The Hunt for Red October - wikipedia The Hunt for Red October This article is about the 1984 novel. For the film of the same name, see The Hunt for Red October ( film ). For other uses, see The Hunt for Red October ( disambiguation ). The Hunt for Red October First edition Author Tom Clancy Country United States Language English Series Jack Ryan universe Genre Techno - thriller, Spy fiction Publisher Naval Institute Press Publication date 1984 ( 1st edition ) Media type Print ( Hardback & Paperback ) Pages 387 p. ( first, hardback edition ) ISBN 0 - 87021 - 285 - 0 ( first, hardback edition ) OCLC 11044981 Dewey Decimal 813 /. 54 19 LC Class PS3553. L245 H8 1984 Preceded by Red Rabbit ( chronologically ) Followed by The Cardinal of the Kremlin ( chronologically ) The Hunt for Red October is Tom Clancy 's 1984 debut novel. The story follows a CIA analyst who leads a group of US Navy officers to take possession of a cutting - edge Soviet nuclear submarine from 26 defecting Soviet officers, and the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and Jack Ryan, a Marine turned CIA analyst. It was loosely inspired by the mutiny on the Soviet frigate Storozhevoy in 1975. The novel was originally published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press -- the first fictional work it ever published, and still its most successful. Contents 1 Plot 2 Influence on later Clancy books 3 Adaptations 3.1 Film 3.2 Games 4 Reception 5 Publication history 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot During the Cold War, Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, a Lithuanian submarine commander in the Soviet Navy, intends to defect to the United States with his officers on board the experimental nuclear submarine Red October, a Typhoon - class vessel equipped with a revolutionary stealth propulsion system that makes audio detection by passive sonar extremely difficult. The result is a strategic weapon platform that is capable of sneaking its way into American waters and launching nuclear missiles with little or no warning. The strategic value of Red October was not lost upon Ramius, but other factors have spurred his decision to defect. His wife, Natalia, died at the hands of a doctor who was incompetent and intoxicated ; however, the doctor escaped punishment because he was the son of a Politburo member. Natalia 's untimely death, combined with Ramius 's long - standing dissatisfaction with the callousness of Soviet rule and his fear of Red October 's destabilizing effect on world affairs, exhausts his tolerance for the failings of the Soviet system. As the ship leaves the shipyard at Polyarny, Ramius kills Ivan Putin, his political officer, to ensure that Putin will not interfere with the defection. Before sailing, Ramius had sent a letter to Admiral Yuri Padorin, Natalia 's uncle, brazenly stating his intention to defect. The Soviet Northern Fleet therefore sails out to sink Red October under the pretext of a search and rescue mission. Meanwhile, Jack Ryan, a high - level CIA analyst and a former Marine, flies from London to Langley, Virginia, to deliver MI6 's photographs of Red October to the Deputy Director of Intelligence. Ryan consults a friend at the U.S. Naval Academy, ex-submariner Skip Tyler, and finds out that Red October 's new construction variations house its stealth drive. Red October passes near USS Dallas, a Los Angeles class submarine under the command of Cmdr. Bart Mancuso, which is patrolling the entrance of a route used by Soviet submarines in the Reykjanes Ridge off Iceland. Dallas hears the sound of the stealth drive but does not identify it as a submarine. Putting information about Ramius 's letter together with the subsequent launch of the entire Northern Fleet, Ryan deduces Ramius 's plans. The U.S. military reluctantly agrees, while planning for contingencies in case the Soviet fleet has intentions other than those inferred. As tensions rise between the U.S. and Soviet fleets, the crew of Dallas analyzes sonar tapes of Red October and finally realizes that it is the sound of a new propulsion system. Ryan must contact Ramius to prevent the loss of the submarine and her revolutionary technology. After it is revealed that Ramius has informed Moscow of his plan for him and his officers to defect, Ryan becomes responsible for shepherding Ramius and his vessel away from the pursuing Soviet fleet, and meets with an old Royal Navy acquaintance, Admiral White, commanding a task force from the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. In order to convince the Soviets that Red October has been destroyed, the U.S. Navy rescues her crew after Ramius fakes a reactor