Order of Tom Clancy Books
Tom Clancy is an American author who is best known for his Jack Ryan novels such as The Hunt for Red October, Rainbow Six, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears. Clancy’s novels have been adapted into several movies and also video games. The majority of Clancy’s novels are in the Jack Ryan/John Clark series (with the exception of three standalone novels). The other series (branded “Tom Clancy’s”) are series created or co-created by him and actually written by other authors such as Grant Blackwood.
Tom Clancy has been writing since his first book The Hunt for Red October was published in 1984. Below is a list of the novels he has written (including his series that have his name attached to them) in order of when they were originally released. In the case of the Jack Ryan/John Clark series, we have included the chronological order that differs from the order of publication.
Publication Order of Jack Ryan Universe Books
Chronological Order of Jack Ryan Universe Books
Publication Order of Jack Ryan Books
Publication Order of Jack Ryan, Jr / Campus. Books
Publication Order of Tom Clancy's Net Force Relaunch Books
| Net Force | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Hidden Agendas | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Night Moves | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Breaking Point | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Point of Impact | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| CyberNation | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| State of War | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Changing of the Guard | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Springboard | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Archimedes Effect | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Net Force: Dark Web | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Eye of the Drone | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Attack Protocol | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Kill Chain | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Threat Point | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Moving Target | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Tom Clancy's EndWar Books
| EndWar | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Hunted | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Missing | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Books
| Ghost Recon | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Combat Ops | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Choke Point | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dark Waters | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Books
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: Dark Waters | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Books
| H.A.W.X. | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Tom Clancy's Op-Center Books
Publication Order of Tom Clancy's Power Play Books
(with Martin H. Greenberg, Jerome Preisler)
| Politika | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| ruthless.com | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadow Watch | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bio-Strike | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cold War | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cutting Edge | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zero Hour | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wild Card | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Books
| Splinter Cell | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Operation Barracuda | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Checkmate | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fallout | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Endgame | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Conviction | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Blacklist Aftermath | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Tom Clancy's The Division Books
| New York Collapse | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Broken Dawn | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Recruited | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Compromised | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Hunted | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Red Storm Rising | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| SSN: Strategies for Submarine Warfare | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Against All Enemies | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Act of Valor | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Commanders Non-Fiction Books
| Into the Storm | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Every Man a Tiger | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadow Warriors | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Battle Ready | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Military Reference Non-Fiction Books
| Submarine | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Armoured Warfare | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Armored Cav | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fighter Wing | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Marine | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Airborne | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Carrier | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Special Forces | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Notes: Red Storm Rising was co-authored by Larry Bond. Against All Enemies was co-authored by Peter Telep. Dead or Alive and Under Fire were co-authored by Grant Blackwood. Locked On, Commander-in-Chief and every novel in the Jack Ryan, Jr. series since has been co-authored by Mark Greaney. The Campus series is written by Mark Greaney.
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center series was created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and written by Jeff Rovin until 2014 when Dick Couch and George Galdorisi took over. Scorched Earth was written by George Galdorisi. Dark Zone was written by Jeff Rovin and George Galdorisi. Tom Clancy’s Net Force series was created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and written by Steve Perry. The Splinter Cell series was co-authored by David Michaels.
Virtual Vandals, One is the Loneliest Number, End Game (Net Force Explorers), Safe House, Deathworld and Runaways were co-authored by Diane Duane. The Deadliest Game, The Great Race, Cyberspy, Private Lives, Duel Identity and Cold Case were co-authored by Bill McCay. One is the Loneliest Number and The Ultimate Escape were co-authored by Steve Pieczenik. Shadow of Honor, Gameprey and High Wire were co-authored by Mel Odom. Point of Contact, Line of Sight and Enemy Contact was written by Mike Maden. Power and Empire and Oath of Office written by Marc Cameron.
Into the Storm was co-authored by General Fred Franks. Every Man a Tiger was co-authored by General Charles Honer. Shadow Warriors was co-authored by General Carl Stiner. Battle Ready was co-authored by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz.
Politika, Ruthless.com, Shadow Watch, Biostrike and Zero Hour were co-authored by Martin H. Greenberg. Cold War, Cutting Edge, Zero Hour and Wild Card were co-authored by Jerome Preisler.
Tom Clancy Synopsis: In The Hunt for Red October, a new Soviet ship is making an attempt to defect to the American side. The Soviets’ aim is to seek and destroy this valuable ship due to this act of treason while the Americans want to get the Red October ported. In 1990, The Hunt for Red October was adapted into a film starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin.
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Graeme,
I came across another book “Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces” [2001] for your Military Reference Non-Fiction list.
Simon