Author Tom Clancy dies, aged 66

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Tom Clancy, the prolific author of best-selling espionage thrillers, has died at the age of 66, his publisher has confirmed. Clancy passed away in a Baltimore hospital close to his home in Maryland.
Clancy is best known for creating the character Jack Ryan, who appeared in books such as The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and The Sum of All Fears, all of which were made into blockbuster movies. For gamers, however, Clancy's legacy is no less impressive. One of the first authors to realise the potential of games as a medium, Clancy licensed a Commodore version of The Hunt for Red October in 1987, only three years after the novel's first publication and three years before the hit movie. He eventually made his connection with gaming official by co-founding developer Red Storm in 1996.
It was Red Storm that was instrumental in bringing Clancy's technically detailed stories into the interactive realm, first with the seminal tactical shooter Rainbow Six, and later with titles such as Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, HAWX and EndWar.
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