Executive Orders

A Novel

By: Tom Clancy

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

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?

Critic reviews

Praise for Executive Orders

“Undoubtedly Clancy's best yet.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“What sets this book apart is that for the first time, Clancy has gotten inside Jack Ryan's head, finally letting us see the real person behind the super-action hero.”—Boston Globe

“A wild ride...Clancy's storytelling gifts are unmatched in the political/military thriller genre. Executive Orders has everything the Tom Clancy lover needs: An unholy pantheon of foreign heads of state, bomber militia men, sleeper assassins, kidnapping terrorists, good men gone bad and bad men gone worse.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“[Clancy's] in top form. Executive Orders is more complex, more thoughtful, more exciting than anything he's written before.”—Detroit News

“There is no doubting the wizardry of his craft...he is the honest-to-God creator of an exciting genre and a consistent producer of books that thunder, absorb, and entertain.”—Los Angeles Times

More 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

Don't some of us wish Jack ryan was real?

I would hesitate to name any single one of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books as my favorite, but if I did Executive Orders would probably be it. What an excellent book! When I started reading this series sometime in the late 80's it never dawned on me that Jack Ryan would ever become president. Still Clancy comes up with a plausible if unlikely sequence of events to propel Jack Ryan into the presidency of the United States. My only problem with the whole scenario is that I find it hard to believe that there are any politicians with as much common sense as Jack Ryan demonstrates in this book. Prichard does a good job as narrator of this book although there might be some better choices for narrator. Some people don't care for the detail that Clancy puts into his books or the length of this book in particular. I don't understand that myself. To my way of thinking I got this audio book for entertainment. Isn't 51 hours of entertainment better than 5 hours of entertainment? Would I recommend this book? I sure would!

Great book

The book is a very good read. great build up then a great follow through.

headline not optional

Am rereading Jack Ryan series. Executive Orders is one of my absolute favorites. Narration was superb....easy on my ears.

tanks and politics... wow!

as someone who served in the military inside the Beltway I found the Reconstruction of the government absolutely fascinating. This story weaves so many different subplots together that I had to reread certain parts and I was spellbound the whole time. Great read!

Great book

Would you consider the audio edition of Executive Orders to be better than the print version?

Don't know.my eye's are bad ,and reading is lost to me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ryan

What does Michael Prichard bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I found him a bit choppy in the first book he read in the series, but he has mastered this one.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

If Tom Clancy were alive today,I would like to shake his hand and say,what a great book.