Tom Clancy Books In Order – The Complete List

Last Updated on November 17, 2023

If you’re looking to start reading some of the Tom Clancy novels, you might be wondering what is the right list of the Tom Clancy books in order for his Jack Ryan series and his other related series in the Jack Ryan universe. How should you read them from the beginning to the end since almost all series are somehow interconnected?

Or if you’ve already read a few, you might be wondering what you’ve been missing out on that you should catch up on before his latest book is published. The books in each series are listed in chronological order with the publication order listed at the end of each book. If you prefer the order in which the author published them, then start with The Hunt For Red October for the Jack Ryan books and series.

So here is the chronological list of Tom Clancy’s books in reading order, including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series, and the Campus series starring operative Dominic Caruso, nephew of President Ryan, along with Jack Ryan Jr.

Do note though, that after the author’s death, several series are being continued by other authors. I will list here all the book in the series, with the co-author named next to each book that Tom Clancy did not explicitly write.

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Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Universe in Publication Order

It includes the books from President of the United States Jack Ryan, his son Jack Ryan Jr / Campus, and John Clark

While each series is relatively separate from the other, there are enough overlaps between characters and events that a Universe has been created, with its distinct chronological reading order, especially after Tom Clancy’s death. Sometimes a book falls under several series, and it is rather difficult to set them apart. The entire list of reading in order of publication is below.

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. Without Remorse, 1993
7. Debt of Honor, 1994
8. Executive Orders, 1996
9. Rainbow Six, 1998
10. The Bear and the Dragon, 2000
11. Red Rabbit, 2002
12. The Teeth Of The Tiger, 2003
13. Dead or Alive (with Grant Blackwood), 2010
14. Locked On (with Mark Greaney), 2011
15. Threat Vector (with Mark Greaney), 2012
16. Command Authority (with Mark Greaney), 2013
17. Support and Defend (with Mark Greaney), 2014
18. Full Force and Effect (with Mark Greaney), 2014
19. Under Fire (with Grant Blackwood), 2015
20. Commander-in-Chief (with Mark Greaney), 2015
21. Duty and Honor (with Grant Blackwood), 2016
22. True Faith and Allegiance (with Mark Greaney), 2016
23. Point of Contact (with Mike Maden), 2017
24. Power and Empire (with Marc Cameron), 2017
25. Line of Sight (with Mike Maden), 2018
26. Oath of Office, 2018
27. Enemy Contact (with Mike Maden), 2019
28. Code of Honor, 2019
29. Firing Point (with Mike Maden), 2020
30. Shadow of the Dragon (with Marc Cameron), 2020
31. Target Acquired (with Don Bentley), 2021
32. Chain of Command (with Marc Cameron), 2021
33. Zero Hour (with Don Bentley), 2022
34. Red Winter (with Marc Cameron), 2022
35. Flash Point (with Don Bentley), 2022
36. Weapons Grade (with Don Bentley), 2023
37. Command and Control (with Marc Cameron), 2023
38. Act of Defiance (with Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson), 2024

Jack Ryan Universe in Chronological Order

When it comes to the J.R. universe, the order of reading is quite different from the publication order, especially for the first several novels. Here is the second list below.

1. Without Remorse, 1993
2. Patriot Games, 1987
3. Red Rabbit, 2002
4. The Hunt for Red October, 1984
5. Red Winter, 2022
6. The Cardinal of the Kremlin, 1988
7. Clear and Present Danger, 1989
8. The Sum of All Fears, 1991
9. Debt of Honor, 1994
10. Executive Orders, 1996
11. Rainbow Six, 1998
12. The Bear and the Dragon, 2000
13. The Teeth Of The Tiger, 2003
14. Dead or Alive, 2010
15. Locked On, 2011
16. Threat Vector, 2012
17. Command Authority, 2013
18. Support and Defend, 2014
19. Full Force and Effect, 2014
20. Under Fire, 2015
21. Commander-in-Chief, 2015
22. Duty and Honor, 2016
23. True Faith and Allegiance, 2016
24. Point of Contact, 2017
25. Power and Empire, 2017
26. Line of Sight, 2018
27. Oath of Office, 2018
28. Enemy Contact, 2019
29. Code of Honor, 2019
30. Firing Point, 2020
31. Shadow of the Dragon, 2020
32. Target Acquired, 2021
33. Chain of Command, 2021
34. Zero Hour, 2022
35. Flash Point, 2022
36. Weapons Grade, 2023
37. Command and Control, 2023
38. Act of Defiance, 2024

Jack Ryan Novels in Publication Publication

This is the original Jack Ryan series that started the whole Universe. The novels that intersect with other series are also included here

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
11. Locked On, 2011
12. Threat Vector, 2012
13. Command Authority, 2013
14. Full Force and Effect, 2014
15. Commander-in-Chief, 2015
16. True Faith and Allegiance, 2016
17. Power and Empire, 2017
18. Oath of Office, 2018
19. Code of Honor, 2019
20. Shadow of the Dragon, 2020
21. Chain of Command, 2021
22. Red Winter, 2022
23. Command and Control, 2023
24. Act of Defiance, 2024

