Thriller
The Hunt for Red October
1984·479 pages
A Soviet captain steers a stealth missile sub toward America, igniting a tense Cold War naval chase.
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A Soviet captain steers a stealth missile sub toward America, igniting a tense Cold War naval chase.
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Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision...the Red October is heading west.The Americans want her.The Russians want her back.And the most incredible chase in history is on...The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the ...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief marital and domestic references; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Submarine combat, shootings, and deaths; technical rather than gory
Profanity
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Frequent strong military profanity throughout
Substance use
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Occasional social drinking among military and intel characters
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Brief faith and moral-conviction references tied to characters
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Cold War ideology, defection, and loyalty versus state are central
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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References to Soviet political oppression and personal loss
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