Jack Ryan / John Clark Books

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Jack Ryan is more or less synonymous with Tom Clancy. However, for casual fans of Tom Clancy, John Clark might be a largely unknown quantity because Jack Ryan tends to elicit most of the interest. In that regard, most people tend to simply categorize the Jack Ryan/John Clark series under the Jack Ryan name.

Order of Jack Ryan Universe

# Read Title Published Details
1 The Hunt for Red October (By: Tom Clancy) 1984 Description / Buy
2 Patriot Games (By: Tom Clancy) 1987 Description / Buy
3 The Cardinal of the Kremlin (By: Tom Clancy) 1988 Description / Buy
4 Clear and Present Danger (By: Tom Clancy) 1989 Description / Buy
5 The Sum of All Fears (By: Tom Clancy) 1991 Description / Buy
6 Without Remorse (By: Tom Clancy) 1993 Description / Buy
7 Debt of Honor (By: Tom Clancy) 1994 Description / Buy
8 Executive Orders (By: Tom Clancy) 1996 Description / Buy
9 Rainbow Six (By: Tom Clancy) 1998 Description / Buy
10 The Bear and the Dragon (By: Tom Clancy) 2000 Description / Buy
11 Red Rabbit (By: Tom Clancy) 2002 Description / Buy
12 The Teeth of the Tiger (By: Tom Clancy) 2003 Description / Buy
13 Dead or Alive (By: Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood) 2010 Description / Buy
14 Locked On (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2011 Description / Buy
15 Threat Vector (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2012 Description / Buy
16 Command Authority (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2013 Description / Buy
17 Support and Defend ( By: Mark Greaney) 2014 Description / Buy
18 Full Force and Effect ( By: Mark Greaney) 2014 Description / Buy
19 Under Fire ( By: Grant Blackwood) 2015 Description / Buy
20 Commander-in-Chief (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2015 Description / Buy
21 Duty and Honor ( By: Grant Blackwood) 2016 Description / Buy
22 True Faith and Allegiance ( By: Mark Greaney) 2016 Description / Buy
23 Point of Contact ( By: Mike Maden) 2017 Description / Buy
24 Power and Empire ( By: Marc Cameron) 2017 Description / Buy
25 Line of Sight ( By: Mike Maden) 2018 Description / Buy
26 Oath of Office ( By: Marc Cameron) 2018 Description / Buy
27 Enemy Contact ( By: Mike Maden) 2019 Description / Buy
28 Code of Honor ( By: Marc Cameron) 2019 Description / Buy
29 Firing Point ( By: Mike Maden) 2020 Description / Buy
30 Shadow of the Dragon ( By: Marc Cameron) 2020 Description / Buy
31 Target Acquired ( By: Don Bentley) 2021 Description / Buy
32 Chain of Command ( By: Marc Cameron) 2021 Description / Buy
33 Zero Hour ( By: Don Bentley) 2022 Description / Buy
34 Red Winter ( By: Marc Cameron) 2022 Description / Buy
35 Flash Point ( By: Don Bentley) 2023 Description / Buy
36 Weapons Grade ( By: Don Bentley) 2023 Description / Buy
37 Command and Control ( By: Marc Cameron) 2023 Description / Buy
38 Act of Defiance ( By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson) 2024 Description / Buy
39 Shadow State ( By: M.P. Woodward) 2024 Description / Buy
40 Defense Protocol ( By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson) 2024 Description / Buy
41 Line of Demarcation ( By: M.P. Woodward) 2025 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Jack Ryan Universe

