Any Oppo Tom Clancy Fans?

"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/16/2014 at 13:05 • Filed to: Tom Clancy

I had been aware of him for years and have been interested in military technology and history most of my life, but for some reason, didn't start reading listening to his books until a couple years ago.

I started with Red Storm Rising (which was spectacular, in my opinion) and then moved on to the Jack Ryan universe. I'm just about finished with Debt of Honor .

Any other fans out there? Which novel is your favorite?

DISCUSSION (26)

Anon > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:07

I loved Rainbow six! Longest single book I've ever read!

mr_gofast > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:07

i am, owned all his books - however you screwd up the order of books

start with his first - Hunt for red octobetr and follow the characters linearly - jack ryan and john clark are recurring characters for liek 10 books in a row.

djmt1 > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:08

HAWX was fun but that's all I got.

Saracen > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:08

I've read most of his books, but I stopped after I read The Bear and The Dragon. I tried reading Red Rabbit which I think featured Jack Ryan Jr, and I just couldn't get into it.

My favorite of his novels are Without Remorse and Rainbow Six , because John Clark. My favorite Jack Ryan novel was Executive Orders .

505Turbeaux > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:08

oh yeah. I loved Sum of All Fears (screw the movie though). and the Cardinal of the Kremlin the best.

macanamera > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:10

Hunt for Red October, hands down. Clear and Present Danger is also really good.

Roundbadge > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:11

Read all of the Jack Ryan books up through Debt of Honor. Read part of Executive Orders, but didn't get all the way through it.

Also read RSR, Without Remorse, and Rainbow Six. Without Remorse is my favorite of all of his books that I've read.

Jcarr > mr_gofast
06/16/2014 at 13:12

I should have clarified, after Red Storm Rising I started at the beginning of the Jack Ryan books. I did inadvertently skip over Red Rabbit, but I'll go back to it.

PNWHoonigan > Saracen
06/16/2014 at 13:12

Clear and Present Danger, for sure. Sum of all Fears was really slow to get started, but the last 150 pages or so make up for everything.Looking forward to Rainbow 6. Clark is one bad dude.

mr_gofast > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:12

:) yea the books that start getting jack jr involed are kinda hokey..

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux
06/16/2014 at 13:16

I've heard there's a commentary on the Sum of All Fears movie, which is basically Drunk Tom shitting on everything.

Jcarr > mr_gofast
06/16/2014 at 13:17

That's what I've heard. Oh well, at least there are plenty of good ones.

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/16/2014 at 13:17

oh man, I need to find this

Jcarr > PNWHoonigan
06/16/2014 at 13:19

Yeah, Sum of all Fears was awesome. I just finished it a few months ago and had seen the movie when it was in theaters. How the studio got away with that travesty of a motion picture is beyond me.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:19

RSR is a favorite, but right now it might be Cardinal of the Kremlin in top spot. Without Remorse and R6 are also excellent.

Jcarr > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/16/2014 at 13:20

Drunk Tom would still be incredibly detailed and accurate, just a little slurred. :)

Viggen > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:25

Red Storm Rising was my first and is still my favorite. The details and the plot. I've also read Debt of Honor and Hunt for Red October.

Holy shit everyone should read Hunt for Red October.

f86sabre > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 13:49

Yup, read them when I was in high school. Red Storm is great stuff.

CAcoalminer > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 14:05

I love his books, especially Rainbow Six. If you like him, you might also enjoy Vince Flynn.

Jcarr > CAcoalminer
06/16/2014 at 14:15

I've heard good things about Vince Flynn. Might have to check him out.

CAcoalminer > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 14:16

You definitely should. I've never been disappointed with his work.

T5Killer > Jcarr
06/16/2014 at 16:52

I reread Red storm rising almost every year since I was around 12. I have been an avid reader of him for about 20 years now. His books really got me into Military things which led to be Enlisting in the US Army.

T5Killer > 505Turbeaux
06/16/2014 at 16:53

Its the directors commentary on the DVD IIRC.

505Turbeaux > T5Killer
06/16/2014 at 16:57

gotcha, Ill go hit the video store later and see. Yes we still have one

CKeffer > Jcarr
06/18/2014 at 12:20

Clancy is great, I used to read his books regularly. My favorites were Without Remorse and Rainbow Six, largely because Clark and Chavez were my favorites of his characters.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jcarr
06/20/2014 at 16:41

I have read every one of his actual books, haven't done all the sub series.

One of my favorite authors of all time.

Without Remorse sticks out as one my favorites, not many would list it at the top of their list though. They are all great