#157 in Adventure
The Bear and the Dragon
- 1,028
- Pages
- about 19 h
- Reading time
Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.
Our view
“The Bear and the Dragon” is Clancy at his largest scale: a techno-thriller of over a thousand pages about war between Russia and China. President Jack Ryan stands at its centre in this direct sequel to “Executive Orders”, the author’s longest novel. Some readers find its politics still relevant today, though for them it drags in places.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
The Bear and the Dragon is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 21, 2000. A direct sequel to Executive Orders (1996), President Jack Ryan deals with a war between Russia and China, referred respectively in the title as the Russian Bear and the Chinese Dragon. At over 1,000 pages, it is Clancy's longest novel. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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 Honor
7.67.6 / 10 - Executive Orders
7.77.7 / 10 - Rainbow Six
7.77.7 / 10 - The Bear and the DragonThis book
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 7.2 across 104 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 22 | 21% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 82 | 79% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Bear and the Dragon?
It has 1,028 pages — longer than 99% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Adventure — with scores between 7.2 and 7.6, closest to this book.
