By now most people familiar with books and authors will know that Tom Clancy has died. Tom Clancy wrote the Jack Ryan series of novels, including ‘The Hunt for Red October,’ ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘Clear and Present Danger.’ He was perhaps the author I favoured most and he will be sadly missed.

The links below are to articles that report on the life and death of Tom Clancy.

For more visit:
– http://www.npr.org/2013/10/02/228485169/tom-clancy-dies-left-indelible- mark-on-thriller-genre
– http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/02/228457438/tom-clancy-master-of-military- techno-thrillers-dies
– http://www.npr.org/2013/10/03/228815430/remembering-tom-clancy-faulkner-in-a-flak-jacket
– http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/03/228758394/book-news-tom-clancy-remembered-as-the-father-of-a-genre
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-top-five-novels
– http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-video-games
– http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-novelist-business-franchise
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/02/tom-clancy-dies-aged-66