Tom Clancy Dead: Celebrated Thriller Author Dies At Age 66

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

According to the Publishers Weekly Twitter account, American author Tom Clancy died Wednesday in a Baltimore hospital at age 66.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, and originally an insurance salesman, Tom Clancy went on write technically detailed espionage and military science books.

He is responsible for best-selling books such as "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger," and "The Sum of All Fears" — all of which were adapted into major Hollywood films.

In 1996, Clancy co-founded the video game developer Red Storm Entertainment and has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games.

Red Storm was later bought by publisher Ubisoft Entertainment for an undisclosed sum.

http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-clancy-dead-celebrated-thriller-author-dies-at-age-66-2013-10

[derspiess]

RIP

[The Brain]

RIP

Maybe now some other Baltimoran can rise to author superstardom?

[Kleves]

Gave us some good books, and some good videogames. RIP.

[Agelastus]

R.I.P.

I still have well thumbed copies of his earlier books.

[As for his later books and "collaborations", perhaps the less said the better.]

[merithyn]

So young! RIP, Mr. Clancy.

[Caliga]

R.I.P.

[grumbler]

R.I.P.

I still have well thumbed copies of his earlier books.

[As for his later books and "collaborations", perhaps the less said the better.]

My feelings as well.  His early stuff had some Bobby Inman input, and that helped out a lot.  His later stuff was...

[Maladict]

 

Not sure I'd want to re-read them, but I enjoyed the early books back in the day.
I think I read up to the proto-9/11 book, whatever it was called.

[Legbiter]

He was good in parts. That's more than most authors can say. R.I.P

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

R.I.P.

I still have well thumbed copies of his earlier books.

[As for his later books and "collaborations", perhaps the less said the better.]

My feelings as well.  His early stuff had some Bobby Inman input, and that helped out a lot.  His later stuff was...

I gave up on him after the third Op Center book.

[jimmy olsen]

RIP

Red Storm Rising was awesome.

[Fireblade]

Too bad, the Republicans are well on their way to establishing an IRL version of his right-wing masturbatory fantasy.

[Caliga]

RIP

Red Storm Rising was awesome.

The video game was better than the book.

[Darth Wagtaros]

RIP

Red Storm Rising was awesome.

The video game was better than the book.

It was better than most video games before or since. Don't know about being better than the book.