RIP Tom Clancy

[Sarge]

Just saw it on the news. What a great storyteller. Gone at only 66 years old.

[Youngeyes]

The Hunt for Red October was one of my favorites. R.I.P

[sperman]

He was my favorite author in the late 80's and early 90's. I hate to hear of his passing.

[george76904]

Wow he's dead! I don't know about anyone else but ghost recon which was a game inspired by him was my ABSOLUTE #1 first person shooter game. To hear that he died, and only at 66 its sad.

[M118LR]

This is SAD news. I enjoyed his books. RIP Tom you will be missed.

[Smitty79]

I met Tom Clancy at a book signing when Red Storm Rising was just out. I have a signed copy. I got a chance to talk to him for about 15 min as the store didn't close until 10 and it was after 9 PM and pretty quiet. He told me an interesting story about Hunt for Red October. He had sent it in to many publishers without any interest. One day, he was having lunch with a friend of his who worked for the U.S. Naval Institute. They publish nautical non-fiction and specialized text books used at the Naval Academy and for R.O.T.C. He asked his friend if they were ever interested in publishing nautical fiction. As it turned out, at the most recent editorial board meeting, they had decided to publish 2 novels. Tom submitted his book and the rest is history.

I was there with a friend, another submariner. We were amazed at how much he got right with no background in submarines.

[Frankl03]

Great Author! I read all of the early ones. One of my favorites was "Without Remorse".

Will miss him!

[JimmyZip]

I met Tom Clancy at a book signing when Red Storm Rising was just out. I have a signed copy. I got a chance to talk to him for about 15 min as the store didn't close until 10 and it was after 9 PM and pretty quiet. He told me an interesting story about Hunt for Red October. He had sent it in to many publishers without any interest. One day, he was having lunch with a friend of his who worked for the U.S. Naval Institute. They publish nautical non-fiction and specialized text books used at the Naval Academy and for R.O.T.C. He asked his friend if they were ever interested in publishing nautical fiction. As it turned out, at the most recent editorial board meeting, they had decided to publish 2 novels. Tom submitted his book and the rest is history.

I was there with a friend, another submariner. We were amazed at how much he got right with no background in submarines.

Thanks for sharing. RIP Sr. Clancy.

[Waterfowl-widowmaker]

One of the best authors to ever pick up a pen.

[Chris iliff]

Yes, from '87-90 I was stationed at Holy Loch Scotland. Met Mr. Clancy when the Navy allowed him access. It was just a handshake and a hi, but it's hard to explain just how big a deal he was to the average Sailor. And yes, as mentioned, no one could figure out how he got so much right about submarines and such. I have always enjoyed his books and recently started the younger Ryan series.

R. I. P.

[CowToes]

I didn't read his books, but I am a movie guy, and a gamer. He had a huge footprint that spand generations. I don't know many people whose work made it in as many peoples lives as his did.

[CZinSC]

Ive read all of his books, some of them twice, by far my favorite author. Losing him and Vince Flynn in the same year is just awful. Awesome story tellers. They will both be sorely missed.