"Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a 2014 American action thriller spy film directed by Kenneth Branagh. Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Branagh, and Keira Knightley star in leading roles. The film features the fictional character Jack Ryan created by author Tom Clancy. It is the fifth film in the ""Jack Ryan"" series but is presented as a reboot that departs from the previous installments. Unlike its predecessors, it is not an adaptation of a particular Clancy novel, but rather an original story. Pine stars in the title role, becoming the fourth actor to play Ryan, following Alec"
"of the pack."" Cameron's next novel in the series, ""Tom Clancy: Oath of Office"", is said to be released in November 2018. Featuring characters created by Tom Clancy Marc Cameron Marc Cameron (born 1961) is an American novelist. He is best known for the Jack Ryan series, which is part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the critically acclaimed Jericho Quinn series of action adventure novels. Cameron was born and raised in Texas, and graduated from Weatherford High School in 1980. He later spent 29 years in law enforcement as a police officer. In early 1991 he"
"Marc Cameron Marc Cameron (born 1961) is an American novelist. He is best known for the Jack Ryan series, which is part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the critically acclaimed Jericho Quinn series of action adventure novels. Cameron was born and raised in Texas, and graduated from Weatherford High School in 1980. He later spent 29 years in law enforcement as a police officer. In early 1991 he became part of the United States Marshals Service, specializing in dignitary protection, and moved through the ranks until finally retiring as chief of the district of Alaska in"
"at the literary magazine ""Granta."" He is the current editor-in-chief of ""One Story"" and ""One Teen Story."" '. Patrick Ryan (author) Patrick Eugene Ryan (born 1965) is an American novelist and short story writer. His books include ""The Dream Life of Astronauts"" and ""Send Me,"" as well as three novels for young adults: ""Saints of Augustine"", ""In Mike We Trust"", and ""Gemini Bites."" Patrick Ryan was born in Washington, D.C., in 1965 and raised in Florida. He received his bachelor's degree in 1987 from Florida State University and his Master of Fine Arts in 1990 from the Writing Program at"
"Patrick Ryan (author) Patrick Eugene Ryan (born 1965) is an American novelist and short story writer. His books include ""The Dream Life of Astronauts"" and ""Send Me,"" as well as three novels for young adults: ""Saints of Augustine"", ""In Mike We Trust"", and ""Gemini Bites."" Patrick Ryan was born in Washington, D.C., in 1965 and raised in Florida. He received his bachelor's degree in 1987 from Florida State University and his Master of Fine Arts in 1990 from the Writing Program at Bowling Green State University. He wrote short stories for about 10 years prior to the publication of his"
"Patriot Games Patriot Games is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on July 1987. It is the indirect sequel to ""Without Remorse"", and is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character in most of Clancy’s novels. The novel focuses on Ryan being the target of Irish terrorist group Ulster Liberation Army for thwarting their kidnapping attempt on the Prince and Princess of Wales in London. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. A film adaptation, starring Harrison Ford as Ryan, premiered on June 5, 1992. A kidnapping attempt on"
"Patrick Ryan (author and journalist) Patrick Ryan (Isle of Wight, 1916 – 1989) was an English author and journalist whose best-known work, the satirical war novel ""How I Won The War"" was made into a film in 1967, directed by Richard Lester and starring John Lennon, Michael Crawford, Roy Kinnear and others. Patrick Ryan was born in Newport, on the Isle of Wight in 1916 to a family of Irish origin. He was educated at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School. On the outbreak of war in 1939 he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was commissioned as an officer, and"
"Alan Ryan (horror writer) Alan Peter Ryan (May 17, 1943 – June 3, 2011) was an American author and editor, known for his work in the horror genre in the 1980s. Ryan was born on May 17, 1943, in Bronx, New York. He had Irish ancestry through his grandmother, and Irish motifs were sometimes featured in his fiction, such as in the short story ""The Bones Wizard"" (1984). An American author of Irish ancestry visiting Ireland for the first time is the main character in ""Cast a Cold Eye"". Working as a book reviewer for the ""New York Times"", Ryan"
"John Ryan (cartoonist) John Gerald Christopher Ryan (4 March 1921 – 22 July 2009) was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character ""Captain Pugwash"". Ryan was born in Edinburgh. He expressed his love of writing and drawing early in life, creating his first book, ""Adventures of Tommy Brown"", at the age of 7. Ryan attended Ampleforth College, a Catholic boarding school. After serving as an officer with the Lincolnshire Regiment in Burma during the Second World War, Ryan studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic. Whilst teaching art at Harrow, Ryan first created ""Captain Pugwash"" as a comic"
