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Jul 26, 2004, 12:29 AM
 
I always liked the movies of his books (except for The Sum of All Fears, Affleck is a bad Ryan IMHO).

Anyway, can anyone recommend a good Clancy novel ?
Maybe Ryan or Clark thriller ?

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Jul 26, 2004, 12:45 AM
 
Meh, not really my style to be honest. I only read two thirds of one of his books an chucked it.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 01:43 AM
 
Originally posted by Sarc:
I always liked the movies of his books (except for The Sum of All Fears, Affleck is a bad Ryan IMHO).

Anyway, can anyone recommend a good Clancy novel ?
Maybe Ryan or Clark thriller ?

thx
I read (and liked!) all of the Jack Ryan Series. <ul>Cardinal of the Kremlin</ul> seems to stick out in my mind.

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Jul 26, 2004, 06:22 AM
 
Red Storm Rising. Best Tom Clancy book ever. Read it three times. Highly recommend that one.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 06:25 AM
 
Net Force: State of War was pretty cool.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 09:06 AM
 
Red Storm Risning. Clancy's best book. Perhaps a little dated now.
Sum of All Fears. Good book but too long. Worth reading. Refused to see the movie.
Clear and Present Danger. Good read.
Hunt for Red October. Good enough.
Cardinal of the Kremlin. Must be forgettable, 'cuz I don't remember much about it.
Patriot Games. Feh. No, strike that. Double Feh. Use it to start a fire.

Started to read Debt of Honor, but decided it was time to take a break from right wing homophobe schills without military experience writing political thrillers. Still, I've enjoyed Clancy's books. Good for you for reading tho, not enough people do it any more.
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Jul 26, 2004, 09:30 AM
 
Rainbow Six which is interesting from the beginning to the last which is rare in a Tom Clancy book usually he has so many longueurs.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 10:19 AM
 
Easy . . . Without Remorse.

Followed closely by Cardinal of the Kremblin and The Hunt for Red October.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 10:23 AM
 
Another vote for Cardinal of the Kremlin. Only one of his books I actually remember.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 10:23 AM
 
Without Remorse was awesome! That would make a great movie.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 10:30 AM
 
I enjoyed Debt of Honor and it's followup, Executive Orders.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 03:16 PM
 
Originally posted by His Dudeness:
Without Remorse was awesome! That would make a great movie.
who's the hero in this one ?
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Jul 26, 2004, 03:29 PM
 
Clark is the hero in Without Remorse.

You may want to consider the audiobooks. Some of the early Clancy stuff is done pretty well.
My faves are Red October and Cardinal of the Kremlin. However, if you're really interested, you may want too start at the beginning with Patriot Games and follow the character as he progresses (though Red Rabbit is now the unofficial start of the Ryan series).

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Jul 26, 2004, 07:58 PM
 
Red Rabbit is not worth buying.
     
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Jul 26, 2004, 10:13 PM
 
Bear & the Dragon. Sweet.
     
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Jul 27, 2004, 02:31 AM
 
Originally posted by Monique:
Rainbow Six which is interesting from the beginning to the last which is rare in a Tom Clancy book usually he has so many longueurs.
I agree on Rainbow Six, my favorite Clancy for sure. Watch out for the Net Force stuff, they're co-written and I don't think they live up to the "normal" Clancy stuff.
     
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Jul 27, 2004, 03:15 AM
 
Isn't Rainbow Six a game on the PC now? I know the book was kick ass.
     
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Jul 27, 2004, 03:36 AM
 
Start at the beginning of the Jack Ryan series and read to the end. Best way to do it. *looks at bookshelf*
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Jul 27, 2004, 05:16 AM
 
Originally posted by His Dudeness:
Isn't Rainbow Six a game on the PC now? I know the book was kick ass.
on the mac too.

Brilliant games, Rainbow Six 3 has just come out for the mac.
     
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Jul 27, 2004, 06:31 AM
 
I heard a rumor that Red Storm Rising was being worked on for the big screen. Anyone else hear that?
     
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Jul 27, 2004, 07:05 AM
 
Originally posted by Bax23:
Easy . . . Without Remorse.

Followed closely by Cardinal of the Kremblin and The Hunt for Red October.
I totally agrre. But you have to read Red October first since it happens before Cardinal of the Kremlin.
     
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Jul 27, 2004, 09:43 AM
 
The entire Jack Ryan series is incredible. Start from the beginning and read all of them, you'll love them. My favorite of that series would be Debt of Honor.

Rainbow Six is also really good. Jack Ryan plays a minor role in the book, if I remember correctly.

Some of the nonfiction stuff is also good - one of the things I really love about Clancy is the amount of research that goes into his books. He really knows his stuff.

Happy reading!
     
   
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