Executive Orders: Internatinal Edition - Softcover

Tom Clancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425160572 ISBN 13: 9780425160572

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group (Mm), 1997

Synopsis

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"I don't know what to do.  Where's the manual, the training course, for the job?  Whom do I ask?  Where do I go?"

Debt of Honor ended with Tom Clancy's most shocking conclusion ever: a joint session of Congress destroyed, the President dead, most of the Cabinet and the Congress dead, the Supreme Court, the Joint Chiefs.  Dazed and confused, the man who only minutes before had been confirmed as the new Vice-President of the United States is told that he is now President.

President John Patrick Ryan

And that is where Executive Orders begins.  Ryan had agreed to accept the vice-presidency only as a caretaker for a year, and now suddenly an incalculable weight has fallen on his shoulders.  With stunning force, his responsibilities crush in upon him.  He must calm an anxious and grieving nation, allay the skepticism of the world's leaders, conduct a swift investigation of the tragedy, and arrange a massive state funeral - all while attempting to reconstitute a Cabinet and Congress with the greatest possible speed.

But that is not all.  Many eyes are upon now, and many of them are unfriendly.  In Beijing, Tehran, and other world capitals, including Washington, D.C., there are those eager to take advantage where they may, some of whom, from Ryan's past, harbor intense animosity toward the new President himself.  Soon they will begin to move on their opportunities; soon they will present Jack Ryan with a crisis so great even he could not imagine it.

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Review

Tom Clancy goes to the White House in this thriller of political terror and global disaster. The American political situation takes a disturbing turn as the President, Congress, and Supreme Court are obliterated when a Japanese terrorist lands a 747 on the Capitol. Meanwhile the Iranians are unleashing an Ebola virus threat on the country. Jack Ryan, CIA agent, is cast in the middle of this maelstrom. Because of a recent sex scandal, Ryan was appointed vice president, a slot he doesn't hold for long when he lands in the Chief Executive's chair. He goes after the Iranians and then tries to piece together the country and his life the only way he knows how--with a fury that we've grown accustomed to in Clancy's intricate, detailed, and accurate stories of warfare and intrigue.

About the Author

Tom Clancy is the bestselling author of The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games, Rainbow Six, and more.

About the Reader
Edward Herrmann won a Tony Award for his work on Broadway in Mrs. Warren's Profession.  On television, Mr. Herrmann won the TV Critics' Circle Ward for his portrayal of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, one of the most honored productions in the history of television.  His film work includes The Paper Chase, The Purple Rose of Cairo, and Mrs. Soffel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berkley Pub Group (Mm)
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0425160572
• ISBN 13: 9780425160572
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1