Breaking! Author Tom Clancy dies at age 66

Author Tom Clancy has died at the age of 66, sources with his publisher and family tell CNN.

Clancy's first international military and espionage thriller was "The Hunt for Red October," published in 1984. Other best-sellers included "Red Storm Rising," "Patriot Games" and "Rainbow Six."

The writer’s publisher told the newspaper that Clancy passed away in a Baltimore hospital near his Maryland home.

He was one of my favorite authors. I particularly like The Hunt for Red October. I am going to get Rainbow Six and start reading in his memory.

May his soul Rest in Peace! Amen.