"(with the aid of a Mexican drug cartel and an Arab bomb maker) in order to stop his persistent interference. During a state visit to Mexico City, Ryan barely survives the attempt on his life. The Campus later uncovers Choi's involvement in the incident, which leads to the dictator being deposed from power and later executed. Jack Ryan has been featured in 21 novels which have been written by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, Mike Maden, and Marc Cameron. Clancy solely wrote most of the novels up to 2010, from which his next novels were co-written with Greaney and Grant Blackwood."
"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"
"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"
"Clear and Present Danger Clear and Present Danger is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17, 1989. A sequel to ""The Cardinal of the Kremlin"" (1988), main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency, and discovers that he is being kept in the dark by his colleagues who are conducting a covert war against a drug cartel based in Colombia. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. A film adaptation, featuring Harrison Ford reprising his role as Ryan, was released on August"
"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"
"The Cardinal of the Kremlin The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an espionage thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on May 20, 1988. A direct sequel to ""The Hunt for Red October"" (1984), it features CIA analyst Jack Ryan as he extracts CARDINAL, the agency's highest placed agent in the Soviet government who is being pursued by the KGB, as well as the Soviet intelligence agency's director. The novel also features the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a real-life missile-defense system developed by the United States during that time, and its Russian counterpart. The book debuted at number one"
"The Sum of All Fears The Sum of All Fears is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991. Serving as the sequel to ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1989), main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, tries to stop a crisis concerning the Middle East peace process where Palestinian and former East German terrorists conspire to bring the United States and Soviet Union into nuclear war. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. A film adaptation, which is a reboot of the Jack"
"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"""
"Christopher Ryan (author) Christopher Ryan (born February 13, 1963) is an American author best known for co-authoring the book ""Sex at Dawn"" (2010). He received a B.A. in English and American literature in 1984, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Saybrook University, an accredited hybrid low-residency/online learning program based in San Francisco, twenty years later. His master's thesis examined difference in specific personality measures between working fashion models and the general public. His doctoral dissertation analyzed the prehistoric roots of human sexuality, and was guided by the psychologist Stanley Krippner, a humanistic psychologist, with additional committee members Sabrina"
"has created."" The Teeth of the Tiger The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before the end of his term as chief executive. While he does not appear in the book, his son Jack Ryan Jr., as well as his nephews Dominic and Brian Caruso, are featured as The Campus operatives. The book debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and"
"John Clark (Tom Clancy character) John T. Clark (real name John Terrence Kelly) is a fictional character created by Tom Clancy. Clark is Clancy’s second most famous character after Jack Ryan, and has been featured in many of his Ryanverse novels. Although he first appeared in ""The Cardinal of the Kremlin"" (1987), his origin story was detailed in ""Without Remorse"" (1993). Clark has been described by his creator as ""Ryan’s dark side"" and ""more inclined to take physical action than Jack is."" A former Navy SEAL, he became an operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, and at one point"
"Collection Jack London John Griffith London (born John Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. His most famous works include ""The Call of the Wild"" and ""White Fang"", both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories ""To Build a Fire"", ""An"
"also a critic of COINTELPRO. Jack Ryan (FBI agent) John C. ""Jack"" Ryan (born 19 June 1938) is a former FBI agent and police officer. He had been an FBI agent between 1966 and 1987 before being fired for refusing to investigate nonviolent activists. He lost his job in September 1987 ten months short of retirement. He was thus ineligible for a full pension. In a report by the ""LA Times"", he stated his belief that the Bureau could reinstate him to a position which would not conflict with his personal beliefs that U.S. involvement in Central America is ""violent,"
"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"
"Jack London John Griffith London (born John Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. His most famous works include ""The Call of the Wild"" and ""White Fang"", both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories ""To Build a Fire"", ""An Odyssey"
"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"
"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"
"about a fictional international counter-terrorist unit called ""Rainbow"". The franchise began with Clancy's novel ""Rainbow Six"", which was adapted into a series of tactical first-person shooter video games. Ryanverse Ryanverse (or Ryaniverse) refers to the fictional universe created by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan and other characters, such as John Clark and Domingo Chavez. The first book written to feature Jack Ryan was ""The Hunt for Red October"". Books in the order in which they were written: In the order in which they occur in the storyline (and when they occur): The key characters in the Ryanverse include: A total"
"Shatner. The Cardinal of the Kremlin The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an espionage thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on May 20, 1988. A direct sequel to ""The Hunt for Red October"" (1984), it features CIA analyst Jack Ryan as he extracts CARDINAL, the agency's highest placed agent in the Soviet government who is being pursued by the KGB, as well as the Soviet intelligence agency's director. The novel also features the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a real-life missile-defense system developed by the United States during that time, and its Russian counterpart. The book debuted at number"
"Point of Contact (novel) Point of Contact (stylized as Tom Clancy Point of Contact, Tom Clancy: Point of Contact or Tom Clancy's Point of Contact in the United Kingdom) is a techno-thriller novel, written by Mike Maden and released on June 13, 2017. Set in the Tom Clancy universe, the novel depicts Jack Ryan Jr. as he helps avert a North Korean plot to crash the Asian stock market, along with his Hendley Associates colleague Paul Brown, in Singapore. ""Point of Contact"" marks Maden’s debut as the sole author of the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, succeeding Grant Blackwood. It debuted"
"Rainbow Six (novel) Rainbow Six is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 3, 1998. It is the second book to feature John Clark, one of the recurring characters in the Jack Ryan universe, after ""Without Remorse"" (1993). ""Rainbow Six"" also features his son-in-law Domingo ""Ding"" Chavez, and explores the adventures of a multinational counter-terrorism unit that they formed, codenamed as ""Rainbow"". The title refers to Clark's title as commander of Rainbow. The book debuted at number one on the ""New York Times"" bestseller list, and has since been adapted into a series of video games."
