RIP Tom Clancy

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queencitybuckeye
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Oct 2, 2013 11:00am
Gone at the too-young age of 66. Produced some really entertaining page-turners.
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I Wear Pants
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Oct 2, 2013 11:05am
I think Splinter Cell was probably the best thing his name was on.
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Heretic
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Oct 2, 2013 11:21am
Read a couple of his books. Really liked Without Remorse (I think it was called that...the one with the backstory of one of his main recurring characters as he basically massacred some drug-pushers because they raped and murdered his girlfriend whom he rescued from them previously); thought a couple others were solid and only didn't like the one he had concerning a new war with the Japanese, which came off as a bit dense and plodding for my tastes.

RIP.
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Mohican00
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Oct 2, 2013 11:31am
Took me forever to get through Hunt for Red October but my dad loved his work

66 is pretty young. RIP
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Gblock
Oct 2, 2013 11:37am
patriot games and clear and present danger are some of my all time faves

tried to get into the video games rainbow six and splinter cell but dont think i ever finished one, but for their day they were very detailed and were cutting edge at the time.
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I Wear Pants
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Oct 2, 2013 11:41am
Gblock;1511302 wrote:patriot games and clear and present danger are some of my all time faves

tried to get into the video games rainbow six and splinter cell but dont think i ever finished one, but for their day they were very detailed and were cutting edge at the time.
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory was a masterpiece of a game.
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Scarlet_Buckeye
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Oct 2, 2013 2:41pm
The only Tom Clancy book I've ever read is The Teeth of the Tiger. I thought it was a great read.
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lhslep134
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Oct 2, 2013 3:17pm
Clancy books are my favorite actually. I think I own Patriot Games, Teeth of the Tiger, Rainbow Six, and Debt of Honor, on top of the others I've read.

Sad to hear this.
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Tiernan
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Oct 2, 2013 4:09pm
Great writer and friend to the US Military he will be missed.
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MontyBrunswick
Oct 2, 2013 6:47pm
Pretty upset. I loved the Call of Duty games.
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said_aouita
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Oct 2, 2013 8:25pm
I Wear Pants;1511277 wrote:I think Splinter Cell was probably the best thing his name was on.
Wrong answer.

Without Remorse- The part is when he sticks the bad guy in the decompression tank and gives him the bends.

John Kelly is the baddest Tom Clancy mofo.
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Glory Days
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Oct 3, 2013 12:08am
He also has a new game coming out for the PS4. "The Division" looks fucking awesome.