Clancy`s novel set for Dec release

Los Angeles: Tom Clancy`s next novel will be an all-star reunion.

The author is bringing together such favorite characters as Jack Ryan and John Clark for "Dead or Alive," a thriller set in the post-Sept 11 age of terrorism. Publisher GP Putnam`s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), announced Wednesday that it plans a first printing of 1.75 million copies when the book comes out in December. Clancy is known for such best-sellers as "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games." bureau Report