Debt of Honor
- 828
- Pages
- about 15 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Debt of Honor” is Tom Clancy at full scale: an 828-page techno-thriller joining markets, politics and military strategy in one crisis. Jack Ryan, now National Security Advisor, faces a war launched by Japanese industrialists. Some readers value the layered plotting and say it grips once under way; others find the detail excessive, above all on finance, and the premise implausible. Some also see hostility towards Asians in its picture of Japan as the enemy.
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About the book
Debt of Honor is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 17, 1994. A direct sequel to The Sum of All Fears (1991), Jack Ryan becomes the National Security Advisor when a secret cabal of Japanese industrialists seize control of their country's government and wage war on the United States. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list. The novel was later noted as containing plot elements which were similar to the circumstances of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93.
Reading order · Ryanverse
Full order & progress →- The Hunt for Red OctoberStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Patriot Games
7.67.6 / 10 - The Cardinal of the Kremlin
–Not ranked yet - Clear and Present Danger
7.77.7 / 10 - The Sum of All Fears
7.67.6 / 10 - Without Remorse
7.97.9 / 10 - Debt of HonorThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Executive Orders
7.77.7 / 10 - Rainbow Six
7.77.7 / 10 - The Bear and the Dragon
7.47.4 / 10 - Red Rabbit
7.27.2 / 10 - The Teeth of the Tiger
7.37.3 / 10 - Dead or Alive
7.47.4 / 10 - Locked On
–Not ranked yet - Threat Vector
7.77.7 / 10 - Command Authority
–Not ranked yet - Full Force and EffectFull Force and Effect–Not ranked yet
- Support and Defend
–Not ranked yet - Commander in Chief
–Not ranked yet - Under FireUnder Fire–Not ranked yet
- Duty and HonorDuty and Honor–Not ranked yet
- True Faith and AllegianceTrue Faith and Allegiance–Not ranked yet
- Point of ContactPoint of Contact–Not ranked yet
- Power and Empire
–Not ranked yet - Line of SightLine of Sight–Not ranked yet
- Code of Honor
–Not ranked yet - Enemy Contact
–Not ranked yet - Firing PointFiring Point–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 151 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.0 | 12 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 139 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Debt of Honor?
It has 828 pages — longer than 98% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
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