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Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy dies at 66 Oct 2nd 2013, 16:32 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics U.S. » Entertainment » Fashion » People » The government branches and services affected by the shutdown.  Slideshow  1 of 2. Novelist Tom Clancy is shown in this February 5, 1998 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Eric Miller/Files Wed Oct 2, 2013 12:32pm EDT (Reuters) - Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy, whose military thrillers about spies and submarines fascinated readers with their high-stakes plots and enthralled military experts with their precise details, has died, his publisher said on Wednesday. "We are saddened by the passing of beloved bestselling author Tom Clancy. Fans worldwide, including us, will miss him greatly," publisher Penguin Books USA said on its official Twitter feed. The G.P. Putnam's imprint that appeared on Clancy's books is a unit of Penguin. Clancy, who was 66, died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in his native Baltimore, Maryland, according to U.S. media reports. A hospital spokeswoman was not immediately able to confirm that information. Clancy's 20 novels - starting with 1984's "The Hunt for Red October" and continuing through "The Sum of All Fears," "Rainbow Six" and the upcoming "Command Authority" were not only best-sellers but inspired Hollywood blockbuster films and a series of video games, published by Ubisort Entertainment SA. His most recent book, "Threat Vector" debuted at the top of the Publishers Weekly bestseller list in December 2012. His publisher is a unit of Britain's Pearson PLC. In a 1992 interview with The Baltimore Sun, he attributed much of his success to being "lucky," saying that he had a normal middle-class American upbringing. "I was a little nerdy but a completely normal kid," Clancy told the paper. "Mom and Dad loved each other. It was like 'Leave it to Beaver." (Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Diane Craft) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (4) "Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy dies at 66″ ….. or did he. Oct 02, 2013 11:13am EDT  --  Report as abuse I've enjoyed many of Mr. Clancy's works and pray for him and his family. Oct 02, 2013 11:21am EDT  --  Report as abuse He sold pablum to the masses. Oct 02, 2013 11:40am EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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