"sell the rights to his other novel ""The Sum of All Fears"" (1989). By the time the film was released in 2002, the author had cooled off on the idea of having his books made into films. Patriot Games Patriot Games is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on July 1987. It is the indirect sequel to ""Without Remorse"", and is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character in most of Clancy’s novels. The novel focuses on Ryan being the target of Irish terrorist group Ulster Liberation Army for thwarting their kidnapping attempt on"
"list for the week of August 2, 1987. It has since sold over 1,063,000 hardcover copies by the next year. Critically, the book received generally positive reviews. ""The New York Times"" praised it as ""a powerful piece of popular fiction; its plot, if implausible, is irresistible, and its emotions are universal."" However, Kirkus Reviews's verdict is mixed, stating that ""Exciting shoot-outs and chases, and lots of Royal wish-fulfillment; but without naval authenticity to bolster the prose, Clancy is a fish out of water."" The novel was adapted as a feature film, which was released on June 5, 1992. Jack Ryan"
"Boston, Massachusetts. Ryan later joins the Central Intelligence Agency, as analyst and occasional field officer, eventually leaving it as Deputy Director. He later served as National Security Advisor and Vice President before suddenly becoming President of the United States following a terrorist attack on the United States Capitol. Ryan went on to serve two non-consecutive terms and mostly dealt with international crises in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Jack Ryan has been portrayed in Clancy’s film adaptations of four of his novels by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. In 2014, a reboot of the film series, titled"
"in the Captain Pugwash series and the 11 in his Noah's Ark series, he produced a further 24 books. Ryan died in hospital in Rye, East Sussex. He is survived by his wife Priscilla and his three children. His daughter Isabel Ryan provided Mary's voice in Mary, Mungo and Midge. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan. His father was diplomat Andrew Ryan. John Ryan (cartoonist) John Gerald Christopher Ryan (4 March 1921 – 22 July 2009) was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character ""Captain Pugwash"". Ryan was born in Edinburgh. He expressed"
"series published by Berkley and later Subterranean Press). These anthologies feature works from authors like Charles L. Grant, Robert Silverberg and Brian Aldiss. He also edited ""Halloween Horrors"" (1986), ""Vampires"" (1987; re-edited as ""The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories"" in 1988), and ""Haunting Women"" (1988). Most of his stories were compiled in the following collections: Alan Ryan (horror writer) Alan Peter Ryan (May 17, 1943 – June 3, 2011) was an American author and editor, known for his work in the horror genre in the 1980s. Ryan was born on May 17, 1943, in Bronx, New York. He had Irish"
"upon a vulnerable young girl. This is a standard device of gothic drama and early film (and of such novels as Sheridan Le Fanu's ""Uncle Silas""). The explicit threat of sexual violence is ever present in a Ryan novel, and this alone makes it unusual for a Herbert Jenkins book of the 1930s. Furthermore, the author controls the mounting tension in a way that can leave many readers feeling almost as traumatised as the fictional characters. These two aspects, coupled with the ingenuity of the plots, has made Ryan a popular author among connoisseurs of vintage weird fiction. The novels"
"its technical accuracy, which led to Clancy's meeting several high-ranking officers in the U.S. military. Clancy's fiction works, ""The Hunt for Red October"", ""Patriot Games"" (1987), ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1989), and ""The Sum of All Fears"" (1991), have been turned into commercially successful films with actors Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck as Clancy's most famous fictional character, Jack Ryan; his second most famous character, John Clark, has been played by actors Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber. All but two of Clancy's solely written novels feature Jack Ryan or John Clark. The Cold War epic ""Red Storm Rising"""
"stand out from across the room.” On February 19, 2017, Greaney announced that he will exit the Jack Ryan Universe franchise. Replacing Greaney will be novelist Marc Cameron, previously known for his Jericho Quinn series of thrillers. Greaney later said of his departure from the Jack Ryan universe: Featuring characters created by Tom Clancy Mark Greaney (novelist) Mark Greaney (born 1967) is an American novelist, best known as Tom Clancy's collaborator on his final three books, and for continuing the Jack Ryan character and the Tom Clancy universe following Clancy's death from 2013 to 2016. He is also well known"
