(the genre does not, after all, attract many budding Flauberts), the unmasking of the title's secret agent, the Cardinal, is as sophisticated an exercise in the craft of espionage as I have yet to encounter." Bob Woodward, reviewing for The Washington Post, regarded the book as "a great spy novel" which "rivals Clancy's The Hunt for Red October, surpasses his Red Storm Rising and runs circles around his Patriot Games". Adaptations Video game The Cardinal of the Kremlin is also the title of a 1991 video game based on the novel, which is a global management simulation developed for Amiga. Film After the release of Clear and Present Danger (1994), a film based on the book was planned., Writers such as John Milius, and Lee and Janet Scott Batchler were considered to write the screenplay adaptation, but it was deemed too difficult to adapt, resulting in producer Mace Neufeld purchasing the rights to The Sum of All Fears. Harrison Ford was set to reprise his role as Jack Ryan, co-starring with William Shatner. References 1989 American novels American thriller novels Techno-thriller novels Novels by Tom Clancy Cold War spy novels Ryanverse G. P. Putnam's Sons books Novels set in the Soviet Union Novels set in Washington, D.C. Novels set in New Mexico Novels set in Afghanistan Novels set in Tajikistan