Author Tom Clancy Has Died At 66

Briefly: Best-selling author Tom Clancy has died at 66.

An insurance-salesman turned novelist, Clancy’s first book, The Hunt for Red October, was purchased for just $5000.

Since, seventeen of Clancy’s novels were #1 New York Times best sellers, and several (including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Jack Ryan, and  plenty of others) have been adapted into feature films.

His next and final novel, Command Authority hits shelves on December 3rd.

I know Clancy best from the video game franchises based on his work. Rainbox Six was a series that I followed for years, and the Splinter Cell series had numerous titles of exceptional quality.

A cause of death was not revealed, but we’ll be sure to update with that info as it’s announced.

What’s your favourite work by the author?