The Bear and the Dragon
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| Author | Tom Clancy |
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| Audio read by | Frank Muller (abridged edition) |
| Language | English |
| Series | Jack Ryan |
Release number | 8 |
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| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | August 21, 2000 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 1,028 |
| ISBN | 0-399-14563-X |
| Preceded by | Executive Orders |
| Followed by | Red 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.