[Newsbot]

Title: Tom Clancy, bestselling novelist, dies at 66
Category: Showbiz
Posted By: Regina
Date: 2013-10-02 08:00:09
Canadian

[commanderkai]

May he rest in peace. He's written some amazing books, including my favorite: Red Storm Rising. Your legacy will be long lasting

[canuckns]

R.I.P. Tom Clancy

[ShepherdsDog]

[BartSimpson]

Oh my God. My favorite author of all time. I literally *just* pre-ordered his new book on Amazon last night.

I'm really sorry to hear this. RIP.

[commanderkai]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Oh my God. My favorite author of all time. I literally *just* pre-ordered his new book on Amazon last night.

I'm really sorry to hear this. RIP.

Is it a book he actually wrote, or one of those shadow authors the Tom Clancy brand used way too much?

[BartSimpson]

Probably the latter.

http://www.amazon.com/Threat-Vector-Jac ... rds=clancy

[BRAH]

Tom Clancy was possibly more qualified to run the CIA then past directors.

[DrCaleb]

A great author. He will be missed.

[saturn_656]

Spent countless hours reading Clancy books... R.I.P. sir.

[BartSimpson]

BRAH BRAH:

Tom Clancy was possibly more qualified to run the CIA then past directors.

He's currently more qualified to run the CIA than the current Director.

[Jabberwalker]

The Hunt for Red October ... great stuff.
R.I.P.

[bootlegga]

His first five or six books were great - after that though, the stories kind of went off the deep end and became a platform for his political views. The worst was when he spun series off using his name but written by other authors (Endwar is particularly brutal).

Still, I do own his classics (in no particular order - Red Storm Rising, Red October, Cardinal in the Kremlin, Patriot Games, Sum of All Fears, Clear and Present Danger & Without Remorse) and freely admit he was a master storyteller.

RIP Mr. Clancy

[Jabberwalker]

$1:

His first five or six books were great - after that, though the stories went off the deep end and became a platform for his political views.

There is an old saying that any author (or composer, creative person) has but one story to tell and they tell it over and over.

[xerxes]

What Boots said. IMO, everything after Rainbow Six felt recycled, stale and derivative. Nevertheless, he spun some good yarns and will be missed.