The Sum of All Fears
first publication date: 1991, 1991-08-14
part of the series: Ryanverse
series ordinal: 7
original title: The Sum of All Fears
original language: American English, English
main subject: terrorism
narrative location: Middle East
characters: Jack Ryan
follows: Clear and Present Danger
followed by: Debt of Honor
The Sum of All Fears is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991, as the sequel to Clear and Present Danger (1989). Main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, tries to stop a crisis concerning the Middle East peace process wherein Palestinian and former East German terrorists conspire to bring the United States and Soviet Union into nuclear war. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. A film adaptation, which is a reboot of the Jack Ryan film series and starring Ben Affleck as the younger iteration of the CIA analyst, was released on May 31, 2002. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
8- date of publication: 2002ISBN-13: 978-0-425-18422-6
- date of publication: 1992ISBN-13: 978-0-00-647116-5
- date of publication: 1991ISBN-13: 978-0-399-13615-3
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