"John McDermott (artist) John McDermott (1919-1977), also known under the pen name J.M. Ryan, was an American illustrator and author noted for action and adventure illustrations. McDermott worked as an in-between and effects animator for Walt Disney Studios and as a US Marine combat artist, before establishing himself as a cover illustrator for 1950s paperbacks and pulp magazines such as ""Argosy"", ""American Weekly"", and ""Outdoor Life"". Under his J.M. Ryan pen name, he wrote the novels ""The Rat Factory"" (1971), a derogatory satire of Walt Disney and the Disney studio; ""Brooks Wilson Ltd"" (1967), on which the 1970 film ""Loving"""
"Publishers Weekly praised the novel as ""a nonstop roller-coaster ride to a nail-biting finish"", adding: ""Fundamentally, Clancy is writing about a vital and elusive quality: grace under pressure. Whether terrorists or statesmen, Clancy's characters face a common challenge--situations that break down pretensions of rank, power and ideology. Their responses, carefully and empathetically constructed, make this book compelling instead of merely ingenious."" Kirkus Reviews hailed it as ""hair-raising"" and ""quite a rouser"". The book was adapted as a feature film, which was released on May 31, 2002. Jack Ryan was played by Ben Affleck while John Clark was played by Liev"
"Robert Ryan (writer) Robert Ryan (c.1951 -), also known as Tom Neale, is an English author, journalist and screenwriter. Born in Liverpool, he moved to London to study natural sciences at university and began his writing career in the late 1980s for ""The Face"", ""Arena"" and the US edition of ""GQ"", and then ""Sunday Times"". Ryan published his first novel, ""Underdogs"", in 1999 and collaborated with jazz trumpeter Guy Barker on an extended version of a piece called ""Underdogs"", based on the novel. As of 2010, he published eleven more novels and was working on a novel due for release"
"to justice before they can alter the past. Dan Parkinson (author) Daniel Edward Parkinson (March 19, 1935 – May 10, 2001) was an American author who produced over 40 books published in several genres, including naval fiction, westerns (over twenty, of which three were published posthumously), science fiction and fantasy novels. He was born in Liberal, Kansas. His naval fiction included a series featuring the character Patrick Dalton and is set during the American War of Independence. Dalton is an Irishman and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, falsely accused of treason. Throughout the four-volume series, Dalton remains loyal to"
"and introduced Cameron to replace him as writer of the Jack Ryan novels slated for winter release. Speaking about his inclusion into the series, he says: “I especially enjoy writing Jack Ryan. He’s such a good, honest archetype of a character. The cool thing about Jack is that he’s so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I wanted to be sure I got him exactly right, so I wrote a lot of drafts of the chapters with him.” Regarding the negative reaction upon authors continuing the Tom Clancy universe after his death, Cameron asserts: “Some people are, like,"
"historical wars, such as World War I and World War II. Robert Ryan (writer) Robert Ryan (c.1951 -), also known as Tom Neale, is an English author, journalist and screenwriter. Born in Liverpool, he moved to London to study natural sciences at university and began his writing career in the late 1980s for ""The Face"", ""Arena"" and the US edition of ""GQ"", and then ""Sunday Times"". Ryan published his first novel, ""Underdogs"", in 1999 and collaborated with jazz trumpeter Guy Barker on an extended version of a piece called ""Underdogs"", based on the novel. As of 2010, he published eleven"
"Jack Ryan series has been continued by his family estate through a series of authors. Clancy was born on April 12, 1947, at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in the Northwood neighborhood in northeast Baltimore. He was the second of three children to Thomas Clancy, who worked for the United States Postal Service, and Catherine Clancy, who worked in a store's credit department. His mother worked to send him to the private Roman Catholic secondary school taught by the Jesuit religious order (Society of Jesus), Loyola High School in Towson, Maryland, the suburban county seat of"
"the fourteenth novel in the series and initially published in 1991. Two of my favourite friends are fictitious characters; they live in more than a dozen volumes always near at hand. Their names are Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, and their creator is a 77-year-old novelist named Patrick O'Brian, whose 14 books about them have been continuously in print in England since the first, ""Master and Commander,"" was published in 1970. O'Brian's British fans include T. J. Binyon, Iris Murdoch, A. S. Byatt, Timothy Mo and the late Mary Renault, but, until recently, this splendid saga of two serving officers"
