Patriot Games (1987) is a novel by Tom Clancy. It is chronologically the second book (after Without Remorse) featuring CIA analyst Jack Ryan, the main character in almost all of Clancy's novels. It is the indirect sequel to Without Remorse. The title comes from an Irish Rebel Song called The Patriot Game, an Irish ballad about the Border Campaign in Northern Ireland. Image File history File links TomClancy-PatriotGames. ... Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ryaniverse is fandom jargon for the fictional universe centered on Tom Clancys characters Jack Ryan, John Clark and the other characters associated with him in Clancys series of popular novels. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... Putnam is a surname. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Without Remorse is a novel by Tom Clancy set in 1971, in the middle of the Vietnam War. ... Red Rabbit (2002) is a novel by Tom Clancy. ... See also: 1986 in literature, other events of 1987, 1988 in literature, list of years in literature. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. ... Without Remorse is a novel by Tom Clancy set in 1971, in the middle of the Vietnam War. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Jack Ryan, in England Sir John Patrick (full name Dr. John Patrick Ryan, Lt. ... Without Remorse is a novel by Tom Clancy set in 1971, in the middle of the Vietnam War. ... Irish rebel music is a sub genre of Irish folk music, with much the same instrumentation, but with lyrics about the fight for Irish freedom, people who were involved in liberation movements, Celtic unity, and attacks on the British invaders. ... The Patriot Game is an Irish ballad that critically examines the posture of the IRA during the 1950s. ... The Border Campaign (December 12, 1956 - February 26, 1962) was an operation (codenamed Operation Harvest) carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) against targets in Northern Ireland. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister...

Plot summary

Ryan saves the Prince of Wales and his family from a breakaway Irish terrorist group, the Ulster Liberation Army, who go after Ryan and his family, partially as an act of revenge, but primarily because they seek to undermine public (and specifically American) support for the PIRA. The ULA plans a strike against Jack Ryan and his family. The assassin sent to kill Ryan is intercepted before he manages to complete his task, but Ryan's wife, Cathy, and daughter, Sally, are hurt by the terrorists. This convinces Jack to take an offer the CIA had given him, to start working as an analyst in Langley, Virginia. Later, the Prince and the Princess of Wales come to visit Ryan in America. This gives the ULA another opportunity to conduct another operation to weaken the support for the PIRA. They plan an operation, involving the killing of Jack Ryan and his family, kidnapping the Royal Family, and assassinating senior PIRA leaders—so the leader of the ULA could take over. The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established organization that is thought to be oppressive. ... Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican left-wing paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern Ireland... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Langley is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican left-wing paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern Ireland...

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The novel was adapted as a feature film in 1992. See Patriot Games. It stars Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Patriot Games is a film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. ...