It is fall. CIA analyst Jack Ryan, historian and former Marine, is vacationing in London with his wife and young daughter. Suddenly, right before his eyes, a terrorist group launches its deadly attack. Instinctively, he dives forward to break it up, and is shot. It is not until he wakes up in the hospital that he learns whose lives he has saved -- the Duke and Duchess of Kent. By his impulsive act, he has gained both the gratitude of a nation and the enmity of its most dangerous men -- men who do not sit on their hate. Patriot Games is a prequel to The Hunt for Red October and has all the excitement and energy of Clancy's famous first book.
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"This was my first Clancy read. Although there is a lot of language, I was hooked with the story. I like Jack Ryan as a character and I think I will read the rest of the series. There are so many intense parts of the book I thought I was reaching the main climax halfway through the book. " — Zach (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was my first Clancy read. Although there is a lot of language, I was hooked with the story. I like Jack Ryan as a character and I think I will read the rest of the series. There are so many intense parts of the book I thought I was reaching the main climax halfway through the book. "
“This is one of the most personal stories Clancy has told about Ryan and, in my opinion, one of his best.”
“A high pitch of excitement!”
“A novel that crackles!”
“A bang-up climax!”
“Ambitious, daring…as spectacular as any thriller ever.”
“Clancy demonstrates once again that he is a master of a genre he seems to have created—the technico-military thriller…Clancy spins a marvelously tense yarn that will appeal to his legion of fans.”
" Good read. Love the main character of Jack Ryan. "
" I am re-acquainting myself with the Jack Ryan series. This time in order instead of just one or two. I really enjoyed this one. "
" Action packed, chilling to the bones, Tom Clancy Brings Patriot games. "
" Another decent read from Clancy. It has been a while since I read it, but I may just pick it up again. Not one of his best, but by far not the worst either! "
" Splendid book. Total new words learned from this book = 41.Technical details were pretty good too! :) "
" skip to the last 75 pages.. "
" This is my favorite of all Clancy's books. "
Tom Clancy (1947–2013) was the author of numerous #1 New York Times bestselling novels, including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Red Rabbit, Teeth of the Tiger, and Red Storm Rising. His nonfiction work includes Into the Storm: A Study in Command, Every Man a Tiger, and Battle Ready. Clancy was the co-founder of Red Storm Entertainment, a video game developing company responsible for the successful Rainbow Six series, Ghost Recon series, Splinter Cell series, and others.
Martin Sheen is an American actor who has won the Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award and was a finalist for numerous other awards. He has also won two Daytime Emmy Awards as a producer and director. He is a recipient of the AudioFile Earphones Award for his narrations.
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