Tom Clancy

Born

in Baltimore County, Maryland, The United States

April 12, 1947

Died

October 01, 2013

Website

http://www.tomclancy.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

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Tom Clancy was an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College. As a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history, his dream of writing a novel came true with his first effort, The Hunt for Red October (1984).

He since wrote more than a dozen novels, which have a blend of realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. Ten of the novels, including The Teeth of the Tiger (Berkley, 2004), feature the character Jack Ryan, former stock broker and CIA employee.

Clancy’s non-fiction works include a series of guided tours of America’s warfighting assets, Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter Wing, Marine, and Airborne.

He lived in Maryland.

The following are the books and approximate time frame in the Jack Ryan Univers ...more

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Tom Clancy’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 1,428,338 ratings · 24,231 reviews · 318 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 342,821 ratings — published 1984 — 154 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 193,240 ratings — published 1987 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5; Jack Ryan Universe, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 132,895 ratings — published 1989 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Storm Rising 4.18 avg rating — 70,702 ratings — published 1986 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Without Remorse (John Clark, #1; Jack Ryan Universe Publication Order #6) 4.18 avg rating — 64,368 ratings — published 1993 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 58,092 ratings — published 1991 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rainbow Six (John Clark, #2; Jack Ryan Universe, #10) 4.09 avg rating — 50,243 ratings — published 1998 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 48,768 ratings — published 1988 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8) 4.07 avg rating — 47,608 ratings — published 1996 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 46,240 ratings — published 1994 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jack Ryan Universe (31 books)
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Jack Ryan Universe (Publication Order) (27 books)
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Jack Ryan (13 books)
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Quotes by Tom Clancy

“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
― Tom Clancy

tags: life

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“The only way to do all the things you'd like to do is to read”
― Tom Clancy

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“Beware the fury of a patient man”
― Tom Clancy

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Polls

Pick December's book of the month, from the thrillers category.

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

2 votes, 33.3%

The Shining by Stephen King

1 vote, 16.7%

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

1 vote, 16.7%

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

1 vote, 16.7%

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

1 vote, 16.7%

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

0 votes, 0.0%

A Time to Kill by John Grisham

0 votes, 0.0%

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

0 votes, 0.0%

Kiss the Girls by James Patterson

0 votes, 0.0%

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

0 votes, 0.0%

6 total votes

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