The Sum of All Fears (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tom Clancy
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Political fiction, Adventure, Suspense, Spy fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Terrorism or terrorists, Nuclear warfare or weapons, Football
- Locales: United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia
One of the strengths of Clancy's novels is their timeliness. The Sum of All Fears, published in 1991, reflects the immediate post-Cold War world. The Berlin Wall has fallen; the Soviet Union is no more. Yet the world is not necessarily safer. New tensions and old rivalries have replaced superpower antagonisms. International terrorism is obviously not new—Clancy himself wrote about it in Patriot Games—but without the restraining influence of the Cold War, terrorism could well pose a greater threat than in the past.
Ryan has risen to a position of authority in...
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