- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (2 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006172768
- ISBN-13: 978-0006172765
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 27,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet submarine commander has just made a fateful decision: the Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on.
The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumoured to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway, top secret Russian missile submarine. END
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From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October:
‘Flawless authenticity… frighteningly genuine.’
Wall Street Journal
‘Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written… superlative.’
Washington Times
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first book Tom Clancy ever wrote and it took off like a rocket becoming a best seller. This book was also the first Jack Ryan book completed although not the first in the series (The first is Without Remorse writtin a few years later). The book focuses on a submarine comanded by Marco Ramius who's plan is to defect but he tells the crew that they are going to cuba like in the film, by using a new silent underwater propulsion system nicknamed 'Caterpiller drive'. This brings the whole Russian Navy out into the atlantic to try to sink the Red October. The American president and other members of inteligance services decide that Ramius wants to to park neuclear warheads off the United States. Jack Ryan however belives he may be trying to defect and is given three days to prove his theory and if he can't the Red October will be sunk.
A book packed with drama and suspence its worth the money anyday.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Like a lot of people I came to this after seeing the film Hunt For Red October Special Edition [DVD] [1990] (a classic in its own right). The film was based on this book, however it has missed certain key portions that the book has. If you are wanting a typical Tom Clancy thriller this is among the best - don't expect groundbreaking symbolism in this book! The book actually explains technical terms and the background in far more detail than the film, and the book stands on its own in terms of a thriller in the background of a NATO-Soviet conflict in the Atlantic. Whilst the main portion of the book is concerning Jack Ryan (the hero) and the Soviet submarine captain, there are interesting portions of the book which try and look into the actions of various ships and planes which are making up this conflict. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I love Tom Clancy's work. I've read The Hunt For Red October countless times in it's paperback form and was so looking forward to reading the kindle version. Bitterly dissapointed with the download version though as it misses out huge swathes of the plotline and the spelling mistakes are terrible. If the Kindle books are abridged or altered in plot line then they should IMHO advise you before buying.
If you have not read the book in it's previous forms then it is still a good yarn but this has put me off buying the other Kindle versions of Clancy's work.
If you have not read the book in it's previous forms then it is still a good yarn but this has put me off buying the other Kindle versions of Clancy's work.
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Gripping novel
The pace of this novel never let up. I was entertained from start to finish.
The characters were so well defined, and the details were fascinating. Read more
The characters were so well defined, and the details were fascinating. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Judge
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Published 7 months ago by hellsbells
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I purchased this book in paperback years ago and enjoyed it very much. It is now falling apart due to old age and being read lots of times. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Michael J. Hill
The hunt for the English language
Having committed myself to reading this series in chronological order, my reactions have been somewhat mixed so far. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr James Martin
Yee-ha! We gonna get us a free submarine - the film was better
The Soviet's top sub commander Ramius is about to take out the fleet's newest ship, The Red October. A nearly silent submarine that is, in essence, a first strike weapon. Read more
Published 15 months ago by emilymcplugger
Brilliant cold war thriller
I was drawn to The Hunt for Red October after I had read Rainbow Six.
I enjoyed the movie in the 90s, but I have to say the book is just so much deeper. Read more
I enjoyed the movie in the 90s, but I have to say the book is just so much deeper. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Strong Bow
Tom, you're writing THRILLERS, not Military-nerd handbooks.
The technical inaccuracy isn't Clancy's problem in this novel, as few care about this detail but military hardware and weapon nerd-bores. Read more
Published 16 months ago by J. H. Campbell
Brilliant debut novel
One of those action books that (if you are the type who prefers such to romance, comedy, celeb bull, pompous self-important blowhard autobiographies, or other nonsense) keeps you... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Discerning-reader
Comrade put me in the gulag rather than read this!
Sorry Mr Clancy, I love reading, but I have given this book a great deal more of my life than it deserves. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2009 by Cpq
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Technically brilliant. Masterfully written. ONE OF THE MOST BORING BOOKS I'VE EVER READ! If you rate this as a good read you want to get a life!
Published on 21 Dec 2008 by Robert Barnes
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