"parts, on actual historical events, while other works are entirely fictional. The television series ""Chuck"" (2007), was based solely on a man who accidentally sees secret CIA encryptions and eventually becomes an asset/liability, and later on an agent in the agency. Films include ""Charlie Wilson's War"" (2007), based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, who supported the Afghan mujahideen, and ""The Good Shepherd"" (2006), a fictional spy film produced and directed by Robert De Niro based loosely on the development of counter-intelligence in the CIA. The fictional character Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy's"
"was developed by Red Storm Entertainment and released by Ubisoft in 2002. The Sum of All Fears The Sum of All Fears is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991. Serving as the sequel to ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1989), main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, tries to stop a crisis concerning the Middle East peace process where Palestinian and former East German terrorists conspire to bring the United States and Soviet Union into nuclear war. It debuted at number one on the New York Times"
"was also the most terrifying, because basically I was told, 'Feel free to add to the canon — just don't mess it up.'"" His first contribution to the series, ""Tom Clancy: Point of Contact"" (2017), debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list, making it his first and highest charting work on the list. His next Jack Ryan Jr. novel, ""Tom Clancy: Line of Sight"", was released on June 12, 2018, and his next novel, ""Tom Clancy: Enemy Contact"" is slated for release on June 11, 2019. Featuring characters created by Tom Clancy Mike Maden Mike Maden"
"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"
"Mike Maden Mike Maden (born 1960) is an American novelist. He is well known for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, which are part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the ""Drone"" series of techno-thrillers. Maden was born and raised in California’s San Joaquin Valley, where he later worked in the food packaging department for years. He graduated from the University of California in Davis with a doctorate degree in political science, majoring in international relations and comparative politics. Maden lived in Dallas, Texas from 1995 to 2014, where he worked for Common Grace Ministries. He served as"
"The Teeth of the Tiger The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before the end of his term as chief executive. While he does not appear in the book, his son Jack Ryan Jr., as well as his nephews Dominic and Brian Caruso, are featured as The Campus operatives. The book debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and would become"
"books: ""The Hunt for Red October"", ""The Cardinal of the Kremlin"", and ""Red Rabbit"". In the Jack Ryan universe, he is described as the agent who recruited Colonel Mikhail Filitov as a CIA agent (code-name CARDINAL), and in fact had urged Filitov to betray him in order to solidify his position as the West's top spy in the Soviet hierarchy. The ""cremated alive"" hypothesis appears in several Clancy novels, though Clancy never identified Penkovsky as the executed spy. Penkovsky's fate is also mentioned in the Nelson DeMille spy novel ""The Charm School"". Penkovsky was portrayed by Eduard Bezrodniy in the"
"Red Rabbit Red Rabbit is a spy thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 5, 2002. The plot occurs a few months after the events of ""Patriot Games"" (1987), and incorporates the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. Main character Jack Ryan, now an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, takes part in the extraction of a Soviet defector who knows of a KGB plot to kill the pontiff. The book debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. In 1982, Pope John Paul II privately issues a letter to the communist"
"at number four on the New York Times bestseller list. While on a routine intelligence gathering trip for The Campus in Tehran, Iran, Jack Ryan, Jr. visits his old college friend Seth Gregory for lunch. After their conversation, Gregory leaves with a cryptic comment that “there are steaks in the freezer.” The next day, Ryan is met by Raymond Wellesley of British intelligence and Matthew Spellman, his American counterpart, who tell him that Gregory, who works with them on an intelligence operation, had gone rogue; they warn him to stay away from his old friend. This piques Ryan’s interest. Ryan"
"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"","
"2018. The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October is the debut novel by Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984 by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutting-edge ballistic missile submarine ""Red October"", and marks the first appearance of Clancy's most popular fictional character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency, as he must prove his theory that Ramius had intended to defect to the United States. The book was loosely inspired by the mutiny on the Soviet frigate ""Storozhevoy"""