meltdown. Ramius and his officers stay behind, claiming they are about to scuttle the submarine to prevent it getting into the hands of the Americans. A decommissioned U.S. ballistic missile submarine, the USS Ethan Allen, is blown up underwater as a deception. A depth gauge taken from the main instrument panel of Red October ( with the appropriate serial number ) is made to appear as if it had been salvaged from the wreckage. Meanwhile, Ryan, Captain Mancuso, some of his crew, and Owen Williams ( a Russian - speaking British officer from Invincible ) board Red October and meet Ramius face - to - face. The deception efforts succeed in convincing Soviet observers that Red October has been lost. However, GRU intelligence officer Igor Loginov, masquerading as Red October 's cook, is aware of what Ramius is doing and attempts to ignite a missile 's rocket motor inside a launch tube so as to destroy Red October. Loginov opens fire with his weapon, killing Captain Lieutenant Kamarov ( the ship 's navigator ) and seriously wounding Ramius and Williams. Ryan attempts to persuade the fiercely patriotic Loginov to surrender rather than die in the explosion, but Loginov refuses. Ryan manages to kill Loginov in the submarine 's missile compartment. Captain Viktor Tupolov, a former student of Ramius and commander of the Soviet Alfa - class attack submarine V.K. Konovalov, has been trailing what he initially believes is an Ohio - class vessel. Based on acoustic information, Tupolev realizes that it is Red October, and proceeds to pursue and engage it. The two U.S. submarines escorting Red October are prevented from firing by rules of engagement, and Red October is damaged by a torpedo from the Alfa. After a tense standoff, Red October rams Konovalov broadside and sinks it. The Americans escort Red October safely into dry dock in Norfolk, Virginia, where Ramius and his crew are taken to a CIA safehouse to begin their Americanization. Ryan is commended by his superiors and flies back to his posting in London. Influence on later Clancy books The Hunt for Red October was the start of a loosely connected series by Tom Clancy which shared a rough continuity. Many of the characters in the novel, particularly Jack Ryan, went on to be the central characters of many of Clancy 's later novels. The ultimate fate of Red October is explained in the Clancy novel The Cardinal of the Kremlin, where it is revealed that the vessel was reverse engineered and stripped of all technology. Red October was then sunk in a deep ocean trench off Puerto Rico to avoid discovery. Both Ryan and Ramius are on hand to see the submarine off for the last time, and Ramius sentimentally comments, `` He was a good ship. '' Adaptations Film Main article : The Hunt for Red October ( film ) The novel was made into a commercially successful movie in 1990, starring : Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan Sean Connery as Marko Ramius James Earl Jones as Adm. James Greer Scott Glenn as Cdr. Bart Mancuso Sam Neill as Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin Jeffrey Jones as Skip Tyler Fred Dalton Thompson as Rear Adm. Joshua Painter There were several differences between the novel and the film, including Red October traveling up the Penobscot River in Maine to dry dock, and the prominence of the Royal Navy, including light aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. The order of many events also has been changed. In the film version, the `` caterpillar drive '' is described as a magnetohydrodynamic drive system, essentially, `` a jet engine for the water ''. Games Main articles : The Hunt for Red October ( 1987 video game ), The Hunt for Red October ( console game ), and The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 video game ) The novel also served as the basis for several computer and video games, as well as some board games. The Hunt for Red October wargame, published in 1988 by TSR, Inc. became one of the bestselling wargames of all time. In late 2015, River Horse announced it had acquired the rights and intented to crowdfund another game based on the intellectual property. The 2017 Indiegogo launch failed. The fate of the project is unknown as of late 2017. Reception The Hunt for Red October sold very well and launched Clancy 's successful career as a novelist. President Ronald Reagan helped to fuel the success of The Hunt for Red October when he announced that he enjoyed the book at a televised press conference, calling it `` unputdown - able '' and a `` perfect yarn. '' Publication History The hardback edition of The Hunt for Red October is the first novel published by the Naval Institute Press. Clancy had not been