The Bear and the Dragon [Paperback]

President Jack Ryan faces a world crisis unlike any he has ever known in Tom Clancy's extraordinary #1New York Timesbestseller.

A high-level assassination attempt in Russia has the newly elected Ryan sending his most trusted eyes and ears—including antiterrorism specialist John Clark—to Moscow, for he fears the worst is yet to come. And he’s right. The attempt has left the already unstable Russia vulnerable to ambitious forces in China eager to fulfill their destiny—and change the face of the world as we know it...Praise forThe Bear and the Dragon

“Builds to an excitingly cinematic climax as Ryan toils to bring the world back from the brink of nuclear war.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Once Clancy pulls the trigger...nobody can touch his gift for describing combat.”—People

“Those who like heart-stopping action in their thrillers will not be disappointed...Entertaining and eminently topical...Clancy still reigns.”—The Washington Post

More Praise for Tom Clancy

“He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A brilliant describer of events.”—The Washington Post

“No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and engineering intelligible and exciting...He remains the best!”—Houston ChronicleA little more than thirty years agoTom Clancywas a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort,The Hunt for Red October—the first of the phenomenally successful Jack Ryan novels—soló´