Tom Clancy dead at 66

[Yoda]

One of my favorite writers...............
RIP

 

[Interceptor]

He was one of the Greats,that's too bad. RIP Tom

 

[Capt_hensley]

Great novels, and some good movies from them. Sad for the loss!

 

[Quick_Nick]

I just started playing Rainbow Six: Vegas.
Played Rainbow Six way back on the Nintendo 64. I never read any of the books, and I know he didn't make the games, but the games featuring his name tended to have a nice dose of realism not found in other shooters, and a focus on actually THINKING about tactics.

 

[Urwumpe]

I still didn't finish reading Rainbow Six.

 

[N_Molson]

I wasn't a big fan of his vision of the world but sure, he will remain as one of the main thrillers autors of the late 20th century.

 

[Cairan]

I loved every single word of Red Storm Rising ... RIP.

 

[Deleted Orbinaut]

Cold warrior nationalism. Military personnel portrayed as wooden automatons. Armchair warrior prototypically dazzled by the fly-boys and spy-boys. Popularized the concept of terrorism. What's not to like? He gave me many enjoyable weekends curled up in a chair with his thrillers when I was 15 though. RIP.

 

[vinny5000]

Hi, guys!

I'm sorry to hear about Tom Clancy. RIP Tom Clancy.

 

[Aeadar]

That's just a damned shame.

 

[meson800]

I avidly read all of his books. It's a shame that he will never write another one

RIP Tom Clancy

 

[rseferino]

"The Hunt for Red October", the second book I read in my life and inspired me to read all his books.

RIP

 

[Andy44]

I avidly read all of his books. It's a shame that he will never write another one

RIP Tom Clancy

His latest book hasn't been released, yet, so you'll get one more.

I admit moving away from his books in the 90s, but Hunt For Red October is a fine work. The movie was okay but doesn't do the book justice.

Sum of All Fears was another great read. (Skip the awful movie)

Clancy's worship of the US military started to get old with me at some point, but I liked Clear and Present Danger's portrayal of morally dubious bureaucrats and politicians to counter the good guy Jack Ryan.

And for a pure satisfying revenge story, Without Remorse, the origin tale of CIA operative Clark was a great read.

Clancy deserved the fame and fortune he received. He went from washed-out Navy ROTC candidate with poor vision and a job selling insurance to a monster best-selling author because he took the time and did his homework to research technical details and history, and he also knew how to write a great tale of drama with likeable characters. He wrote Red October in his spare time, and got rejected by all the big publishers, but he stuck with it.

66 is too young. RIP.

 

[Urwumpe]

And his non-fiction books are also recommendable, though written clearly from a DoD Fanboys perspective.