Order of Jack Ryan/John Clark Books
The Jack Ryan/John Clark series is a series of novels by popular American novelist Tom Clancy. The series consists of 15 books over nearly 30 years – three of which have been adapted into films.
The Jack Ryan character made his first appearance in the novel The Hunt for Red October and has appeared in three films played by three different actors – Alec Baldwin in The Hunt for Red October, Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger and Ben Affleck in The Sum Of All Fears. John Clark first appeared in The Cardinal of the Kremlin and was portrayed by Liev Schreiber in The Sum of All Fears.
Below is a list of all of the Jack Ryan/John Clark books in both publication order as well as chronological order:
Publication Order of Jack Ryan Universe Books
The Hunt for Red October | (1984) | |
Patriot Games | (1987) | |
The Cardinal of the Kremlin | (1988) | |
Clear and Present Danger | (1989) | |
The Sum of All Fears | (1991) | |
Without Remorse | (1993) | |
Debt of Honor | (1994) | |
Executive Orders | (1996) | |
Rainbow Six | (1998) | |
The Bear and the Dragon | (2000) | |
Red Rabbit | (2002) | |
The Teeth of the Tiger | (2003) | |
Dead or Alive | (2010) | |
Locked On | (2011) | |
Threat Vector | (2012) | |
Command Authority | (2013) | |
Support and Defend | (2014) | |
Full Force and Effect | (2014) | |
Under Fire | (2015) | |
Commander-in-Chief | (2015) | |
Duty and Honor | (2016) | |
True Faith and Allegiance | (2016) | |
Point of Contact | (2017) | |
Power and Empire | (2017) | |
Line of Sight | (2018) | |
Oath of Office | (2018) | |
Enemy Contact | (2019) | |
Code of Honor | (2019) | |
Firing Point | (2020) | |
Shadow of the Dragon | (2020) | |
Target Acquired | (2021) | |
Chain of Command | (2021) | |
Zero Hour | (2022) | |
Red Winter | (2022) | |
Flash Point | (2023) | |
Weapons Grade | (2023) | |
Command and Control | (2023) | |
Act of Defiance | (2024) | |
Shadow State | (2024) | |
Defense Protocol | (2024) | |
Line of Demarcation | (2025) |
Chronological Order of Jack Ryan Universe Books
Without Remorse | (1993) | Patriot Games | (1987) | Red Rabbit | (2002) | The Hunt for Red October | (1984) | Red Winter | (2022) | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | (1988) | Clear and Present Danger | (1989) | The Sum of All Fears | (1991) | Debt of Honor | (1994) | Executive Orders | (1996) | Rainbow Six | (1998) | The Bear and the Dragon | (2000) | The Teeth of the Tiger | (2003) | Dead or Alive | (2010) | Locked On | (2011) | Threat Vector | (2012) | Command Authority | (2013) | Support and Defend | (2014) | Full Force and Effect | (2014) | Under Fire | (2015) | Commander-in-Chief | (2015) | Duty and Honor | (2016) | True Faith and Allegiance | (2016) | Point of Contact | (2017) | Power and Empire | (2017) | Line of Sight | (2018) | Oath of Office | (2018) | Enemy Contact | (2019) | Code of Honor | (2019) | Firing Point | (2020) | Shadow of the Dragon | (2020) | Target Acquired | (2021) | Chain of Command | (2021) | Zero Hour | (2022) | Flash Point | (2023) | Weapons Grade | (2023) | Command and Control | (2023) | Act of Defiance | (2024) | Shadow State | (2024) | Defense Protocol | (2024) | Line of Demarcation | (2025) |
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.