• The Bear and the Dragon

  • By: Tom Clancy
  • Narrated by: Michael Prichard
  • Length: 42 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,626 ratings)

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The Bear and the Dragon

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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Newly elected, Jack Ryan has found that being President is not easy: domestic pitfalls await him at every turn; there's a revolution in Liberia; the Asian economy is going down the tubes; and now, in Moscow, someone may have tried to assassinate the chairman of the SVR - the former KGB - with a rocket-propelled grenade. Were the potential assassins political enemies, the Russian Mafia, or disaffected former KGB? Or is something far more dangerous at work here? While Ryan dispatches his most trusted eyes and ears, including black ops specialist John Clark, to find out the truth of the matter, forces in China are moving ahead with a plan of truly audacious proportions. If they succeed, the world will never look the same again.

©2009 Tom Clancy (P)2010 Random House

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"When the door blows open and the shooting starts, nobody does it better than Tom Clancy." (The Dallas Morning News)

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Long but good !

This is a long audiobook, but it is interesting for the most parts. I just wish John Clark had more participation in the storyline.

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Great close to the trilogy!

It offered plenty of continuation from the previous two books, but would stand alone quite well on its own. A great read/listen!

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Not bad

Drags at several spots but good ending. Probably wouldn't listen to again but it was good during a road trip.

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another great listen!

great story, but very long! worth it though! what will Jack Ryan be up to next?

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Clancy is a fudd

Interesting time capsule into 2000. WWIII hollywood war scenario. Clancy is naïve, good narrator though.

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The narrator is kind of terrible because the sound mixing inst great. But I recommend listening to it on 1.25x speed which makes it much more enjoyable, the long pauses are noticeably shorter but its not too fast.

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Intriguing.

Slow at first but stay with it its good and the plot goes develop Good

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Fantastic book!!

In my opinion, far and away the best book in the series of Jack Ryan senior… A long book and highly detailed, but hardly boring… Extremely well developed

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Another great Clancy book w/excellent narrator.

The narrator can make our break an audio book. Michael Prichard makes this one excellent! Typical Clancy and Prichard EXCELLENCE!

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Another great Jack Ryan Novel

The reader- Michael Prichard is also great, like usual.

The guys from Rainbow make a great appearance too. Love John Clark.

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