 First edition cover | |
| Author | Tom Clancy |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Jack Ryan |
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| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | August 14, 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 798 |
| ISBN | 0399136150 |
| Preceded by | Clear and Present Danger |
| Followed by | Without Remorse |
The Sum of All Fears is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991, as the sequel to Clear and Present Danger (1989). Main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, tries to stop a crisis concerning the Middle East peace process wherein Palestinian and former East German terrorists conspire to bring the United States and Soviet Union into nuclear war. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.[1]
A film adaptation, which is a reboot of the Jack Ryan film series and starring Ben Affleck as the younger iteration of the CIA analyst, was released on May 31, 2002.
- ^ "The New York Times bestseller list for August 25, 1991" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2018.