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Description edit
A deadly game of hide-and-seek played out in 18 days over 4000 miles of ocean. Red October is the Soviet Navy's newest ballistic missile submarine. When the whole crew decides to defect, the Soviet fleet sets out to destroy it, while the US and British fleets attempt to prevent them.
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Characters edit
- Dr. John "Jack" Patrick Ryan: Add a description of this character.
- Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius
- Dr. Cathy Ryan: Professor of Ophthalmic surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Currently in England. Wife of Jack Ryan
- Ivan Yurievich Putin: Political Officer of the Red October
- Viktor Alexievich Tupolev: Captain of the Alfa.
- Admiral James Greer: Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Intelligence)
- Robert Ritter: Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Operations)
- Arthur Moore: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Bartolomeo Vito Mancuso: Commander of SSN Dallas
- Kennedy
- Oliver Wendell Tyler
- Alexei Arbatov
- Ronald Jones: Sonar analyst aboard the U.S.S. Dallas.
- Charles Davenport
- Valintin Bugayev
- Yuri Ilych Padorin
- Wood
- Peter Henderson
- Captain First Rank Melekhin
- Owen Williams
- Dmitri Ustinov
- Conn
- Sven Johnsen
- Roger Thompson
- Dr. Jeff Pelt: National Intelligence
- Edwin Harris
- Tony Parker
- Svyadov
- Comrade Petrov
- Bomdin
- Sasha
- Donaldson
- Robby Jackson
- Quentin
- Andy Richardson
- Pat Mannion
- Toni White
- Vasily Borodin
- Igor Kaganovich
- Wally Chambers
- Dan Foster
- Commodore Zachary Eaton
- Aleksandr Ramius
- Smirnov
- Carstairs
- Sam Dodge
- Barclay
- Pete Stanford
- Gregoriy Kamarov
- Jean
- Lieutenant Ames
- Evgeni Sigismondavich Politovskiy
- Thomas Hilton
- David Maxwell
- Ed Noyes
- Tom Reynolds
- Mr. Goodman
- Viktor Shavrov
- Vince Gallery
- Mr. President
- Mr. Butler
- Stralbo
- Director Jacobs
- Christopher Hogwood
- Barry Somers
- Elena Filitov
- Andropov
- Mikhail Semyonovich Filitov
- Hunter
- CARDINAL
- Aye aye
- Admiral Blackburn
- Kirill Surzpoi
- Natalia Bogdanova Ramius
- Albert Jameson
- Christiansen
- Korov
- Casimir
- Mikhail Alexandrov
- Arkady Ivanovich Loginov
- Bud Wilson
- Dr. Ivanov
- Jesse Overton
- V.M. Vishenkov
- Andre Narmonov
- Dr. Skip Tyler
- Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov
- Sally
- Randall Tait
- Nancy Cummings
- Nikolay Gerasimov
- Sonarman Laval
- Jeffrey Pelt
- Earl Butler
- Josh Painter
- Palmer
- John Marcks
- Claire Barnes
- Deke Franklin
- Hazel Loomis
- Johnnie Coleman
- Comrade Petchkin
- Sissy Loomis
- Vladimir Petchukocov
- Second Rank Borodin
- Bud Sanchez
Setting & Locations edit
- USS Dallas: Attack Submarine of the United States Navy. Commanded by Captain Bart Mancuso
- Norfolk: Site of the Naval Shipyards and Submarine base.
- Moscow: Capital of the Soviet union
- Bethesda: Naval Hospital.
- Washington
- Atlantic Ocean
- East Coast
- Virginia
- Kiev
- Cuba: The Red October is told that they are sailing for Cuba.
- Langley
- Afghanistan
- North Atlantic
- England
- Annapolis
- London
- Tarawa
- Paducah
- New York
- Ohio
- California
- Los Angeles
- Maine
- Russia
- Saratoga
- Polyarnyy: Soviet Submarine Base
- Kremlin
- Charleston
- Pacific
- Leningrad
- Avalon
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
Captain First Rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Navy was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 14 in Jack Ryan. (standard series)
Preceded by Red Rabbit, and followed by The Cardinal of the Kremlin.
This is book 84 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
This is book 9 of 100 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
This is book 81 of 98 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: Reader's List. (authoritative list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0870212850
Page Count: 387
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0870212850
Page Count: 387
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.L245 H8 1984
- Dewey: 818'.54
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Movie Connections edit
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) (IMDb): Starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, and Sam Neill
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