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  1. 10-02-2013, 07:49 PM #1
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    Author Tom Clancy, master of the modern-day thriller, dead at 66

    "(CNN) -- Spy thriller writer Tom Clancy, whose best-selling books "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games" became blockbuster films, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. He was 66.

    Clancy's publisher, the Penguin Group, said the author died in Baltimore on Tuesday. The written statement did not indicate the cause of death."

    Author Tom Clancy, master of the modern-day thriller, dead at 66 - CNN.com

    it's a sad day
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    Oh man! RIP! Sad day, indeed.
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    Wtf ? Really? Damn. 66 is not old ( anymore)
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    no cause of death given. i say he was poisoned by the KGB.
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    I didn't even no he was where I live. Sad...
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    in his memory, i think i will read his Jack Ryan series one more time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AD View Post
    in his memory, i think i will read his Jack Ryan series one more time.
    Me too.
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    Bummer. I've read almost every book he wrote. 66 isn't that old. I wonder what got him?
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    1. Without Remorse (1993)
    2. Patriot Games (1987)
    3. Red Rabbit (2002)
    4. The Hunt for Red October (1984)
    5. The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
    6. Clear and Present Danger (1989)
    7. The Sum of All Fears (1991)
    8. Debt of Honor (1994)
    9. Executive Orders (1996)
    10. Rainbow Six (1998)
    11. The Bear and the Dragon (2000)
    12. The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)
    13. Command Authority (2013) (with Mark Greaney)

    i got up to 11, and a quarter of 12 on the last run. will try to reach 13 this time round.
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    RIP I loved his books (more than the movies tho)...

    most likely cancer of some form if i was to speculate as to cause of death
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    loved Rainbow Six. RIP.
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    Ian.M.Banks, Vince Flynn and now Tom Clancy. Three great writers gone this year and I wouldn't be surprised if Terry Pratchett were next.

    RIP
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flagg View Post
    Ian.M.Banks, Vince Flynn and now Tom Clancy. Three great writers gone this year and I wouldn't be surprised if Terry Pratchett were next.

    RIP
    Vince Flynn was even younger, 47, when he died.
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