The Hunt for Red October - Couverture souple

Clancy, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0006172768 ISBN 13 : 9780006172765

Editeur : HarperCollins, 1998

Synopsis

The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career – became a blockbuster film – and introduced Jack Ryan.

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Since the phenomenal worldwide success of ‘‘The Hunt for Red October’, his controversial, ground-breaking first novel, Tom Clancy has become one of the world’s fastest-selling thriller writers. Three of his novels have been made into highly successful films: ‘The Hunt for Red October’, ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘Clear and Present Danger’. He is also the author of several non-fiction books on military subjects, and the co-creator of the ‘Op-Centre’ series. He lives in Maryland, USA.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

THE NOVEL THAT LAUNCHED TOM CLANCY'S PHENOMENAL CAREER AND INTRODUCED JACK RYAN – THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF A SPELLBINDING BATTLE OF NERVES, ABOVE AND BELOW THE WAVES, UNRIVALLED IN ITS AUTHENTICITY AND BREATHTAKING SUSPENSE

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

‘Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written… superlative.’
WASHINGTON TIMES

‘Offers an extraordinarily detailed glimpse into the secret world of nuclear submarines, and the potentially deadly cat-and -mouse games played by superpowers beneath the oceans.’
SUNDAY TIMES

‘A snakily plotted, fast-moving blockbuster… terrifying tension to the last page.’
MAIL ON SUNDAY

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0006172768
• ISBN 13: 9780006172765
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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