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Cover of Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy

Debt of Honor

Part of the Jack Ryan series

  • 828 pages · about 14 hours
  • First published 1994
  • 8 editions

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1 About this book

Debt of Honor is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 17, 1994. A direct sequel to The Sum of All Fears (1991), Jack Ryan becomes the National Security Advisor when a secret cabal of Japanese industrialists seize control of their country's government and wage war on the United States.

The book debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list. The novel was later noted as containing plot elements which were similar to the circumstances of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93.

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Good for readers who want: spy fiction and a long read.

  • Spy stories
  • Thrillers, espionage
  • Intelligence service
  • Jack Ryan
  • Jack Sr. Ryan

2 About Tom Clancy

1947–2013

Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American writer. He was best known for his techno-thrillers, which feature technical details in espionage and military science settings. Originally an insurance agent, Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. Eighteen novels followed between 1986 and 2013.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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