Patriot Games is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published
in July 1987. It is the indirect sequel to Without Remorse, and is
chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character
in most of Clancy’s novels. The novel focuses on Ryan being the
target of Irish terrorist group Ulster Liberation Army for thwarting
their kidnapping attempt on the Prince and Princess of Wales in
London. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller
list. A film adaptation, starring Harrison Ford as Ryan, premiered on
June 5, 1992.A kidnapping attempt on the Prince and Princess of Wales
and their infant son occurs at the Mall in London. The attack is
orchestrated by members of the Ulster Liberation Army, an
ideologically Maoist and ultra-radical Irish terrorist group
splintered from the Provisional Irish Republican Army. However, Jack
Ryan, who happens to be nearby, interferes with their operation,
incapacitating one of the attackers, Sean Miller, and killing the
other, John Michael McCrory. During the gun battle, Ryan is shot in
the shoulder by McCrory as they exchange fire. Miller is later
arrested.While recovering from his shoulder wound, Ryan is honored by
the British government and later becomes a knight. Meanwhile, Miller
is sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnapping attempt; however,
his ULA compatriots led by Kevin O’Donnell free him while he is
being transported to a maximum security prison in the Isle of Wight.
They are then aided by Libyan allies in escaping into their secret
training camp in the North African desert. Miller vows revenge on Ryan
for making his recent operation fail. Patriot Games Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter