Following the life of Jack Ryan has been interesting, and his succesfull pursuits of evil have always been justly rewarded - by promotions within the system. He has now reached the ultimate rank in the World of Clancy: President of the United States. The last page of "Exective Orders" have been turned, the enemy has been beaten, and we are left to wonder America will be rebuilt after the disasters inflicted upon her during the last two novels from Tom Clancy's hand. But that is another story for another type of book, perhaps with another hero.We can now only hope that Jack Ryan is sincere in his wish to retire and become an ordinary citizen again. I also hope that Tom Clancy will employ his considerable writing skills in introducing a worthy succesor to Ryan, one whom we can trust not to reach the Presidency too fast and thus keep us entertained for some years to come