The Sum of All Fears represents a transition in the series, as Ryan goes from mid-level CIA employee struggling against bureaucracy to an executive capable of making actual policy. As Ryan moves up the chain of command, The Sum of All Fears raises the stakes by actually depicting a nuclear attack against the United States. I enjoyed the minor political conspiracy, the action courtesy of John Clark and the possible war that only Ryan could prevent. The Sum of All Fears may have been Clancy’s most complete novel, bringing together all of the elements that make his stories so enjoyable. My one complaint is that Ryan’s plan for middle east peace was one of the stupidest, least plausible things ever put forth in a Clancy novel (and that’s saying something).
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