Red Rabbit

By: Tom Clancy

Narrated by: Scott Brick

In the early 1980s, long before he was President or head of the CIA, even before a submarine named Red October crossed the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England. A series of deadly encounters with an IRA splinter group had brought him to the attention of the CIA's Deputy Director, Vice Admiral James Greer - and when Greer asked him to come aboard Jack was quick to accept. The opportunity was irresistible.

Then Jack forgot about the rest of his work, because on his first day, an extraordinary document crossed his desk. The new Pope had just delivered a private ultimatum to Warsaw: If the government persisted in its repression, he would feel compelled to resign the papacy and return to Poland.

That was going to have consequences.

In Moscow, another man was contemplating those very same consequences. Yuri Andropov, the chairman of the KGB, did not like what this meant for him or for his nation. All it took was one man to cause everything he had worked for to crumble...and all it took was one man to stop him. The Pope was very powerful - but he was also mortal.

And so it begins, an almost unthinkable plot - a plan to bring down not just leaders, but nations. Ryan will find himself in the middle of a chain reaction, a high-stakes game meant to shake the world...and in which a novice CIA analyst might just be out of his depth.

©2002 Rubicon Inc. (P)2002 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Smart and likable, Jack Ryan has become one of the best-known characters in contemporary American fiction." (Washington Post)
"The daily games [Clancy's] spies play are fascinating." (USA Today)

Red Rabbit and the USSR

Clancy gives an insiders look at the USSR just before the fall of the Iron Curtain and weaves it around a spy/assasination story. 3/4 of the book seems to be Clancy explaining the workings of the USSR and why it fell, the remainder, is the actual story. Not that this is a bad thing, all that Clancy has to say about the USSR is really quite interesting, especially to those of us who lived through all or most of the Cold War. If you are interested in only the main storyline, get the abridged version. However, if you have an interest in history, the unabridged version is the only way to go.

Not much thrill and Intrigue

What did you like best about Red Rabbit? What did you like least?

This book is kind of boring, not a whole lot happening here. My least favorite Tom Clancy book of the 15 I have listened to so far... you can skip this one and you will not miss anything from the series..

What do you think your next listen will be?

Hunt for Red October

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

It was smooth and did not detract from the story.

Another Great Clancy Work

This book is a typical Clancy book. And any Clancy fan will enjoy this.

Good Performance

But, not the star of the Jack Ryan series. There are many other, much better stories. This one is not horrible, but I’ve read most of the Jack Ryan stories and this was one of the few left in the list. Now I know why. I recommend almost any my other Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novel, this one just doesn’t have the same, taut suspense or story telling. Nevertheless, I am still a fan of the novels.

Scott Brick is my favorite for a good read.

This was rollicking good fun! I miss Tom Clancy. Scott Brick did a fantastic job as usual.

I am addicted to this series

Great 2nd book. Narrator was great. His Russian accent, British accent were spot on! Read Patriot Games first and then this one. Now for book #3

Awesome book!

I’ve already listened to Red October and Present Danger but this one was more fun than either. I’m off to hear Patriot Games

Good story

Just a really slow story, and extremely long. Was a good listen, and hard to get through

loved it.

great listen . very good story and the narration was very good. Will have to get the next in series

poor Jack seems to be the CIA Forest Gump

Jack was stumbling along and finding himself in the right place at the right time.