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內容簡介
一九八二年，蘇聯控制下的波蘭局勢動盪，新當選的波蘭裔新教皇約翰·保羅·卡羅爾二世在一封信中表示，打算辭去聖職回到祖國，同遭受苦難的人民在一起。適逢冷戰時期，蘇聯領導層懼怕新教皇的言行會危及社會主義陣營的團結及蘇聯的國家穩定，精心密謀刺殺教皇。蘇聯情報局的特工對此行動心懷疑問，於是與英美情治單位聯繫，以機密信息為籌碼，要求將其全家人移居至美國。當時還是歷史老師的傑克·瑞安受中情局局長之邀，成為自由情報分析員，參與聽取了代號“紅兔”的蘇聯叛逃特工的匯報，聯合英美兩國情報人員，展開了“比亞特麗絲行動”，把“紅兔”送往英國，並阻止這個足以撼動整個西方世界的陰謀，拯救教皇。
Long before he was President or head of the CIA, before he fought terrorist attacks on the Super Bowl or the White House, even before a submarine named Red October made its perilous way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England while researching a book. A series of deadly encounters with an IRA splinter group had brought him to the attention of the CIA's Deputy Director, Vice Admiral James Greer-as well as his counterpart with the British SIS, Sir Basil Charleston-and when Greer asked him if he wanted to come aboard as a freelance analyst, Jack was quick to accept. The opportunity was irresistible, and he was sure he could fit it in with the rest of his work.
And then Jack forgot all about the rest of his work, because one of his first assignments was to help debrief a high-level Soviet defector, and the defector told an amazing tale: Top Soviet officials, including Yuri Andropov, were planning to assassinate the Pope, John Paul II.
Could it be true? As the days and weeks go by, Ryan must battle, first to try to confirm the plot, and then to prevent it, but this is a brave new world, and nothing he has done up to now has prepared him for the lethal game of cat-and-mouse that is the Soviet Union versus the United States. In the end, it will be not just the Pope's life but the stability of the Western world that is at stake. . . and it may already be too late for a novice CIA analyst to do anything about it.
"Clancy creates not only compelling characters but frighteningly topical situations and heart-stopping action," wrote "The Washington Post" about "The Bear and the Dragon." "Among the handful of superstars, Clancy still reigns, and he is not likely to be dethroned any time soon." These words were never truer than about the remarkable pages of his breathtaking new novel. This is Clancy at his best-and there is none better.
And then Jack forgot all about the rest of his work, because one of his first assignments was to help debrief a high-level Soviet defector, and the defector told an amazing tale: Top Soviet officials, including Yuri Andropov, were planning to assassinate the Pope, John Paul II.
Could it be true? As the days and weeks go by, Ryan must battle, first to try to confirm the plot, and then to prevent it, but this is a brave new world, and nothing he has done up to now has prepared him for the lethal game of cat-and-mouse that is the Soviet Union versus the United States. In the end, it will be not just the Pope's life but the stability of the Western world that is at stake. . . and it may already be too late for a novice CIA analyst to do anything about it.
"Clancy creates not only compelling characters but frighteningly topical situations and heart-stopping action," wrote "The Washington Post" about "The Bear and the Dragon." "Among the handful of superstars, Clancy still reigns, and he is not likely to be dethroned any time soon." These words were never truer than about the remarkable pages of his breathtaking new novel. This is Clancy at his best-and there is none better.
作者簡介
湯姆·克蘭西（1947－2013）美國軍事作家，當今世界最暢銷的反恐驚悚小說大師。他的小說布局廣大，氣勢磅礴，對於軍事武器、恐怖行動、國家情報體系、全球戰略關係，描述逼真詳實，在全球擁有廣大讀者群；代表作《獵殺“紅十月”號》、《愛國者遊戲》、《燃眉追擊》和《驚天核網》先後由好萊塢搬上銀幕而轟動世界影壇。此外，他也積極涉足網路遊戲開發，以《彩虹六號》、《幽靈行動》和《分裂細胞》等系列製作聲名遠播。
