Essay Archive - Tom Clancy: His Life, His Style, His Books
Tom Clancy: His Life, His Style, His Books
"Vampire, Vampire!" The CIC talker said aboard Ticonderoga. "We
have numerous incoming missiles. Weapons free."1
Tom Clancy, the best modern fiction writer, and probably, one of
the all time best. Above was an excerpt from his second number one
bestseller, Red Storm Rising. Tom Clancy is a civilian genius that knows
more about top-secret weapons systems than the men who designed them. This
makes for an explosive, could be real, story. It is because of his
gripping story lines, and powerful descriptions of battle scenes that have
drawn me, al....
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