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Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1984. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Bookplate. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Clancy's blockbuster first novel, praised for its technical accuracy and taut pacing and the basis for the film starring Sean Connery.

The Hunt for Red October is a technothriller by Tom Clancy. The story follows a Soviet submarine captain who wishes to defect to the United States along with his officers and the Soviet Navy's newest ballistic missile submarine, Red October. A CIA analyst named Jack Ryan is tasked with interpreting the defector's moves and intentions.

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