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  • The Hunt for Red October

  • A Jack Ryan Novel
  • By: Tom Clancy
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (12,250 ratings)

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The Hunt for Red October

By: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!

The #1 New York Times bestseller that launched the phenomenal career of Tom Clancy - a gripping military thriller that introduced the world to his unforgettable hero, Jack Ryan - nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. The chase for the highly advanced nuclear submarine is on - and there’s only one man who can find her...

Brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan has little interest in fieldwork, but when covert photographs of Red October land on his desk, Ryan soon finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek played by two world powers - a game that could end in all-out war.

©1984 Jack Ryan Enterprises Ltd. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Flawless...frighteningly genuine.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Remarkable...intricate and nerve tingling.”—Clive Cussler

“Gripping narrative...Navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerized.”—Time

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Outstanding read

I really enjoyed this wonderful tail which is much better, of course, than the movie.
Outstanding performance Scott Brick.

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All time great story and horrible narrator

The narrator read brutal. I have no idea how you become a voice talent when you can not do an English nor Russian accent. His Russian sounds like a bad Count Dracula imitation! He even misprounces "Ramius".

His narration ruins an otherwise all time great story

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Spectacular narration Made a good book even better

Very well executed. It submerged me right into the epic story. Highly recommended this book.

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As Ronnie said, it's the perfect yarn.

I have been reading/listening to the Ryanverse novels for the first time in Chronological order lately. This book is a masterclass in tension. This isn't just a book about submarines, rather, this book is about a second Cuban Missile Crisis. An amazing story and highly recommended.

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Great Action/ Adventure story

Outstanding fictional story about a CIA agent that is involved in an exciting USA vs USSR submarine situation. The author seems to know a lot about the subject and the narrator makes it easy to get involved in and believable.

I am happy to say that it is not one of the unrealistic stories about an irresistible sluth that jumps in bed with every attractive female he comes in contact with. No sex and the language is not overly infected with useless vulgarity.

WELL WORTH THE CREDIT.

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A great story

The book version of the story is totally better than the Hollywood version. A more realistic feel.

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Brilliant story magnificent performance

I am a Clancy fan and own a First Edition of The Hunt for Red October. Scott Brick's performance was spell binding. He delivered the tension and drama flawlessly. Although I have read the book and seen the movie twice, after listening to his performance I am going to read it again and watch the movie again.

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So much better than the original production!

The original production was absolutely terrible. It took so much away from the story. I am so glad they released a new version. Scott Brick does a fantastic job. What a great story!

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its awesome

stop reading reviews and buy it.

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written when Americans had a president

it's about the Cold War so you might consider it a distant subject but read it again to remember what it's like to have a functional government that protected American from our enemies.

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