Patriot Games is the second book in the Jack Ryan series by Tom Clancy. In the book, Ryan, on vacation in London, stops the attempted assassination of the Duke and Duchess of Wales and their son (Their counterparts being Prince Charles, Princess Diana and Prince William, respectively). He even manages to capture the leader of the attempt, Sean Miller, who works for the ULA, part of an Irish militant group, but I'll get back to that. After being shot himself, and recuperating, he becomes a witness during Miller's trial. After the trial, he flys back to Washington DC, on the Concorde.
The story is set on the back drop of The Troubles, for about 30 years between the late 60's and 90's, tue British military fought against militant groups in Northern Ireland, who were fighting for seperation from British rule. Groups like the Irish Republican Army (IRA), would some times act like terrorists, blowing up buildings and cars. The fictional ULA, is an extremely violent, Communist off-shoot of the IRA.
To be honest, I really am not liking this book. I find that it's moving slowly and there isn't as much tension as The Hunt For Red October had. But my dad says that the ending is awesome, so I guess I'll read on.
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