able to place the novel with any traditional publishers, but had a good relationship with the Press from writing articles in their Proceedings of the Naval Institute. To his surprise the Press accepted the manuscript and sent a small advance. After receiving unexpected praise from President Ronald Reagan, the book became a bestseller. Clancy 's later books were published by Penguin Putnam. The paperback edition was the first in a string of successful publications of technothrillers by Berkley Books. In 1988 it was published in French as Octobre Rouge, translated by Marianne Véron and with the collaboration of Jean Sabbagh. See also Novels portal Jonas Pleškys Valery Sablin Crazy Ivan Red October ( submarine ) Soviet frigate Storozhevoy United States Naval Institute v. Charter Communications, Inc. Simas Kudirka References Jump up ^ Hagberg, David ; Gindin, Boris ( 2008 ). Mutiny : The True Events That Inspired The Hunt For Red October. New York : Macmillan. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7653 - 1350 - 8. Jump up ^ `` The History of TSR ''. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2008 - 10 - 04. Retrieved 2005 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ `` brennon '', River Horse snap up rights to Hunt for Red October, November 5, 2015 Jump up ^ http://riverhorse.eu/our-games/the-hunt-for-red-october/ Jump up ^ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-hunt-for-red-october--2#/ Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on June 9, 2004. Retrieved 2005 - 11 - 27. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ `` VIRTUOUS MEN AND PERFECT WEAPONS ''. nytimes.com. 27 July 1986. Jump up ^ McDowell, Edwin ( May 13, 1988 ). `` Book notes ''. New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2011. External links Mansionbooks.com, photos of the first edition of The Hunt for Red October Works by Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novels The Hunt for Red October ( 1984 ) Patriot Games ( 1987 ) The Cardinal of the Kremlin ( 1988 ) Clear and Present Danger ( 1989 ) The Sum of All Fears ( 1991 ) Without Remorse ( 1993 ) Debt of Honor ( 1994 ) Executive Orders ( 1996 ) Rainbow Six ( 1998 ) The Bear and the Dragon ( 2000 ) Red Rabbit ( 2002 ) The Teeth of the Tiger ( 2003 ) Dead or Alive ( 2010 ) Locked On ( 2011 ) Threat Vector ( 2012 ) Command Authority ( 2013 ) Other novels Red Storm Rising ( 1986 ) SSN ( 1996 ) Against All Enemies ( 2011 ) Search and Destroy ( 2012, publication cancelled ) Non-fiction Submarine ( 1993 ) Armored Cavalry ( 1994 ) Fighter Wing ( 1995 ) Marine ( 1996 ) Into the Storm ( 1997 ) Airborne ( 1997 ) Carrier ( 1999 ) Every Man a Tiger ( 1999 ) Special Forces ( 2001 ) Shadow Warriors ( 2002 ) Battle Ready ( 2004 ) Tom Clancy 's Jack Ryan fictional universe Novels The Hunt for Red October ( 1984 ) Patriot Games ( 1987 ) The Cardinal of the Kremlin ( 1988 ) Clear and Present Danger ( 1989 ) The Sum of All Fears ( 1991 ) Without Remorse ( 1993 ) Debt of Honor ( 1994 ) Executive Orders ( 1996 ) Rainbow Six ( 1998 ) The Bear and the Dragon ( 2000 ) Red Rabbit ( 2002 ) The Teeth of the Tiger ( 2003 ) Dead or Alive ( 2010 ) Locked On ( 2011 ) Threat Vector ( 2012 ) Command Authority ( 2013 ) Support and Defend by Mark Greaney ( 2014 ) Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney ( 2014 ) Under Fire by Grant Blackwood ( 2015 ) Commander in Chief by Mark Greaney ( 2015 ) Duty and Honor by Grant Blackwood ( 2016 ) Films The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 ) Patriot Games ( 1992 ) Clear and Present Danger ( 1994 ) The Sum of All Fears ( 2002 ) Jack Ryan : Shadow Recruit ( 2014 ) Characters Jack Ryan John Clark Domingo Chavez Robby Jackson Ed Kealty Video games The Hunt for Red October ( 1987 ) The Hunt for Red October ( 1990, Amiga ) The Hunt for Red October ( 1991, NES ) The Sum of All Fears ( 2002 ) See also Red October ( submarine ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hunt_for_Red_October&oldid=801151411 '' Categories : 1984 American novels American novels adapted into films American thriller novels Techno - thriller novels Cold War novels Debut novels Novels about submarine warfare Novels by Tom Clancy Ryanverse United States Navy in films Defection in fiction Novels adapted into video games Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Lëtzebuergesch Magyar नेपाली Norsk Polski Português Русский Svenska ไทย Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 23 : 55. 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Question: explain what happens to ivan in the hunt
Answer: As the ship leaves the shipyard at Polyarny, Ramius kills Ivan Putin, his political officer