Patriot Games
First edition cover | |
| Author | Tom Clancy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Jack Ryan |
Release number | 2 |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | July 2, 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 540 |
| ISBN | 0399132414 |
| Preceded by | The Hunt for Red October |
| Followed by | The Cardinal of the Kremlin |
Patriot Games is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published in July 1987. It is a prequel to The Hunt for Red October (1984) and is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character in most of Clancy's novels. The novel focuses on Ryan being the target of Irish terrorist group Ulster Liberation Army for thwarting their kidnapping attempt on the Prince and Princess of Wales in London. It debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. A film adaptation, starring Harrison Ford as Ryan, premiered on June 5, 1992.