John Clark Series in Publication Order

1. Without Remorse, 1993
2. Rainbow Six, 1998
3. The Bear and the Dragon, 2000

The Campus / Jack Ryan Jr. Books in Publication Order

the Jack Ryan Jr series; Jack Ryan Sr. aka President Jack Ryan is more of a background character here. Written by Grant Blackwood, Mark Greaney, Mike Maden, Don Bentley

1. The Teeth Of The Tiger, 2003
2. Dead or Alive, 2010
3. Locked On, 2011
4. Threat Vector, 2012
5. Command Authority, 2013
6. Support and Defend, 2014
7. Full Force and Effect, 2014
8. Under Fire, 2015
9. Duty and Honor, 2016
10. Point of Contact, 2017
11. Line of Sight, 2018
12. Enemy Contact, 2019
13. Firing Point, 2020
14. Target Acquired, 2021
15. Zero Hour, 2022
16. Flash Point, 2022
17. Weapons Grade, 2023

Tom Clancy’s Op Center Books in Publication Order

co-authored with Steve Pieczenik, Jeff Rovin, George Galdorisi, Dick Couch

1. Op-Center, 1994
2. Mirror Image, 1995
3. Games of State, 1996
4. Acts of War, 1996
5. Balance of Power, 1998
6. State of Siege, 1999
7. Divide and Conquer, 2000
8. Line of Control, 2001
9. Mission of Honor, 2002
10. Sea of Fire, 2003
11. Call to Treason, 2004
12. War of Eagles, 2005
13. Out of the Ashes, 2014
14. Into the Fire, 2015
15. Scorched Earth, 2016
16. Dark Zone, 2017
17. For Honor, 2018
18. Sting of the Wasp, 2019
19. God of War, 2020
20. The Black Order, 2021
21. Call of Duty, 2022
22. Fallout, 2023

Tom Clancy’s Net Force Books in Publication Order

co-authored with Steve Pietzenik, Steve Perry, Larry Segriff, Jerome Preisler

1. Net Force, 1998
2. Hidden Agendas, 1999
3. Night Moves, 1999
4. Breaking Point, 2000
5. Point of Impact, 2001
6. Cybernation, 2001
7. State of War, 2003
8. Changing of the Guard, 2003
9. Springboard, 2005,
10. The Archimedes Effect, 2006
11. Dark Web, 2019
12. Eye of the Drone, 2020
13. Attack Protocol, 2020
14. Kill Chain, 2021
15. Threat Point, 2021
16. Moving Target, 2023

Net Force Explorers Books in Publication Order

Created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, this is a spin-off young adult series of novels from the military fiction series Net Force. Authors of these books are Diane Duane, Bill McCay, Mel Odom, Mark Cerashi, John Helfers, and Russel Davis

1. Virtual Vandals, 1998
2. The Deadliest Game, 1998
3. One is the Loneliest Number, 1999
4. The Ultimate Escape, 1999
5. The Great Race, 1999
6. End Game, 1999
7. Cyberspy, 1999
8. Shadow of Honor, 2000
9. Private Lives, 2000
10. Safe House, 2000
11. Gameprey, 2000
12. Duel Identity, 2000
13. Deathworld, 2000
14. High Wire, 2001
15. Cold Case, 2001
16. Runaways, 2001
17. Cloak and Dagger, 2002
18. Own Goal, 2002
19. Death Match, 2003

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Books in Publication Order

with David Michaels, Peter Telep, James Swallow

1. Splinter Cell, 2004
2. Operation Barracuda, 2005
3. Checkmate, 2006
4. Fallout, 2007
5. Conviction, 2009
6. Endgame, 2009
7. Aftermath, 2013
8. Firewall, 2022
9. Dragonfire, 2023

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Books in Publication Order

with David Michaels, Peter Telep, Richard Dansky

1. Ghost, Recon, 2008
2. Combat Ops, 2011
3. Choke Point, 2012
4. Dark Waters, 2017

Tom Clancy’s The Division Books in Publication Order

with Alex Irvine, Thomas Parrott

1. New York Collapse, 2016
2. Broken Dawn, 2019
3. Recruited, 2022
4. Compromised, 2022
5. Hunted, 2024

Power Play Series in Publication Order

with Martin Greenberg, Jerome Preisler

1. Politika, 1997
2. ruthless.com, 1998
3. Shadow Watch, 1999
4. Bio-Strike, 2000
5. Cold War, 2001
6. Cutting Edge, 2002
7. Zero Hour, 2003
8. Wild Card, 2004

Tom Clancy’s EndWar Books in Publication Order

with David Michaels, Peter Telep

1. EndWar, 2008
2. The Hunted, 2011
3. The Missing, 2013

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Books in Publication Order

• Tom Clancy’s HAWX, 2009

Commanders Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

1. Into the Storm, 1997
2. Every Man a Tiger, 1999
3. Shadow Warriors, 2002
4. Battle Ready, 2004

Military Reference Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

• Submarine, 1993
• Armored Cav, 1994 (also titled Armored Forces)
• Fighter Wing, 1995
• Marine, 1996
• Airborne, 1997
• Carrier, 1999
• Special Forces, 2000

Standalone Novels in Publication Order

• Red Storm Rising,  1986
• SSN: Strategies for Submarine Warfare, 1996 (with Martin Greenberg)
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• Against All Enemies, 2011 (standalone novel, but Dominic briefly appears at the end)
• Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor, 2012 (with Dick Couch, George Galdorisi)

Tom Clancy Anthologies

• On Glorious Wings, 2003 (with Stephen Coonts, Dale Brown, Jack Hunter, et al)

Tom Clancy Biography – About the Author

I’ve decided to write this post because even after the author’s death, several other authors continued to write the books under his franchise, so, thankfully, the series is not dead! Also, there are several series that are interconnected and are part of the same universe, and often keeping the series separate is not so easy unless you have read all books (which I have).