"Jack Wright (character) Jack Wright was the hero of a popular series of Victorian science fiction dime novels and story papers written by Luis Senarens, the so-called ""American Jules Verne"". A few stories are also credited to Francis W. Doughty. Jack appeared in original stories from in 1891 to 1896 in 120 novels. He first appeared in The Boys' Star Library No. 216, July 18, 1891, ""Jack Wright, the Boy Inventor; or, Hunting for a Sunken Treasure"". Senarens also popularized the Frank Reade dime novel series, having taken the reins from Harry Enton (real name Harold Cohen). Jack Wright appeared"
"the SAS, Ryan has written several books. ""The One That Got Away"", his fictionalised account of the Bravo Two Zero mission, is well known, as are fictional best-sellers like ""Strike Back (2007)"", which was adapted into the TV show, and ""Firefight (September 2008)"". He also writes fictional books for teenage readers, including the Alpha Force Series and ""Code Red"", and has written a romantic novel, ""The Fisherman's Daughter"", under the pseudonym Molly Jackson. In addition to his writing Ryan has contributed to several television series and video games. In 2002 Ryan co-created and appeared in ITV's action series, ""Ultimate Force"","
"Kendall Ryan (novelist) Kendall Ryan (born August 15, 1981) is a ""New York Times, Wall Street Journal"" and ""USA Today"" bestselling American novelist. She has written more than two dozen novels, including the self-published bestsellers ""Resisting Her, Hard to Love, The Impact of You"", ""Hitched, Screwed, The Fix Up, Filthy Beautiful Lies"" and ""The Room Mate"". Her books are described as ""beautiful, electrifying love stories that can make even the most pessimistic person believe in happily ever afters."" She writes romance, new adult and romantic comedies, and her books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Her traditionally published"
"Carmine Infantino (as a ghost for Sy Barry), Joe Giella ( ghosting for Bob Kane), and Graham Nolan. Paul Ryan (comics) Paul Ryan (September 23, 1949 – March 7, 2016) was an American comic artist. Ryan worked extensively for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on a number of super-hero comic book titles. He is best known for his 1991 to 1996 run as penciler on ""Fantastic Four"", which represents his longest association with an individual comic book series. From 2005 until his death in 2016, Ryan penciled and inked the daily newspaper comic strip ""The Phantom"" for King Features Syndicate."
"""The Captives."" Jack Ryan returned in the novel ""Unknown Man No. 89"". The novel, set in the Thumb area of Michigan, tells the story of a young thief named Jack Ryan who gets a new shot at life with the help of a justice of the peace named Mr. Majestyk (Leonard later wrote a novel called ""Mr. Majestyk,"" with a title character that is completely unrelated to the character of the same name in ""The Big Bounce""), who hires Jack to work at his beach resort. During this time, Jack gets involved with a psychotic woman named Nancy, a young"
"with the Waterhouse Press, as well as Radish Fiction. She lives in Texas with her husband and two sons. Kendall Ryan (novelist) Kendall Ryan (born August 15, 1981) is a ""New York Times, Wall Street Journal"" and ""USA Today"" bestselling American novelist. She has written more than two dozen novels, including the self-published bestsellers ""Resisting Her, Hard to Love, The Impact of You"", ""Hitched, Screwed, The Fix Up, Filthy Beautiful Lies"" and ""The Room Mate"". Her books are described as ""beautiful, electrifying love stories that can make even the most pessimistic person believe in happily ever afters."" She writes romance,"
"was a truly diverse and adventurous crew of creatives. Without Colony, the sci-fi TV landscape is far less interesting."" Cuse and writer Graham Roland created for television a series based on Jack Ryan, the CIA analyst character, created by novelist Tom Clancy in the 1980s. Amazon Video has given an 8-episode straight-to-series order. Cuse co-wrote, with Roland, five of the eight episodes. Jack Ryan is an original story that borrows from Tom Clancy's DNA rather than an adaptation of any of Clancy's work. The series stars John Krasinski as Ryan, ""an up-and-coming CIA analyst as he uncovers a pattern in"
"format. The most consistent narrator for these is Dick Hill. Jack Reacher (book series) Jack Reacher is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by British author Jim Grant under the pen name Lee Child. A former major in the United States Army Military Police Corps, Reacher roams the United States taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. The Reacher novels are written either in the first-person or third-person. The schedule for the Reacher series, previously one-per-year, was increased in 2010 with the release of both ""61 Hours"" and ""Worth Dying For""."