Color Our World Movies: The Hunt for Red October

This reading list highlights Tom Clancy's works and books by other authors which continue the adventures of his beloved characters. List created for the 7/1/2025 Cary Library Movie Club which was The Hunt for Red October.

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Average Rating:
3.4 stars
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In the wake of an assassination attempt on the SVR (former KGB) chairman, newly elected U.S. president Jack Ryan puts black ops specialist John Clark on the alert, only to have things complicated by dangerous forces in China.
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4.8 stars
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"There's a new strong man in Russia but his rise to power is based on a dark secret hidden decades in the past. The solution to that mystery lies with a most unexpected source, President Jack Ryan."--
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!
The President is dead. Now, the weight of the world falls on Jack Ryan’s shoulders in this extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller from Tom Clancy.
At the climax of Debt of Honor, the most devastating terrorist act in the history of the world left the President, the Joint Chiefs, the Supreme Court, and nearly...
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Jack Ryan, Jr volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists.
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Jack Ryan, Jr volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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For President Jack Ryan, his son Jack Ryan, Jr., and the covert organization known as The Campus, the fight against America’s enemies is never over. But the danger has just hit home in a way they never expected in this #1 New York Times bestselling Tom Clancy thriller....
The Campus has been discovered. And whoever knows they exist knows they can be destroyed. Meanwhile, President Jack Ryan has been swept back into the Oval...
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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To implement his most ambitious plan of all, a ruthless billionaire must get President Jack Ryan out of the way and assembles the most ruthless mercenaries alive to kidnap the First Lady.
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"For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets. So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show of support against the socialist opposition, his old friend President Jack Ryan can't turn down an invitation to visit the country, but what seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns...
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Jack Ryan, Jr volume 13.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Jack Ryan, Jr., is in a world of trouble. When a benign surveillance operation takes a deadly turn, Jack finds himself locked in a struggle with an unseen enemy bent on destroying The Campus. The chase leads Jack to the South China Sea, where a midair collision between aircraft from rival nations threatens to serve as a flash point for the entire region. As tensions escalate, Jack's mysterious adversary executes a brilliant campaign to paralyze the...
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Jack Ryan, Jr volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
"Jack Ryan, Jr. clashes with Russian intelligence in a race to find a missing agent who holds secrets vital to both sides in this continuation of Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series"--
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Jack Ryan, Jr volume 12
Average Rating:
3 stars
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"Jack Ryan, Jr., is the one man who can prevent a second Korean War"--