "The Sum of All Fears", maybe Hollywood should have tried to adapt this book for the cinema instead.

The circumstances of Ryan's elevation to the presidency were remarkably prescient, given 9/11, and the passage describing Saddam's assassination, and the religious motivation for it, was especially well written, if a little dated. Perhaps Clancy's crystal ball let him down on this one. He takes an almost pornographic interest in military hardware, but you cannot accuse him of not doing his research.

Where the book falls down is that, as the book unfolds, you can never be in any doubt that however much crap is thrown at the US of A, truth, justice, and the American way will always triumph in the end. The idea that someone like Darayei might think "Let's take on the world's biggest superpower, they're bound to take it lying down." is, frankly, laughable.

Overall, a gripping read, and I zapped through it whilst on holiday.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting 14 July 2007
By Geoffrey Webb
Format:Paperback
The references to Sadam do date the book but then it is a work of pure fiction. As a Brit I found the detail of the polictial aspects of the book moving between interesting and dull but there was enough other things going on in the book to keep me going. I really like the idea that, as close as possible, an ordinary bloke became president. Nowadays American presidents are all millionairs before they get to the white house and have done so many deals by the time they get there that their values are bound to have been somewhat bought and sold along the way (I'm trying not to be political here just stating the world as I see it). In this book you get to see what an ordinary decent bloke would do if he got the top job. Very enlightening !
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good Clancy
This is one of the better Clancy/Jack Ryan novels, concerned with his coming to grips with an Iran-inspired attack in various forms on America, after he has inadvertently become... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Stephen Bishop
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterclass in interweaving plot strands
First an admission: I'm not new to this book. Over the past few years I've read it on several occasions and never cease to be impressed by Clancy's ability to fill 1,200 plus pages... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2011 by A. Chell
1.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't read anymore
I've learnt to put up with first chapters by default. Oftentimes, a book improves and ends up being worth the effort (the whole thing can improve as the story and plot develop). Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2010 by tbuyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Speedy and efficient service
Received this book very quickly and although not new was in extremely good condition.... Just as described. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by J. C. Mcgarrity
5.0 out of 5 stars President Ryan
This is one huge book and as such may put off many readers. Clancy deals with many different plots which as ever all tie up nicely at the end. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Glosblue
3.0 out of 5 stars "What I would do if I was president" by Tom Clancy
This book had some of Clancy's characteristic plotting strengths so was fun and engaging, but ultimately it boiled down to Clancy coming up with a way of telling us all of the... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by Gareth M. Duggan
3.0 out of 5 stars Fair to middling
"Executive Orders" was a fairly good book. There was suspense and tension in parts. Other parts of it, though, were tedious. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2006 by humanitysdarkerside
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but a little hard-going at the end
I read this on holiday a couple of years ago before reading "Debt of Honour" (which was a mistake: you should definently read "Debt of Honour" first, despite the boring first... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2005 by "arx86"
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for most of the way, disappointing towards the end.
Executive Orders sees Jack Ryan take office as President of the United States of America. And he gets one crisis after another - those nasty media people, corrupt politicians,... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2005 by "rasam23"
5.0 out of 5 stars Fighting for What's Right
Jack Ryan and Tom Clancy may have reached their pinnacle of achievement with this book. However, this book is definitely not the place to start the series; as a minimum, The Hunt... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2005 by Patrick Shepherd
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