Apr 07, 2010
Bestselling author Tom Clancy will deliver his first new
book in seven years when his longtime publisher Penguin releases Dead or Alive
December 7. The novel will be published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in the U.S. with simultaneous release in the U.K. by Michael
Joseph. Dead or Alive will feature all of Clancy's best-know characters, including
Jack Ryan who, along with other Campus recruits, is dispatched by the new
president to track down the "Emir," the mastermind of "vicious terrorist
attacks on the West," according to Penguin. The new novel "is very much of the
moment," Putnam head Ivan Held said. "It's Clancy's all-stars taking on the
modern threat of terrorism."
Collaborating with Clancy will be Grant Blackwood, a U.S.
Navy veteran who is the author of the Briggs Tanner series and who has collaborated
with Clive Cussler on two works, including the upcoming Lost Empire. "Anyone
who has read any of Clancy's books or played his videogames will love this book,"
predicted Held, who noted that the book is finished and is, in keeping with Clancy's tradition, "full length." A tentative price of $28.95 has been set and Penguin is announcing a first printing of 1.75 million copies. The e-book will be released simultaneously with the hardcover and Berkley will publish the paperback in 2011.
Held promised a "massive" marketing campaign for the new book that will involve Clancy in some capacity.
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