The Hunt for Red October is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984 by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutting-edge ballistic missile submarine Red October, and marks the first appearance of Clancy's most popular fictional character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency, as he must prove his theory that Ramius had intended to defect to the United States. The Hunt for Red October launched Clancy's successful career as a novelist, especially after then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan remarked that he had enjoyed reading the book. A namesake film adaptation was released on March 2, 1990, and several computer and video games based on the book have been developed. Since then, the book has become instrumental in bringing the book genre of techno-thriller into the mainstream.
| Author | Tom Clancy |
| Audio read by | Fred Herbert |
| Series | Jack Ryan |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
| Preceded by | Red Rabbit |
| Followed by | The Cardinal of the Kremlin |
About The Hunt for Red October
Against orders, a Soviet submarine captain heads to the Eastern United States. Though his ship should be undetectable, its presence is traced by Americans and a crisis ensues.
Achievement of The Hunt for Red October
The film won Best Sound Editing at the Academy Awards. It was edited for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Hunt for Red October
Jonas Pleškys - Jonas Plaskus or Jonas Pleškys was a Soviet Navy submarine tender captain born in Giliogiris, Lithuania and died in Oakland, California, United States.. Valery Sablin - Captain 3rd Rank Valery Mikhailovich Sablin was a Soviet Navy officer and a member of the Communist Party.. Crazy Ivan - Crazy Ivan was a maneuver used by Soviet submarines to clear their baffles in order to see if they were being followed. The sudden, unexpected nature of the maneuver led to the term being used in the English-speaking world.. Red October (fictional submarine) - Red October is a modified Typhoon class submarine in Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October and the film of the same name. She was built with a revolutionary stealth propulsion system called a"caterpillar drive", which is described as a pump-jet system in the book.. Soviet frigate Storozhevoy - Storozhevoy was a Soviet Navy 1135 Burevestnik-class anti-submarine frigate. The ship was attached to the Soviet Baltic Fleet and based in Baltiysk. It was involved in a mutiny led by Valery Sablin in November 1975.. United States Naval Institute v. Charter Communications, Inc. - United States Naval Institute v. Charter Communications, Inc., 936 F.2d 692, is a U.S. federal court case. A contract case, it discusses the impropriety of punitive damages and favoring the theory of efficient breach.. Novels by Tom Clancy.. Novels about submarine warfare.. Defection in fiction.. Ryanverse.. Novels adapted into video games.. Techno-thriller novels.. American thriller novels.
Latest information about The Hunt for Red October updated on July 28 2021.
