- Mass Market Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Berkley (TRD) (Jan 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425172902
- ISBN-13: 978-0425172902
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (247 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,613,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Somewhere under the 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. 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 rumored 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 sub. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Breathlessly exciting." -- The Washington Post
"Gripping narrative... Navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerized." -- Time
"I've written a book and I hope Frank Muller will read it. He will do such a fantastic job that the blind will see, the lame will walk and the deaf will hear." -- Stephen King
"This audio is narrated by studio actor Frank Muller. His verbalization is layered in such a way that you will listen and hang on his every word. Muller makes this thriller more stimulating than it already is." -- Truckers/USA, May 1994 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"Gripping narrative... Navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerized." -- Time
"I've written a book and I hope Frank Muller will read it. He will do such a fantastic job that the blind will see, the lame will walk and the deaf will hear." -- Stephen King
"This audio is narrated by studio actor Frank Muller. His verbalization is layered in such a way that you will listen and hang on his every word. Muller makes this thriller more stimulating than it already is." -- Truckers/USA, May 1994 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Captain First Rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Navy was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Hunt for Red October,
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This review is from: The Hunt for Red October (Mass Market Paperback)
Had to purchase the book because it was not available for Kindle.That seems to be happening a lot, but it's never talked about in reviews of Kindle. Like the book by the way, but PO'd with Kindle.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Skip...,
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This review is from: The Hunt for Red October (Mass Market Paperback)
This is quite possibly the most boring book I've ever read. If you want a several hundred page analysis of the inner workings of a nuclear submarine, this is the book for you. If you want a gripping, fast-paced, satisfying spy novel with well fleshed out characters, stick with Follett or Ludlum. I know Clancy sells billions and billions of books, so there must be something to them that I'm not really digging. However, if this is his best book I don't want to waste my time reading any others. I'm a person who believes in sampling the best from all genres, a la Lonesome Dove for westerns, Dune for sci-fi, etc. I figured Clancy was the pinnacle for the spy novel, but he is simply not my bag, baby.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A riveting techno-thriller,
This review is from: The Hunt for Red October (Hardcover)
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, a Russian sub breaks away from its patrol route and makes a mad dash for the coast of the United States. Are the Soviets planning a stealth attack or what? The Americans don't have a clue. Oddly enough, neither do the Soviets. The sub's captain, Marko Ramius, is a man with a deep loathing and resentment towards the government of his homeland, and he's planned a spectacular revenge. It falls to a lower-level CIA functionary named Jack Ryan to figure out what's afoot: Ramius and his crew are attempting to defect to the United States, bringing a billion-dollar present with them.Tom Clancy has churned out dozens of novels since, of descending quality; "Red October" was his first and it's by far his best. He goes into great technical detail describing the workings of a submarine but he explains it so well that any reader can understand what he's saying. His characters aren't very profound, but characterization isn't the main draw here; the hunt and the subsequent chase of Red October by the Americans, who want to keep it and the crew safe, and the Russians, who want to destroy it at any cost, keep us spellbound while turning page after page. Clancy didn't fall into the trap of venting out the political propaganda that spoiled so many of his later books; he keeps "Red October" squarely on target, concentrating on the thrill of the chase, and the actions rockets along non-stop from the first page to the last. If you read only one Clancy novel, this is definitely the one to go with. None of his other books can touch it.
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