The Hunt for Red October

Name: The Hunt for Red October
Author: Tom Clancy
ISBN: 9780945353799

by Tom Clancy

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The Hunt for Red October is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutting-edge ballistic missile submarine Red October, and marks the first appearance of Clancy's most popular fictional character, Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency, as he must prove his theory that Ramius plans to defect to the United States.

First published 1984479 pages

813.54

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 5
Editions known: 63

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 813.54
Library of Congress (LCC): PS3553.L245PS3553.L245 H8 1984PS3553.L245 H8 1985PS3553.L24/

Subjects

Atom-UnterseebootDefectorsFictionFiction, espionageFiction, media tie-inFiction, suspenseFiction, thrillers, espionageIntelligence officersIntelligence serviceIntelligence service in fictionJack Ryan (Fictional character)Jack Ryan (Fictitious character)

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ISBN 9780945353799English

DATE DUE

First published1984

StatusREAD

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