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Report: Best-Selling Author Tom Clancy Is Dead

Best-selling author Tom Clancy died in a Baltimore hospital on Tuesday, this according to the NY Times.
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The paper says the news was confirmed by Clancy’s publisher. He was 66.

Several of Clancy’s books were turned into movies, including “The Hunt for Red October,” “Patriot Games,” “Clear and Present Danger,” and “The Sum of All Fears.”

His novels also inspired a series of widely-popular video game series: “Ghost Recon,” “Rainbow Six” and “Splinter Cell” series.

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有改編電影的作品...幾個代表作：

《獵殺紅色十月號》 (Hunt for Red October, 1984，又譯追擊赤色十月)

最新銳的蘇聯核子動力潛艇「紅色十月號」計畫往美國投誠。得知此情報的美國計畫秘密接收紅色十月號。本作於1990年改編為同名電影。

《赤色風暴》 (Red Storm Rising, 1986，又譯紅潮風暴)

因國內的油田受到破壞而發生能源危機的蘇聯決定要侵略中東。為了牽制北約而攻擊了冰島及西德。本作並非傑克·雷恩系列的作品。

《愛國者遊戲》 (Patriot Games, 1987)

在英國旅行中的傑克·雷恩偶然遭遇受到恐怖份子襲擊的英國威尔士亲王夫妇並阻止悲劇的發生。因此恐怖份子計畫於美國襲擊雷恩一家人。

《迫切的危機》 (Clear and Present Danger, 1989)

為了消滅哥倫比亞毒品組織而秘密潛入的美國特種部隊，因為政治的因素而被捨棄。為此決心將他們救出的傑克·雷恩與約翰·克拉克四處奔走著。同名電影原著。

《恐懼的總和》 (The Sum of All Fears, 1991)

歷史上使中東和平動盪不安的恐怖份子在美國引爆核彈恐怖攻擊。在恐怖與疑惑中面臨與蘇聯全面宣戰的危機。同名電影原著。


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