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Tom Clancy

(1947 - 2013)

Thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it "the perfect yarn". From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.

Genres: Thriller

Series

Jack Ryan
   1. The Hunt for Red October (1984)
   2. Patriot Games (1987)
   3. The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
   4. Clear and Present Danger (1989)
   5. The Sum of All Fears (1991)
   6. Debt of Honor (1994)
   7. Executive Orders (1996)
   8. The Bear and the Dragon (2000)
   9. Red Rabbit (2002)
   10. Dead or Alive (2010) (with Grant Blackwood)
   11. Locked On (2011) (with Mark Greaney)
   12. Threat Vector (2012) (with Mark Greaney)
   13. Command Authority (2013) (with Mark Greaney)
continued in the series: Jack Ryan

John Clark
1. Without Remorse (1993)
2. Rainbow Six (1998)

Tom Clancy's Op-Center (with Steve Pieczenik)
1. Op-Center (1995)
continued in the series: Tom Clancy's Op-Center

Tom Clancy's Power Plays
   1. Politika (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   2. Ruthless.Com (1998) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   3. Shadow Watch (1999) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   4. Bio-Strike (2000) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   5. Cold War (2001) (with Jerome Preisler)
   6. Cutting Edge (2002) (with Jerome Preisler)
   7. Zero Hour (2003) (with Martin H Greenberg and Jerome Preisler)
   8. Wild Card (2004) (with Jerome Preisler)

Tom Clancy's Net Force
   1. Net Force (1998) (with Steve Perry and Steve Pieczenik)
   2. Hidden Agendas (1999) (with Steve Pieczenik)
   3. Night Moves (1999) (with Steve Perry and Steve Pieczenik)
   4. Breaking Point (2000) (with Steve Perry and Steve Pieczenik)
   5. Point of Impact (2001) (with Steve Perry and Steve Pieczenik)
   6. Cybernation (2001) (with Steve Perry and Steve Pieczenik)
   7. State of War (2003) (with Steve Perry, Steve Pieczenik and Larry Segriff)
   8. Changing of the Guard (2003) (with Steve Perry, Steve Pieczenik and Larry Segriff)
   9. Springboard (2005) (with Steve Perry, Steve Pieczenik and Larry Segriff)
   10. The Archimedes Effect (2006) (with Steve Perry, Steve Pieczenik and Larry Segriff)
continued in the series by Jerome Preisler

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (with David Michaels)
   1. Splinter Cell (2002)
   2. Operation Barracuda (2005)
   3. Checkmate (2006)
   4. Fallout (2007)
   5. Conviction (2009)
   6. Endgame (Splinter Cell) (2009)
continued in the series by James Swallow

Jack Ryan, Jr.
1. The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)
continued in the series: Jack Ryan, Jr.

Tom Clancy's EndWar
   1. EndWar (2008) (with David Michaels)
   2. The Hunted (2011) (with David Michaels)
   3. Endwar: The Missing (2013) (with Peter Telep)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (with David Michaels)
1. Ghost Recon (2008)
continued in the series: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

Non fiction series

Commanders
   Into the Storm (1997) (with General Fred Franks)
   Every Man a Tiger (1999) (with General Charles Horner)
   Shadow Warriors (2002) (with General Carl Stiner)
   Battle Ready (2004) (with General Tony Zinni)

Novels

   Red Storm Rising (1986) (with Larry Bond)
   SSN (1996) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Tom Clancy's HAWX (2009) (with David Michaels)
   Act of Valor (2012) (with Dick Couch and George Galdorisi)

Non fiction

   Submarine (1993)
   Armored Cav (1994)
   Fighter Wing (1995)
   Armoured Warfare (1996)
   Marine (1996)
   Airborne (1997)
   Carrier (1999)
   Special Ops (2000)
   Special Forces (2001)
   War in the Boats (2004) (with William J Ruhe)

Omnibus editions

The Cardinal of the Kremlin / Red Storm Rising (1989)

Series contributed to

Campus
1. Against All Enemies (2011) (with Peter Telep)

Tom Clancy recommends

Starborn and Godsons (2020)
(Heorot, book 3)
Steven Barnes, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
"Outstanding the best ever by the best in the field...the ultimate of imagination."

Irontown Blues (2018)
(Eight Worlds, book 4)
John Varley
"John Varley is the best writer in America."

Revenge In Exile (2014)
Scot McCauley
"Quote from Tom Clancy to come."

They Are Soldiers (2004)
(Nathan Dixon, book 4)
Harold Coyle
"Harold Coyle is the best natural storyteller I know."

Under Fire (2002)
(Corps, book 9)
W E B Griffin
"W.E.B. Griffin is a storyteller in the grand tradition, probably the best man around for describing the military community."

Storming Heaven (1998)
(Mark Beamon, book 2)
Kyle Mills
"A compulsive adventure... Kyle Mills is a writer to watch!"