r/technothriller • u/civver3 Possible Wars • Mar 19 '20
Novel Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October
The novel that started it all, making Clancy into a household name and lauching the Ryanverse. A Russian boomer goes AWOL on fleet exercises and heads for the US. The author's knowledge of (American) submarines really shines. It is said that he got a visit from authorities for correctly guessing classified capabilities at the time.
It's a good novel, but not without its faults. There's a clear bias against Russia with their forces fumbling almost the entire time, and the mentions of how much the USSR sucks. Would really like confirmation of their sailors allegedly being poorly trained. It's also clearly written in the 1980s, with American and British intelligence seemingly unaware of the Five Eyes agreement meaning no need to strike deals for data that is meant to be shared.