The truth is, Tom Clancy is the author that brought the military thriller genre to my house. It was The Hunt for Red October which was later turned into a movie (that I still adore as well) the first book I read by this author.

And incidentally, it is the first Tom Clancy book written as well. This is when his literary career began, in 1984. I still consider this book one of his best overall, despite the many novels he has put out so far. This book is included in the Jack Ryan book series that is really his most popular work (at least in my opinion) of all fiction writings. After reading it (and watching the movie as well), I went on searching for reading all the rest of the Tom Clancy books in order.

New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy is considered a legend among crime-fiction, thriller, military, and spy-thriller writers and readers alike.

He was born in an Irish-American family as Thomas Leo Clancy Jr in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1947, during the pre-Cold War times, so it’s not a big surprise that most of his novels are spy thrillers. In 1969, he graduated from Loyola College in Baltimore. He grew up in the Northwood neighborhood in northeast Baltimore. Before writing books, he was quite a successful insurance agent in Hartford, Connecticut. Next, in 1973, Clancy joined the O. F. Bowen Agency, which was owned by his wife’s grandfather. It took him a few years, but in 1980 he purchased said agency, and while still working there, he started writing books in his spare time. In 1980, he started writing his debut novel, which was then published two years later, in 1984.

The Tom Clancy novels have been called military thrillers, spy novels, techno-thrillers, political thrillers, simply thrillers, and so many more. This just shows how many genres his books can encompass, how many people it has touched, and how many worlds it has reached.

Tom Clancy has written 18 fictional books with the last one, Command Authority, released 2013. Sadly this was to be his last novel ever written by him directly. Even this book was, however, co-authored with Mark Greaney. His books have been all bestsellers, and over 100 million copies of his books have been sold over the years.

There are, additionally, further books written in his name, in series such as Jack Ryan, Jack Ryan Jr, Op-Center, Net Force, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, and several others. However, most of the Tom Clancy stories are in the J.R. universe, with only 2, Red Storm Rising and Against All Enemies being standalone novels. The second book would have become the first in a new series featuring Max Moore, however, the second book Search and Destroy was canceled, which makes Against All Enemies a standalone novel.

If you haven’t picked them up yet, they are well worth reading. Beware, though, they are huge books, and I mean that literally. Each book has several hundred pages, and some are really really long. So you will be a truly happy camper if you enjoy reading long novels that you don’t want them ever to end. I thoroughly enjoy military thrillers / political thrillers with heavy military detail, and Tom Clancy is right up there with the best.

The J.R. universe is huge, and there are a few books that are separate from this universe, like his Net Force series, Net Force Explorers books, the Power Play series, the Ghost Reckon Universe series, EndWar series, and the one book in the H.A.W.X Universe.

So to answer the so-often-asked question: will there be more Jack Ryan books? Thankfully, yes, Tom Clancy’s legacy continues with authors like Grant Blackwood, Mark Cameron, Don Bentley, and Mike Maden. If you’re asking in what order to read the books, the lists above have covered pretty much all his and his successors’ novels.

In 2018, Tom Clancy’s main character, came to the big screen. John Krasinski was cast as Jack Ryan in the new Amazon TV series, which aired its pilot episode end of August of the same year based on the popular ryanverse. Currently, the TV show has two seasons (2018 and 2019 respectively), with the season 3 release date being the end of 2022.

Tom Clancy Books Adapted to Movies Released To Date

So far, the Tom Clancy movies that have been released to date are:

• The Hunt for Red October, 1990, with Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery
• Patriot Games, 1992, with Harrison Ford
• Clear and Present Danger, 1994, with Harrison Ford
• Netforce, 1999, with Scott Bakula and Kris Kristofferson
• The Sum of All Fears, 2004, with Ben Affleck
• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, 2014, with Chris Pine, Keira Knightley and Kevin Costner
• Without Remorse, 2021, with Michael B. Jordan

Tom Clancy’s Brand Name

Additionally, under Tom Clancy’s brand name we also have the following Tom Clancy video games:

• Ghost Recon Breakpoint 
• Ghost Recon Wildlands 
• Ghost Recon Future Soldier 
• Ghost Recon 
• Rainbow Six Siege 
• The Division 
• The Division 2
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar
• XDefiant (TBA)

In 2016 the lovers of The Division games had the pleasure of seeing the first in so-far a two-book series, titled New York Collapse. In 2019, a second book was released under Broken Dawn.