Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0425133516, Mass Market Paperback)

Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision: the Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on....

The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0425083837, Paperback)

A deadly game of hide-and-seek played out in 18 days over 4000 miles of ocean. Red October is the Soviet Navy's newest ballistic missile submarine. When the whole crew decides to defect, the Soviet fleet sets out to destroy it, while the US and British fleets attempt to prevent them.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0006172768, Paperback)

The runaway international No 1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career and introduced his acclaimed hero, Jack Ryan, in the ultimate submarine adventure -- now reissued with a new cover. Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime. The most incredible chase in history is on! The Hunt for Red October! the classic story of a spellbinding battle of nerves, above and below the waves, unrivalled in its authenticity and breath-stopping suspense.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0425172902, Paperback)

The Special 15th Anniversary Edition of the New York Times bestseller that propelled Tom Clancy to the top--available for the first time in trade!

Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as "breathlessly exciting," The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the world's most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.

Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on...

"He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale." --New York Times Book Review

"A brilliant describer of events." --Washington Post

"No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and engineering intelligible and exciting....He remains the best!" --Houston Chronicle

"Flawless...frighteningly genuine." --The Wall Street Journal

"Remarkable...intricate and nerve tingling." --Clive Cussler

"Gripping narrative...Navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerized." --Time

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 902299435X, Hardcover)

The CIA and the Soviets are on the chase of a Soviet submarine through 4,000 miles of ocean. The officer of the Soviet's most valuable ballistic-missile sub is trying to defect to the U.S. It is a novel that will keep you on the end of your seat throughout. A true game of cat and mouse.