Rainbow six
About this book
Over the course of nine novels, Tom Clancy's genius for big, compelling plots and his natural narrative gift (The New York Times Magazine) have mesmerized hundreds of millions of readers and established him as one of the preeminent storytellers of our time. Rainbow Six, however, goes beyond anything he has done before. At its heart is John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL of Without Remorse and well-known from several of Clancy's novels as "the dark side of Jack Ryan," the man who conducts the secret operational missions Ryan can have no part of. Whether hunting warlords in Japan, druglords in Colombia, or nuclear terrorists in the United States, Clark is efficient and deadly, but even he has ghosts in his past, demons that must be exorcised. And nothing is more demonic than the peril he must face in Rainbow Six: a group of terrorists like none the world has ever encountered before, a band of men and women so extreme that their success could literally mean the end of life on this earth as we know it. It is Tom Clancy's most shocking story ever-and closer to reality than any government would care to admit. As Clancy takes us through the twists and turns of Rainbow Six, he blends the exceptional realism and authenticity that are his hallmarks with intricate plotting, knife-edge suspense, and a remarkable cast of characters. This is Clancy at his best-and there is none better.
Reader Profile
4.5/5 · 1864 readers · 897 pages · ≈ 16 h 37 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Ryanverse series?
Read Rainbow six first, then follow the publication order above — The Hunt for Red October, then Der Kardinal im Kreml, then The Sum of All Fears, then Without Remorse, then Debt of honor, then Red Rabbit, then The Teeth Of The Tiger.
How long does it take to read Rainbow six?
About ≈ 16 h 37 m — 897 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Rainbow six?
897 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Rainbow six?
It sits on the Spy Fiction, Adventure, Fiction shelves.
Is Rainbow six in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Rainbow six?
Tom Clancy.
Ryanverse — reading order
- → Rainbow six (1998) you are here
- 1 The Hunt for Red October (1984)
- 2 Der Kardinal im Kreml (1988)
- 3 The Sum of All Fears (1991)
- 4 Without Remorse (1993)
- 5 Debt of honor (1994)
- 6 Red Rabbit (1998)
- 7 The Teeth Of The Tiger (2003)
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