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A Goodreads user asked this question about The Bear and the Dragon (John Clark, #3; Jack Ryan Universe, #11):

This is going to be my first Tom Clancy novel I have read. From the reviews I see that the book isn't too good. Should I start Tom Clancy novels with another book?

Alex Shrugged I found the book to be excellent, but it is the culmination of many story lines begun years before. For this particular thread (the one leading up to …moreI found the book to be excellent, but it is the culmination of many story lines begun years before. For this particular thread (the one leading up to "The Bear and the Dragon") I would read "Debt of Honor", Executive Orders", "Rainbow Six" (optional) , and then "The Bear and the Dragon". (less)

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