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  • Written by: Tom Clancy
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (334 ratings)

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Patriot Games

Written by: Tom Clancy
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's Summary

It is fall. CIA analyst Jack Ryan, historian and former Marine, is vacationing in London with his wife and young daughter. Suddenly, right before his eyes, a terrorist group launches its deadly attack.

Instinctively, he dives forward to break it up, and is shot. It is not until he wakes up in the hospital that he learns whose lives he has saved - the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

By his impulsive act, he has gained both the gratitude of a nation and the enmity of its most dangerous men - men who do not sit on their hate.

Patriot Games is a prequel to The Hunt for Red October and has all the excitement and energy of Clancy's famous first book.

©1998 Tom Clancy (P)2011 Random House

What the critics say

“A novel that crackles!” (The New York Times)

“A bang-up climax.” (The Washington Post)

“A high-pitch of excitement.” (The Wall Street Journal)

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So good

Took a bit to get into but the development was amazing. So much different from the tv show on prime. I am glad I started the books. Officially hooked!!

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Enjoyable

Clancy is a fun author. I consider his writing "brain candy". It will not edify or educate, but it is fun. This effort has a lot more character development and Clancy is not bad at it. He works hard at the details and later efforts get bogged down somewhat. This book is early enough that he just writes...good.
The reading by Brick is pretty good but the try at some accents by the reader is a little annoying. Some of his "british" accents are clearly Australian. Good try. In all, a pretty good read. 8 stars out of 10.

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Great story & excellent narration

Scott Brick rarely misses. He has great narrative skills. The story is really good, much better than the movie. Clancy is a master at filling in the details.

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brilliant story, voice work meh

my only issue with the voice work is that he speaks in such a whispy voice he makes every character seem like they're about to cry.

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A very anti bond novel

What I love about Clancy is he never has been a fan of the bond concept of the CIA and 6. Jack Ryan looks for clues and facts to solve the mystery.

In this novel I love how it's written as a prequel to Hunt for the Red October and explain how Ryan started with the CIA while covering things hinted to in Red October. Trouble and pain in the novel leads to excellent character development.

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This narrator is amazing!

The narrator is incredible. His inflections and accents really make the story! I would definitely listen to another book of his.

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Best Narrator yet

I think the narration on this otherwise run of the mill Clancy thriller is what really sells it. He does an amazing job and brings each character to life.

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Narrator is great!!

Narrator does a great job. Lots of accents to do, not always spot on, but a good effort.

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Great work

Good Narration great story all told well worth the credit will continue to enjoy the Ryan verse

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A great story, well narrated!

I love this book...I've read the original several times, enjoy thr movie, and now, I have enjoyed thr audiobook. Great job on the performance!

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