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MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts) Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:37 AM Oct 2013

Tom Clancy Dead: Celebrated Thriller Author Dies At Age 66

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Tom Clancy went on write technically detailed espionage and military science books.

He is responsible for best-selling books such as "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger," and "Rainbow Six."

In 1996, Clancy co-founded the video game developer Red Storm Entertainment and has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games.

Red Storm was later bought by publisher Ubisoft Entertainment for an undisclosed sum.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-clancy-dead-celebrated-thriller-author-dies-at-age-66-2013-10

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Tom Clancy Dead: Celebrated Thriller Author Dies At Age 66 (Original Post) MerryBlooms Oct 2013 OP

I'd have added 'Red Storm Rising" to that list. Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #1

Yeah, excellent book. n/t MerryBlooms Oct 2013 #6

Really? That sucks. Xyzse Oct 2013 #2

66 years old- very young imo. I am watching for updates with more info. n/t MerryBlooms Oct 2013 #7

R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #3

I agree. MerryBlooms Oct 2013 #8

I read "The Hunt For Red October" gopiscrap Oct 2013 #4

Yeah, another excellent one. I will miss buying his books for my husband and sons. n/t MerryBlooms Oct 2013 #9

Loved Rainbow Six and Hunt for Red October NightWatcher Oct 2013 #5

+1 n/t MerryBlooms Oct 2013 #10

9/11 really hurt his fictional universe exboyfil Oct 2013 #11

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

1. I'd have added 'Red Storm Rising" to that list.

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:39 AM

Oct 2013

It's what hooked me on his books. I think it was his first, too.

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)

6. Yeah, excellent book. n/t

Reply to Old and In the Way (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:11 AM

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Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. Really? That sucks.

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:39 AM

Oct 2013

This was nowhere in my radar.

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)

7. 66 years old- very young imo. I am watching for updates with more info. n/t

Reply to Xyzse (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:11 AM

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BumRushDaShow

(129,089 posts)

3. R.I.P.

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:40 AM

Oct 2013

What a loss.

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)

8. I agree.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:13 AM

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gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

4. I read "The Hunt For Red October"

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:49 AM

Oct 2013

it was good. RIP

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)

9. Yeah, another excellent one. I will miss buying his books for my husband and sons. n/t

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:14 AM

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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

5. Loved Rainbow Six and Hunt for Red October

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 10:53 AM

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MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)

10. +1 n/t

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:14 AM

Oct 2013

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

11. 9/11 really hurt his fictional universe

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:27 AM

Oct 2013

His fictional disasters were much more devastating than 9/11 so his characters' reactions to 9/11 always seemed out of sink. Also his Tom Swift Jr. approach (the children of the original characters) always struck me as somewhat childish.

Sorry to see him go. His books gave me great pleasure especially Red Storm Rising which seemed so realistic for a 1980s conventional conflict in Europe.

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