The Bear and the Dragon

The Bear and the Dragon
First edition cover
AuthorTom Clancy
Audio read byFrank Muller (abridged edition)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Ryan
Release number
8
Genre
PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
August 21, 2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages1,028
ISBN0-399-14563-X
Preceded byExecutive Orders 
Followed byRed Rabbit 

The Bear and the Dragon is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 21, 2000. A direct sequel to Executive Orders (1996), President Jack Ryan deals with a war between Russia and China, referred respectively in the title as the Russian Bear and the Chinese Dragon. At over 1,028 pages, it is Clancy's second longest novel, Executive Orders being the longest. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.