Since the phenomenal worldwide success of The Hunt for Red October,his controversial,ground-breaking first novel,Tom Clancy has become one of the world’s fastest-selling authors.His bestselling novels,many of them featuring Jack Ryan,include Red Storm Rising,Patriot Games,The Cardinal of the Kremlin,Clear and Present Danger,The Sum of All Fears,and Without Remorse.Four of his novels have been made into highly successful films:The Hunt for Red October,Patriot Games,Clear and Present Danger and,most recently,The Sum of All Fears.

Called out of retirement to serve as the new president's national security adviser jack ryan quickly realizes that the prolbems of peace are fully as comples as those of ear enemies have become friends,friends enemies and even the form of conflict has changed,when one of those new enemies readies a strike not only at america's territory,but at the heart of her economy,it is ryan who must somehow prepare an untested president to meet the challenge.for there is a debt of honour to be paid-and the price will be terrifyingly high……