# Read Title Published Details
1 Without Remorse (By: Tom Clancy) 1993 Description / Buy
2 Patriot Games (By: Tom Clancy) 1987 Description / Buy
3 Red Rabbit (By: Tom Clancy) 2002 Description / Buy
4 The Hunt for Red October (By: Tom Clancy) 1984 Description / Buy
5 Red Winter ( By: Marc Cameron) 2022 Description / Buy
6 The Cardinal of the Kremlin (By: Tom Clancy) 1988 Description / Buy
7 Clear and Present Danger (By: Tom Clancy) 1989 Description / Buy
8 The Sum of All Fears (By: Tom Clancy) 1991 Description / Buy
9 Debt of Honor (By: Tom Clancy) 1994 Description / Buy
10 Executive Orders (By: Tom Clancy) 1996 Description / Buy
11 Rainbow Six (By: Tom Clancy) 1998 Description / Buy
12 The Bear and the Dragon (By: Tom Clancy) 2000 Description / Buy
13 The Teeth of the Tiger (By: Tom Clancy) 2003 Description / Buy
14 Dead or Alive (By: Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood) 2010 Description / Buy
15 Locked On (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2011 Description / Buy
16 Threat Vector (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2012 Description / Buy
17 Command Authority (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2013 Description / Buy
18 Support and Defend ( By: Mark Greaney) 2014 Description / Buy
19 Full Force and Effect ( By: Mark Greaney) 2014 Description / Buy
20 Under Fire ( By: Grant Blackwood) 2015 Description / Buy
21 Commander-in-Chief (By: Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy) 2015 Description / Buy
22 Duty and Honor ( By: Grant Blackwood) 2016 Description / Buy
23 True Faith and Allegiance ( By: Mark Greaney) 2016 Description / Buy
24 Point of Contact ( By: Mike Maden) 2017 Description / Buy
25 Power and Empire ( By: Marc Cameron) 2017 Description / Buy
26 Line of Sight ( By: Mike Maden) 2018 Description / Buy
27 Oath of Office ( By: Marc Cameron) 2018 Description / Buy
28 Enemy Contact ( By: Mike Maden) 2019 Description / Buy
29 Code of Honor ( By: Marc Cameron) 2019 Description / Buy
30 Firing Point ( By: Mike Maden) 2020 Description / Buy
31 Shadow of the Dragon ( By: Marc Cameron) 2020 Description / Buy
32 Target Acquired ( By: Don Bentley) 2021 Description / Buy
33 Chain of Command ( By: Marc Cameron) 2021 Description / Buy
34 Zero Hour ( By: Don Bentley) 2022 Description / Buy
35 Flash Point ( By: Don Bentley) 2023 Description / Buy
36 Weapons Grade ( By: Don Bentley) 2023 Description / Buy
37 Command and Control ( By: Marc Cameron) 2023 Description / Buy
38 Act of Defiance ( By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson) 2024 Description / Buy
39 Shadow State ( By: M.P. Woodward) 2024 Description / Buy
40 Defense Protocol ( By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson) 2024 Description / Buy
41 Line of Demarcation ( By: M.P. Woodward) 2025 Description / Buy
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Jack Ryan came to prominence in 1984, making appearances in popular novels and movies alike. A CIA analyst, a marine and a politician, Jack Ryan comes from Maryland. After a helicopter crash alters his plans in the military, Jack goes into Finance, becoming a stockbroker and a banker.

Jack eventually enters the CIA and becomes of an analyst of considerable repute, contending with opponents whose stratagems threaten to destabilize the United States and the World at large.

John Clark is a secondary character in the Jack Ryan novels. A veteran of the Vietnam War, the former Navy Seal left the military for the CIA, joining the organization’s Special Activities Division.

John has appeared in nearly a dozen Jack Ryan novels. The hero stands out because he is often thrust into morally ambiguous situations that force him to make the sorts of decisions that might typically elude Jack Ryan.

John Clark often tackles subject matters similar to what Jack Ryan encounters. However, there are darker elements at play which have allowed John to evolve into a far more complex character than Jack.

The Jack Ryan/John Clark series technically begins in 1984 with The Cardinal of the Kremlin. This book is the first to feature both Jack Ryan and John Clark. And while they are written to be allies, they do not always work together.

John Clark is best described as Jack Ryan’s foil.

Tom Clancy fans have always debated the question of whether John Clark’s story can survive the death of Jack Ryan or if the character must be automatically retired once Jack Ryan is removed from the board.

Jack Ryan/John Clark Books into Movies

Even though there have been numerous Jack Ryan adaptations, only a handful have featured John Clark. They include Clear and Present Danger in 1994, a film that featured Harrison Ford and James Earl Jones; The Sum of all Fears in 2002, a film that featured Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman; and Without Remorse which Paramount Pictures has been trying to get off the ground for a long time.

Several attempts to produce Tom Clancy novels featuring John Clark have failed.

Best Jack Ryan/John Clark Books

John Clark has become as important an aspect of Tom Clancy’s legacy as Jack Ryan, with some of the best books from the Jack Ryan/John Clark Collection of novels including:

Patriot Games: Jack Ryan became famous when he went out of his way to stop a Soviet Submarine in Red October. Years before that particular event, Jack Ryan was just a historian and CIA analyst living his life the best way he knew how.

Then the Prince and Princess of Wales are threatened by the Ulster Liberation Army which launches a terrorist assault at the same time that Jack is vacationing in the UK. Jack’s quick thinking saves lives and earns him the gratitude of some very important people. However, Jack also earns the ire of the terrorists. Having planted a target on his back, it will take everything Jack knows to survive what is coming.

Debt of Honor: When Razio Yamata’s parents died, he blamed America for it and for the despair his country endured. And as one of the most influential industrialists to come out of Japan, Razio has the power to enact his revenge, especially when wielding the authority of a small group whose power dominates the Pacific Rim’s economic powerhouse.

Razio has a plan that will bring the United States Military to its knees even while elevating Japan. When the United States gets wind of this plan, Jack Ryan is the National Security Advisor the new President needs to stop it.

Other Book Series You May Like

The “Jack Ryan Jr.” Series by Tom Clancy keeps the legacy alive. These Tom Clancy novels tell the story of Jack Ryan Jr., son of Jack Ryan Sr., Tom Clancy’s most popular creation. First appearing in Patriot Games as an infant, this series finds Jack following his father into the political and espionage game.

A great game, but an even better book series is Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon by David Michaels. Ghost Recon is a series of military shooter video games that follow the exploits of a squad of the United States Army Special Forces, specifically members of Delta Company. Grant Blackwood has produced novelizations of these games under the David Michaels penname.

What Is The Next Book in The Jack Ryan Universe?

The next book in the The Jack Ryan Universe by Tom Clancy is Line of Demarcation and will be released on May, 20th 2025.

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