• Executive Orders

  • A Novel
  • By: Tom Clancy
  • Narrated by: Michael Prichard
  • Length: 51 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (8,061 ratings)

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Executive Orders

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Publisher's summary

Debt of Honor ends as Jack Ryan is confirmed vice president minutes before a mammoth act of terrorism kills the President, most of his cabinet, all but a few members of Congress, the entire Supreme Court and all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Suddenly Ryan is President, which is where Executive Orders begins.

Ryan's responsibilities crush in on him. Where should he begin? He must calm a nation, pacify world leaders, arrange a massive funeral -- while he rebuilds a government as quickly as possible. But that's not all. Enemies abroad and at home see opportunities, and they'll soon present President Ryan with an unimaginable crisis. How will he tackle his greatest challenge ever?

©2009 Tom Clancy (P)2010 Random House

Critic reviews

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He may have buult to big a storm this time...

In general, this was a logical extension of this character, and the variables present in this scenario are infinite, so the author has quite a challenge before him to keep it all together. I feel he did so very well.

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Excellent

Very long book and well worth the time. As usual, multiple story lines which come together near the end. I thoroughly enjoyed listening!!

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Always relevant

This book is as good an relevant today as it was when it was published in 96. Clancy did an amazing job building out all the layers of this story.

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I wish Jack Ryan could be our president.

this book is with all the other Jack Ryan verse books have been building up to

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Read CVery good book lancy

If you could sum up Executive Orders in three words, what would they be?

Very good book

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jack love him. Wish we had people like him for real.

Have you listened to any of Michael Prichard’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Very good but I do wish he was not alone he playing 2 many people in one story.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I would not make a movie from this book. Two make a movie would take the last book and this one and you would have two cut to much out.

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Tom Clancy is one of the grates writers this is a must read book.

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Great story

Amazing! I know it would be hard to fit it all in, but I would love to see this movie.

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Oh, if only we had a real Jack Ryan!

Good story, could not put it down. Clancy should cause us to examine how our government runs.

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Outstanding!

I couldn't put it down - can't wait to listen to the next one!

Mr. Pritchard mispronounced several words but overall it was good.

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Great Tale

This book is just why I expect from a book by Tom Clancy about John Ryan. All the characters, even peripheral, are well constructed and worth reading and re-reading.

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Very good... Well written... Well read!

Enjoy the books and Prichard is the best of the group that reads them. Following Debit of Honor, Executive Orders does not disappoint.

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