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The Hunt for Red October

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Lance C. Fuller
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The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career – became a blockbuster film – and introduced Jack Ryan.

THE HUNT IS ON…

Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia’s ultra-secret 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.

©1984 Jack Ryan Enterprises, Ltd Action & Adventure Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Russia Suspense War Submarine

Critic Reviews

From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October:

‘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’ Daily Telegraph

‘A compelling story … rivetingly plausible’ Observer

‘Gripping narrative … navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerised by the story of Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius, who seeks to defect to the US, bringing a billion-dollar submarine with him’ Time Magazine
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I thought having seen the movie I’d be disappointed at the end by either versions but I can honestly say I don’t know which is better, the movie or the book.

Captivating

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fantastic story.
felt the reader was a little monotone and unenthusiastic.
now to watch the movie

fantastic story

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Engaging, Technical, and Distinct from the Film
Clancy dives deep into the technical and tactical aspects of submarine warfare, yet manages to keep it engaging and easy to follow for those with some background knowledge. If you’ve seen the film, don’t worry—it’s a solid adaptation, but the book takes a noticeably different and richer narrative path. As for the narration, it’s unremarkable—but that’s perfectly fine. The story carries itself.

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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.

Great story - Terrible narration.

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I’ve loved this story since I was a teenager and have read the book several times. The story is exciting, at times the pace slows but picks right up again. The narrator really let this down though - a bit monotonous, awful at doing voices to distinguish between characters and if I was Russian I think I’d be mortally offended by the accent.

Great story average narrator

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