The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears
First edition cover
AuthorTom Clancy
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Ryan
Genre
PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
August 14, 1991
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages798
ISBN0399136150
Preceded byClear and Present Danger 
Followed byWithout 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.