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Decades ago, as a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan Sr. was sent out to investigate the death of an operativeonly to uncover the existence of a KGB assassin codenamed Zenith. He was never able to find the killerIn the present, a new strongman has emerged in the ever-chaotic Russian republicthe enigmatic President Valeri Volodon. But the foundations of his personal empire are built on a bloody secret from his past. And none who know of it have lived to tell. For he has set a plot in motiona plot to return Russia to its former glory.But when a family friend of Ryans is poisoned by a radioactive agent, the trail leads to Russia. And Jack Ryan Jr.aided by his compatriots John Clark and the covert warriors of the secretive Campusmust delve into an international conflict thirty years in the making, and finish what his father started.With President Ryan fighting the political battle of his life, and his son fighting a silent war against a ruthless foe, global conflict becomes imminentand the possibility of survival may soon be lost for all

A deadly game of hide-and-seek played out in 18 days over 4000 miles of ocean. Red October is the Soviet Navy's newest ballistic missile submarine. When the whole crew decides to defect, the Soviet fleet sets out to destroy it, while the US and British fleets attempt to prevent them

The old certainties of the Cold War have been swept away by the new tide of detente that has washed over the superpowers. But even if international superpower relations have changed, human nature has not altered very much. The new powder keg is the Middle East where this adventure story is set.

In Red Rabbit Tom Clancy gives Jack Ryan fans an insight into his greatest hero's first years fighting terrorism. Jack Ryan. The early CIA days...When young Jack Ryan joins the CIA as an analyst he is thrust into a world of political intrigue and conspiracy. Stationed in England, he quickly finds himself debriefing a Soviet defector with an extraordinary story to tell: senior Russian officials are plotting to assassinate Pope John Paul II. The CIA novice must forget his inexperience and rely on all his wits to firstly discover the details of the plot - and then prevent its execution. For it is not just the Pope's life that is at stake, but also the stability of the Western World. Red Rabbit is the thrilling eighth novel featuring Jack Ryan, following The Sum of All Fears and Debt of Honour. Published after Executive Orders, the novel charts Jack Ryan's earliest mission for the CIA, and is the stunning prequel to The Hunt For Red October. Praise for Tom Clancy: "Truly riveting, a dazzling read". (Sunday Express). "A brilliantly constructed thriller". (Daily Mail). Thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted on to the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it 'the perfect yarn'. From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.

Cuando una misión es demasiado sucia, o demasiado peligrosa, el gobierno sólo puede recurrir al cuerpo de élite formado por los integrantes del Op-Center. Pero ni siquiera ellos están preparados, ni mentalizados, para afrontar lo que van a descubriendo...

El agente Jack Ryan, consejero de Seguridad Nacional del presidente de Estados Unidos, se enfrenta esta vez a una trama escalofriante, urdida por un hombre que no dudará en dejar a su paso un rastro de extermino y aniquilacion que conmocionara al mundo entero.

Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision . . . the Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on . . . The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub. Its title: The Hunt for Red October.

The second volume in this series of high-tech, high-action thrillers created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik.

Clancy's hero Jack Ryan fights to defend the USA against economic sabotage from the East. Called out of retirement to serve as the new National Security Advisor, Ryan soon realizes that the problems

Nos mares tempestuosos da América do Sul, um alvo desaparece no meio de um clarão esverdeado. Nas montanhas soviéticas, junto da fronteira do Afeganistão, um misterioso conjunto de pilares e cúpulas