[onewhippedpuppy]

Damn. He was a fantastic writer. I haven't read any of his new stuff, but I loved the original Jack Ryan books like Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, etc. I read my first Tom Clancy book when I was in the 4th grade, I bought The Hunt for Red October in Orlando and had it done before the plane touched down in Kansas City. I had just gotten done riding on the USS Topeka, a Los Angeles class attack sub, so there was definitely a theme going. I got in trouble when I got home, my parents didn't think it was appropriate for a kid and they were probably right. Good thing grandpa took me.....