Tom Clancy

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April 12, 1947 in The United States

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http://www.tomclancy.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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From www.loc.gov: Best-selling author Tom Clancy was an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and he had a dream of writing a novel. As a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history, his dream came true with his first effort, The Hunt for Red October (1984). He has since written more than a dozen novels, which have a blend of realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. Ten of the novels, including The Teeth of the Tiger (Berkley, 2004), feature the character Jack Ryan, former stock broker and CIA employee. Mr. Clancy’s nonfiction works include a series of guided tours of America’s warfighting assets, Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter Wing, Marine, and Airborne. He lives in Maryland.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 340,409 ratings · 5,593 reviews · 270 distinct works

	The Hunt for Red October 3.75 avg rating — 149,034 ratings — published 1984 — 65 editions	My rating:
	Patriot Games 3.94 avg rating — 25,852 ratings — published 1987 — 43 editions	My rating:
	Clear and Present Danger 3.92 avg rating — 22,671 ratings — published 1989 — 54 editions	My rating:
	Red Storm Rising 3.98 avg rating — 15,515 ratings — published 1986	My rating:
	Without Remorse 4.04 avg rating — 12,867 ratings — published 1993 — 42 editions	My rating:
	The Sum of All Fears 3.78 avg rating — 13,869 ratings — published 1991 — 42 editions	My rating:
	Rainbow Six 3.92 avg rating — 12,405 ratings — published 1998 — 34 editions	My rating:
	The Cardinal of the Kremlin 3.82 avg rating — 11,434 ratings — published 1988 — 38 editions	My rating:
	Debt of Honor 3.88 avg rating — 10,782 ratings — published 1994 — 36 editions	My rating:
	Executive Orders 3.89 avg rating — 11,063 ratings — published 1996 — 35 editions	My rating:

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Series by Tom Clancy

Jack Ryan (12 books)
by Tom Clancy

3.80 avg rating — 288,806 ratings

Jack Ryan Jr. (3 books)
by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney (Goodreads Author)

3.54 avg rating — 9,690 ratings

Tom Clancy's Op-Center (12 books)
by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik (Series Creator), Jeff Rovin

3.46 avg rating — 8,893 ratings

Guided Tour (6 books)
by Tom Clancy, John Gresham

3.58 avg rating — 1,820 ratings

Study in Command (4 books)
by Tom Clancy

3.63 avg rating — 1,452 ratings

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“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
― Tom Clancy

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“Beware the fury of a patient man”
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“Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.”
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Emily Brontë;Charlotte Brontë; Anne Brontë

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Anne McCaffrey

1 vote 14.3%

Tom Clancy

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Eudora Welty

1 vote 14.3%

A novel that has April, Showers, Flowers, Muddy or Rain in the title (essentially anything to do with April, Showers, Flowers, etc).

1 vote 14.3%

A novel that is set in Paris, as Paris is beautiful in the Springtime.

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Jim Morrison's poetry

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William Shakespeare

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Henry James

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A novel that somehow involves Easter (religious or secular) themes!

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