The Hunt for Red October

Overview:

• Title: The Hunt for Red October
• Author: Tom Clancy
• Year: 1984
• Type: Non-genre

Synopsis:

Techno-thriller: Soviet captain wants to defect with a revolutionary stealth submarine, pursued by the whole Soviet Northern Fleet; CIA analyst Jack Ryan ends up on board to help.

Notes:

It was nominated for the 1987 Prometheus Award for speculative fiction featuring Libertarian themes. Because it is listed as being an Award nominee, it is automatically shown in the ISFDB database even though as a non-SF book by a basically non-SF author it falls outside its scope.

Awards:

• 1990. The Hunt for Red October Prometheus, Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel (Nomination below cutoff)
• 1997. The Hunt for Red October Prometheus, Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel (Nomination below cutoff)

Resources:

• Wikipedia article on The Hunt for Red October