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Books by Tom Clancy
Books by Tom Clancy
*The Hunt For Red October (1984)
*The Hunt For Red October (1984) - introduces [[Jack Ryan]] as a CIA analyst who gets caught up in the biggest field operation in decades when a highly respected Soviet navy sub captain decides to defect
*Red Storm Rising (1986)
*Red Storm Rising (1986) - fiction
*Patriot Games (1987)
*Patriot Games (1987) - the back story of [[Jack Ryan]], former marine lieutenant who stops a terrorist kidnapping in London
*Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
*Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988) - "Cardinal" is a spy giving Soviet secrets to the US
*Clear and Present Danger (1989)
*Clear and Present Danger (1989) - Central America and drugs are the focus - distrust of reporters is a theme
*The Sum of All Fears (1991)
*The Sum of All Fears (1991) - Israel loses a nuke at a highly inopportune time
*Without Remorse (1993)
*Without Remorse (1993) - origin of the [[John Clark]] character
*Debt of Honor (1994)
*Debt of Honor (1994) - what if Japan invaded a US island? (ends with a 9/11 style attack on the US Capitol)
*Executive Orders (1996)
*Executive Orders (1996) - continues where ''Debt of Honor'' left off, with Jack Ryan bumped up to President of the United States
*SSN (1996)
*SSN (1996) - non-fiction
*Rainbow Six (1998)
*Rainbow Six (1998) - [[John Clark]] leads an elite counter-terrorist group - biggest challenge is global eco-terrorists
*The Bear and the Dragon (2001)
*The Bear and the Dragon (2001) - "Bear" is Russia, "Dragon" is China
*Red Rabbit (2002)
*Red Rabbit (2002) - a Soviet defector seeks to prevent the assassination of a beloved religious leader
*The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)
*The Teeth of the Tiger (2003) - Clancy tries to keep the franchise going with Jack Ryan's son
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