The Hunt for Red October

Clancy, Tom

ISBN 10: 0870212850 / ISBN 13: 9780870212857

Published by Naval Institute Press, 1984

Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, later printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Signed by Tom Clancy on the half-title page. Moderate wear the dust jacket with some creasing. Staining and discoloration to the front and back boards. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.75. Seller Inventory # 1658879715

Synopsis:

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Tom Clancy's rich imagination and his remarkable grasp of the capabilities of advanced technology give this novel an amazing ring of authenticity. It is a thriller with a new twist, a "military procedural" with an ingenious, tightly woven plot that revolves around the defection of a Soviet nuclear submarine--the USSR's newest and most valuable ship, with its most trusted and skilled officer at the helm.

A deadly serious game of hide-and-seek is on. The entire Soviet Atlantic Fleet is ordered to hunt down the submarine and destroy her at all costs. The Americans are determined to find her first and get her safely to port in the intelligence coups of all time. But the Red October has a million square miles of ocean to hide in and a new silent propulsion system that is impossible to detect. Or is it?

Her daring and cunning captain, Marko Ramius, thinks so. The commander of the Soviet's fastest attack submarine, however, is confident that he will find his prey. And Bart Mancuso, the aggressive commander of the U.S. Navy attack sub the Dallas, is counting on the sensitive ears of his resourceful young sonar operator to identify Red October's unique sound print and track her down.

The nerve-wracking hunt goes on for eighteen days as the Red October stealthily eludes her hunters across 4,000 miles of ocean. But just short of Ramius's objective, his submarine converges with the others in a rousing climax that is one of the most thrilling underwater scenes ever written. Can the start of all-out war be avoided? The outcome is clear only on the very last pages.

Review: Somewhere under the 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. And the most incredible chase in history is on....

The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Hunt for Red October
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: signed and inscribed by author
Edition: First Edition.