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The Sum of All Fears

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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 Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!

The search for a stolen nuclear weapon on American soil sends Jack Ryan on a dangerous mission with global consequences in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.

Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle East, as Jack Ryan, Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card to play: a nuclear weapon hidden somewhere in the United States.

With one terrible act, distrust mounts, forces collide, and the floundering U.S. president seems unable to cope with the crisis. With the world on the verge of nuclear disaster, Ryan must frantically seek a solution—before the chiefs of state lose control of themselves and the world. Espionage Genre Fiction Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Middle East Soviet Union Iran War Russia Cold War

Critic reviews

Praise for The Sum of All Fears

“A whiz-bang page-turner!”—The New York Times Book Review

“The Sum of All Fears delivers!”—People

“A nonstop roller coaster ride to a nail-biting climax...ingenious.”—Publishers Weekly

“Tom Clancy at his best...This is a book not to be missed.”—Dallas Morning News

Praise for Tom Clancy

“He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A brilliant describer of events.”—The Washington Post

“No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and engineering intelligible and exciting...He remains the best!”—Houston Chronicle
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Admittedly a big Tom Clancy fan but I found this book to be in my top three Clancy novels...very enjoyable even if the narration sounds slightly dated...

One of the better ones!

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This narration held my attention for every spare minute I had to listen to it. Tom Clansey gets it out there for all of us to see; the reality that espionage and war can bring to the human soul, and the actions they are prepared to take. Worth listening to more than once.

Liz

The Sum of all fears

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A long but great story line and one where Tom Clancy has perfected his art. After this novel the Jack Ryan universe gets a little repetitive, although still great reads. This one keeps you listening right to the end.

A true classic

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In the realm of Cold War fiction there was none finer than Tom Clancy. It’s a crying shame he died leaving only a handful of masterpieces behind.

Extraordinary rollercoaster

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This was a novel I really enjoyed as a youth however not now. Perhaps I have mellowed in the post cold war sun, but the right wing republican ideology is grating and the sexual encounters are very, Mills and Boon. On reflection this is nowhere near as good as the Non-Jack Ryan, Red Storm rising which given it's setting should have been more outdated but isn't.



Not worth the 30hrs of listening time.

Hasn't stood the test of time

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