The Sum of All Fears (A Jack Ryan Novel Book 5)

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Last update: 07-19-2024


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Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!

The search for a stolen nuclear weapon on American soil sends Jack Ryan on a dangerous mission with global consequences in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.

Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle East, as Jack Ryan, Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card to play: a nuclear weapon hidden somewhere in the United States.

With one terrible act, distrust mounts, forces collide, and the floundering U.S. president seems unable to cope with the crisis. With the world on the verge of nuclear disaster, Ryan must frantically seek a solution—before the chiefs of state lose control of themselves and the world.

Top reviews from the United States

Diana Vermaas
5.0 out of 5 stars The Sum of All Fears
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
It was a riveting read. Hard to put down. Characters were well developed. Several story lines were juggled without losing continuity. The only minus to me was the detail on scientific explanation of the workings of the bomb. It was interesting but almost went on too long for me. However, some might enjoy this and find it educational. Good read and excellent as all Tom Clancy's books are.
Jan Pendagast
5.0 out of 5 stars Good transaction
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
Came on time in excellent shape.
Michael L. Slavin
4.0 out of 5 stars Terrorists Set Off Nuclear Device In Denver at Super Bowl
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2008
This was, I must say, my first Tom Clancy read. The plot was quite good involving a missing nuclear device from Israel; Terrorists of Arab and German extraction as well as a Native American accomplice. Many side plots including a duel between a U.S. and Soviet submarines. The book definitely shows how a real War could escalate out of control due to much confusion. Alot of good spy activity between the major players. The characters were well developed.The hero was CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan. For my taste, though others may disagree, I found him to be a bit too much of a good guy and superhuman to be believable. I liked the book and found it to be a good -but even with the fine plot, at 914 pages- it was a ponderous read.
BKH - STG Synergies
5.0 out of 5 stars utterly plausible!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
Tom guessed that Biden would be elected in the form of the fictional Bob Fowler…and the rest of this marvelous story follows from that.

Written in 1991, the scenario presented here would be a full order of magnitude easier to accomplish.

Then, what with a porous border and Chinese fentanyl pouring in by the ton…who needs nuclear weapons to destroy the US?
Ruth McNulty
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, stunning, thrilling
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022
From the very beginning I could not put this book down. Despite the long passages of nuclear physics and submarmining you might be tempted to skip because you don't understand them, and I recommend you don't, because they are important to the characterizations latter, this is still a page turner that snow balls to a stunning and unbelievable conclusion. Too real and too frightening a possibility. A must read for Clancy and Ryan fans.
marilyn priddy
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2023
As all of the Jack Ryan series written by Clancy, this is a page turner, detailed, well written, hard to put down. A must read.
Ron A.
4.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Version Has An Inexcusable Problem
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016
This is my favorite of all the Clancy books, but the Kindle version has a problem: within each chapter, Clancy uses "scenes" to go from one character/situation to another, which is a very common and popular way to write. In the print version, every "scene" is separated by the next "scene" by a blank line/space to indicate the end of one scene and the start of another.
The Kindle version has eliminated those blank lines and simply runs one scene into another as simply a new paragraph, causing a jarring and confusing transition from one scene to the next. Very annoying.
Dave Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product!
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
Tom Clancy (and others) wrote an excellent series - Jack Ryan. Buy all 37 books today. This book was part of an order. All books were new and arrived in pristine condition. Great job!!

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