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Jack Ryan Series

20 primary works • 20 total works
Jack Ryan (full name John Patrick Ryan, Sr., Ph.D., CPA, KCVO) (born May 17, 1950) is a fictional character, who appears in many of the novels written by Tom Clancy .

Chronological order of the Jack Ryan series:
1. Patriot Games
2. Red Rabbit
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. The Cardinal of the Kremlin
5. Clear and Present Danger
6. The Sum of All Fears
7. D…

Book 1

Patriot Games
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4.17 · 213542 Ratings · 2083 Reviews · published 1987 · 153 editions
Tom Clancy's Patriot Games is filled with the e…

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    Book 2

    Red Rabbit
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    3.76     · 34593 Ratings · 1082 Reviews · published 2002 · 4 editions
    Long before he was President or head of the CIA, b…

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    Book 3

    The Hunt for Red October
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    4.12     · 387913 Ratings · 4691 Reviews · published 1984 · 238 editions
    Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom C…

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    Book 3.5

    Red Winter
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    4.29     · 10346 Ratings · 500 Reviews · published 2022 · 15 editions
    "In this previously untold adventure, a young Jack…

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    Book 4

    The Cardinal of the Kremlin
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    4.10     · 60549 Ratings · 1108 Reviews · published 1988 · 137 editions
    In a rolling sea off the coast of South America, a…

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    Book 5

    Clear and Present Danger
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    4.14     · 143839 Ratings · 1100 Reviews · published 1989 · 158 editions
    Colombian drug lords, bored with Uncle Sam's hecto…

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    Book 6

    The Sum of All Fears
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    4.08     · 66491 Ratings · 1073 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    How do you save the United States President from h…

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    Book 7

    Debt of Honor
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    4.11     · 51860 Ratings · 853 Reviews · published 1994 · 101 editions
    Razio Yamata is one of Japan's most influential in…

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    Book 8

    Executive Orders
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    4.12     · 53549 Ratings · 898 Reviews · published 1996 · 106 editions
    The President is dead—and the weight, literally, o…

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    Book 9

    Command Authority
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    4.16     · 18812 Ratings · 1028 Reviews · published 2013 · 50 editions
    Decades ago, when he was a young CIA analyst, Pres…

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    Book 10

    Full Force and Effect
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    4.29     · 12932 Ratings · 597 Reviews · published 2014 · 12 editions
    A North Korean ICBM crashes into the Sea of Japan.…

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    Book 11

    Commander-in-Chief
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    4.25     · 12351 Ratings · 564 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
    A floating natural gas facility in Lithuania is bl…

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    Book 12

    True Faith and Allegiance
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    4.37     · 11627 Ratings · 561 Reviews · published 2016 · 33 editions
    The #1 New York Times–bestselling series is back w…

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    Book 15

    Tom Clancy Code of Honor
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    4.25     · 7608 Ratings · 369 Reviews · published 2019 · 25 editions
    As President of the United States, Jack Ryan has …

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    Book 16

    Firing Point
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    4.22     · 8920 Ratings · 366 Reviews · published 2020 · 21 editions
    Jack Ryan, Jr is out to avenge the murder of an o…

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    Book 17

    Shadow of the Dragon
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    4.22     · 9269 Ratings · 397 Reviews · published 2020 · 21 editions
    A missing Chinese scientist, unexplained noises em…

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    Book 18

    Command and Control
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    4.42     · 6005 Ratings · 238 Reviews · published 2023 · 13 editions
    A Russian plot to seize the Panama Canal plunges P…

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    Book 19

    Tom Clancy Act of Defiance
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    4.60     · 7900 Ratings · 484 Reviews · published 2024 · 13 editions
    When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the …

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    Book 20

    Tom Clancy Shadow State
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    4.46     · 5808 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 2024 · 1 edition
    Surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Hig…

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    Book 21

    Tom Clancy Executive Power
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    4.50     · 1077 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2025 · 7 editions
    An international incident may fracture the Ryan fa…

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