List Of Tom Clancy Jack Ryan Books In Order
Valorie Carlee
Notes: Dead or Alive and Under Fire were co-authored by Grant Blackwood. Every novel from Locked On until True Faith and Allegiance was co-authored by Mark Greaney. Point of Contact was written by Mike Maden. Power and Empire and Oath of Office were written by Marc Cameron.
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Now a ULA target himself, Jack Ryan plunges into the murky world of counter-intelligence, where he uncovers a connection between the ULA and an international underground network that places him at the forefront of the deadly battle against international terrorism, and pitches him into the most desperate struggle of his life.
The superpower arms negotiations appear to be making progress. But a US spy satellite reveals that the Soviets are building a massive laser-defence system controlled from an other-worldly array of pillars and domes in the Soviet hills at Dushanbe near the border of war-torn Afghanistan.
Colombian drug lords, tired of being harassed by US law enforcement agents, have assassinated the American Ambassador and the visiting head of the FBI. Their message is clear: leave us alone. But they have pushed too far. The decision is made to send undercover teams into Colombia.
Back in the USA, men armed with the most sophisticated tools their country can devise prepare to take the fight to the enemy. But does anyone know who the real enemy is? Jack Ryan and CIA field officer John Clark must find the answer. They expect danger from without, yet the greatest danger of all may come from within.
His dreams of peace shattered, Ryan is confronted with a situation he has never dared to imagine: with the world standing on the brink of war, what do you do if the US President is incompetent to deal with the greatest crisis of all?
After a runaway Jumbo Jet has crashed into the Capitol Building in Washington, the President is left dead, along with most of the Cabinet and Congress. Dazed and confused, the man who only minutes before was confirmed as the new caretaker Vice-President is told that he is now President of the United States. President John Patrick Ryan.
Ryan is right to wonder. For even while Russian investigators pursue the case, and some of his most trusted eyes and ears, including antiterrorism specialist John Clark, head to Moscow, forces in China are moving forward with a plan of truly audacious proportions. Tired of what they view as the presumption of the West, eager to fulfill their destiny, they are taking matters into their own hands. If they succeed, the world as we know it will never look the same. If they fail the consequences may be unspeakable.
When young Jack Ryan joins the CIA as an analyst he is thrust into a world of political intrigue and conspiracy. Stationed in England, he quickly finds himself debriefing a Soviet defector with an extraordinary story to tell: senior Russian officials are plotting to assassinate Pope John Paul II.
The Campus is facing its greatest threat: a sadistic killer known as the Emir. Mastermind of countless horrific attacks, the Emir has eluded capture by every law enforcement agency in the world. And he is about to unleash a monumental strike at the heart of America.
Meanwhile, his father, Jack Ryan Sr, campaigning for re-election as US President, is up against a privately funded vendetta to discredit him. Caught at the heart of the conspiracy is former Navy SEAL, John Clark. And Ryan Sr soon discovers that being his friends could have deadly consequences.
Covert operative Jack Ryan Jr is enjoying some well-earned R&R when an attempt is made on his life. He survives, only to learn that another attempt on his life is imminent. Having barely survived the first time, Jack sets out to find out who wants him dead, and why.
With North Korean missile testing in full swing and a deadly cyclone bearing down on the island nation, Brown and Ryan are tasked with uncovering a mole threatening an entirely new kind of warfare. And it soon becomes clear someone is willing to kill to cover their tracks.
As they race against time to escape both the murderous storm and a team of trained assassins, they must fight against power, prestige, leverage and blackmail to prevent the launch of another worldwide nuclear arms race. And they might not make it out alive.
In Iran, protests are growing against the oppressive regime, whipped up by a charismatic student. Most external observers are excited, but on the ground a spy of questionable loyalty senses something is badly amiss.
America is under attack from within. Patients in hospitals, clinics, and at home are dying when the drugs they need for survival turn out to be ineffective copies. A corrupt pharmaceutical billionaire has spent millions supporting radical groups while using the chaos they engender to cover his money-making schemes, but for a man with such towering ambitions, the only real goal is power.
The challenge of a new mission is just what Clark needs, but the opportunities come faster than he expected. Hostage-taking at a Swiss bank. The kidnapping of an international trader. Carnage at a theme park in Spain. Each incident seems separate, yet the timing disturbs Clark.
