Thirty years agoย Tom Clancyย was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimoreโs Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort,ย The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto theย New York Timesย bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it โthe perfect yarn.โ From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. His stage appearances throughout the US includeย Cyrano,ย Hamlet,ย andย MacBeth. In the audio industry, Scott has won over 20 Earphones Awards, as well as the 2003 Audie Award in the Best Science Fiction category forย Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. After recording nearly 250 books in five years,ย AudioFileย Magazine named Scott โone of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxyโ and proclaimed him one of their Golden Voices. Brickโs range is unparalleled as he reads thrillers to narrative nonfiction, from biographies to science fiction with aplomb.