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  • By: Tom Clancy
  • Narrated by: Lance C Fuller
  • Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (315 ratings)

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The Hunt for Red October

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Lance C Fuller
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Publisher's Summary

The runaway international number one best seller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career and introduced his acclaimed hero, Jack Ryan, in the ultimate submarine adventure - now reissued with a new cover.

Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultrasecret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime. The most incredible chase in history is on....

The Hunt for Red October...the classic story of a spellbinding battle of nerves, above and below the waves, unrivalled in its authenticity and breath-stopping suspense.

©1984 Tom Clancy (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"Flawless authenticity…frighteningly genuine." ( Wall Street Journal)
"Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written...superlative." ( Washington Times)
"The Pentagon almost exploded when this book was published." ( The Daily Telegraph)

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The Hunt for a New Narrator

Amateur performance from a mono-tonal, tight-jawed narrator spoilt an otherwise fantastic story. Only download this if something stops you reading the kindle/paperback version and you're dying to complete the Jack Ryan series. Skip until a new recording is available otherwise.

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Great Book ruined by monotone disinterested reader

My 5 year-old daughter managed to read the hard copy of the book with more expression the orator.

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Great story - Terrible narration.

Little slow to start off but that's typical with all great espionage. Clancy is well know for his attention to detail and it first it seems a little overwhelming but later it makes for perfect story telling.

The narrator is absolutely the worst I've heard. Very boring and very disinterested. He has 2 voices, an American and a Russian. Regardless of man, woman or child. It's incredibly hard follow as the stops and pauses don't follow and is read in a dis-jointed fashion. As others have said, slip this book or wait for another narrator.

I'll be returning this book.

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3rd time listening to and 6th time in total.

Great book and great performance. I don't know if I have combined listened and read to a book as often as this one. The reader isn't as good as some that have been used for audio books in this series but is still higher quality than you would normally expect for any other audio book.

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Book misaligned

Book started recording in middle of story and finished with more than 8 hours remaining then went to start of story . Disappointing

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exhilarating book

Engaging and fast passed with fantastic characters and storyline. certainly not something to put on the background while half concentrating to something else though, at times can take a bit of concentration.

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Great

Absolutely great was a pleasure to listen to this book. Thank you so much for letting me read it. Much appreciated. I know it’s only the first Jack Ryan book but one of the best.

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the amazing accents used

great story. very interesting, story telling as well as amazing insight into submarine warfare. 10/10 would recommend

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a gem of a novel

fantastic story...loved the movie....loved the novel....80's cold war classic...a great introduction to tom Clancy books for me will be getting into more definitely 👍 👌👌

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An exciting book while driving

Initially I thought I thought the reader may be a little light, but the story drew me in and it was a ripper. I look forward to the next Tom Clancy.

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