I am also a woman who likes Tom Clancy books. Have read quite a lot of them and all of the original Jack Ryan books written by Tom Clancy alone. Just finished Locked On and will be trying to obtain Threat Vector in the not too distant future. I hope that the books written by other authors are just as good. When I read the books I see Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan Snr. Not sure who I would cast as Jack Junior though.
I am now interested in reading the Tom Clancy series of Jack Ryan because I watched the TV series ( both seasons) and really enjoyed them. So I am going to start reading the Books. Should I start with Patriot games as suggested by Rhiannon. For all you Jack Ryan Fans would that be the best? or should I start with Hunt for Red October?
I started reading Clancy in 1994 and have read all of his books many times over. The originals are the best but the current books are good too. He was a great writer and I highly recommend reading them in chronological order.
Am I the only woman who enjoys reading Tom Clancy with a passion? Once I get one of his books I cannot put it down & nothing gets done in my household. I am re-reading them all over again. I was so sad when he passed away, but happy to see the books are still coming out. Keep up the good work.
I have read them all and loved Jack Ryan the President Jack Ryan Jr. need to become more moral and maybe get married I do not feel he is a whole person. While as his father is. He needs to have a consience and ideals so I can really love him. Dagny
Colloquially known as the Ryanverse, Clancy's Jack Ryan narrative tapestry totals 39 books written over 40 years, some of which have been adapted in many ways including video games, Amazon Prime Video TV shows, and star-studded Hollywood blockbusters (featuring the likes of Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, and Michael B. Jordan to name a few).
While technically being the sixth book written in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse, Without Remorse starts the timeline. Taking place in Vietnam-era America, Without Remorse does not feature Jack Ryan at all, instead telling the origin story of John Clark, a former Navy SEAL and Baltimore native who appears as a recurring character in several other more Jack Ryan-centric stories.
Patriot Games chronologically marks the first adventure for Jack Ryan, happening six years after Without Remorse. Ryan is a former U.S. Marine and stockbroker who gets tied up with an ultra-right-wing group making waves in the IRA. Catching the eye of the CIA, Ryan must put his life on the line as this terrorist sect targets him after he thwarted the kidnapping and assassination of a world leader.
Red Rabbit unfolds a few months after Patriot Games. The 2002 book sees Jack Ryan as a full-on CIA analyst and field agent and is based around the real-life assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II in 1981. As Ryan is attempting to extract a Russian defector, he is made aware of a KGB plot to take out the religious leader, leading him knee-deep in this international political conspiracy.
The Hunt for Red October marked Tom Clancy's first novel, hitting store shelves in October 1984. Set at the height of the Cold War, this Jack Ryan adventure follows the search for a Russian submarine manned by a Social military officer who intends to defect. As Russia seeks to blow the sub out of the water, Ryan and the CIA must aim to find the vessel first and save the asset on board.
Written as one of the Jack Ryan books not authored by Tom Clancy, Red Winter took readers back to 1985, following a young version of the hero that had aged on the page. The 2022 novel sees Jack Ryan head behind the Iron Curtain following the crash of a top-secret aircraft in the Nevada desert. This downed military craft sends the Soviets into a frenzy as they seek to find out more about the asset, potentially getting into touch with CIA operatives like Ryan to do so.
One year after the events of Red Winter, Jack Ryan is back in action in The Cardinal of the Kremlin. This Clancy novel happens in 1985 as the Star Wars rage on between the U.S. and Russia, with Ryan tasked with extracting a Russian agent (known as CARDINAL) who has knowledge of the Kremlin's in-orbit missile defense system.
Clear and Present Danger sees Jack Ryan, now nearly 40 years old, as the director of intelligence. The once-on-the-ground CIA agent is thrust back onto the world stage as he discovers his agency has been fighting a covert war against the Colombian Medelln Drug Cartel.
Serving as the last Jack Ryan novel of the Soviet era, The Sum of All Fears centers on the dissolution of the USSR just after the Persian Gulf War. The book follows CIA Director of Intelligence Jack Ryan as he believes to have figured out a path for peace in the Middle East. However, that is all turned upside down when a terrorist group comes into possession of a nuclear weapon, putting the recent ideas of international reconciliation into question.
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