Tom Clancy Reading Order

2 books (2003–2012)

Start with On Glorious Wings and read in order.

#	Title
1	On Glorious Wings 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Playboy Interview: Men of Action 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1997–2004)

Start with Into the Storm, the first of 4 books in the Commanders Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Into the Storm 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Every Man a Tiger 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shadow Warriors 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Battle Ready 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

27 books (1984–2026)

Start with The Hunt for Red October. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.

#	Title
1	The Hunt for Red October 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Patriot Games 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Cardinal of the Kremlin 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Clear and Present Danger 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Sum of All Fears 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Debt of Honor 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Executive Orders 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Bear and the Dragon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Red Rabbit 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dead or Alive(With: Grant Blackwood) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Locked On(With: Mark Greaney) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Threat Vector(With: Mark Greaney) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Command Authority(With: Mark Greaney) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Commander-in-Chief(With: Mark Greaney) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	True Faith and Allegiance(By: Mark Greaney) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Power and Empire(By: Marc Cameron) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Oath of Office(By: Marc Cameron) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Code of Honor(By: Marc Cameron) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Shadow of the Dragon(By: Marc Cameron) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Chain of Command(By: Marc Cameron) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Red Winter(By: Marc Cameron) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Command and Control(By: Marc Cameron) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Act of Defiance(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Defense Protocol(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Executive Power(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Rules of Engagement(By: Ward Larsen) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

46 books (1984–2026)

Start with The Hunt for Red October. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.

#	Title
1	The Hunt for Red October 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Patriot Games 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Cardinal of the Kremlin 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Clear and Present Danger 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Sum of All Fears 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Without Remorse 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Debt of Honor 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Executive Orders 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Rainbow Six 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Bear and the Dragon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Red Rabbit 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Teeth of the Tiger 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dead or Alive(With: Grant Blackwood) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Against All Enemies(With: Peter Telep) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Locked On(With: Mark Greaney) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Threat Vector(With: Mark Greaney) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Command Authority(With: Mark Greaney) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Support and Defend(By: Mark Greaney) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Commander-in-Chief(With: Mark Greaney) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Under Fire(By: Grant Blackwood) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Duty and Honor(By: Grant Blackwood) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	True Faith and Allegiance(By: Mark Greaney) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Point of Contact(By: Mike Maden) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Power and Empire(By: Marc Cameron) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Line of Sight(By: Mike Maden) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Oath of Office(By: Marc Cameron) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Code of Honor(By: Marc Cameron) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Enemy Contact(By: Mike Maden) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Firing Point(By: Mike Maden) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Shadow of the Dragon(By: Marc Cameron) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Chain of Command(By: Marc Cameron) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Target Acquired(By: Don Bentley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Red Winter(By: Marc Cameron) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Zero Hour(By: Don Bentley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Command and Control(By: Marc Cameron) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Flash Point(By: Don Bentley) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Weapons Grade(By: Don Bentley) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Act of Defiance(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Defense Protocol(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Shadow State(By: M.P. Woodward) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Executive Power(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Line of Demarcation(By: M.P. Woodward) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Terminal Velocity(By: M.P. Woodward) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Rules of Engagement(By: Ward Larsen) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	The Coldest War(By: M.P. Woodward) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

22 books (2003–2026)

Start with The Teeth of the Tiger. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.

#	Title
1	The Teeth of the Tiger 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead or Alive(With: Grant Blackwood) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Against All Enemies(With: Peter Telep) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Locked On(With: Mark Greaney) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Threat Vector(With: Mark Greaney) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Command Authority(With: Mark Greaney) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Support and Defend(By: Mark Greaney) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Under Fire(By: Grant Blackwood) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Duty and Honor(By: Grant Blackwood) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Point of Contact(By: Mike Maden) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Line of Sight(By: Mike Maden) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Enemy Contact(By: Mike Maden) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Firing Point(By: Mike Maden) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Target Acquired(By: Don Bentley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Zero Hour(By: Don Bentley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Flash Point(By: Don Bentley) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Weapons Grade(By: Don Bentley) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Shadow State(By: M.P. Woodward) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Line of Demarcation(By: M.P. Woodward) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Terminal Velocity(By: M.P. Woodward) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Pressure Depth(By: Jack Stewart) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1993–2000)

Start with Submarine(With: John Gresham), the first of 8 books in the Military Reference Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Submarine(With: John Gresham) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Armored Cav 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Armoured Warfare 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fighter Wing(With: John Gresham) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Marine 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Airborne 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Carrier 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Special Forces(With: John Gresham) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1986–2012)

Start with Red Storm Rising and read in order.

#	Title
1	Red Storm Rising 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	SSN: Strategies for Submarine Warfare(With: Martin H. Greenberg) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Act of Valor(With: Dick Couch,George Galdorisi) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2008–2013)

Start with EndWar(By: David Michaels) and read in order.

#	Title
1	EndWar(By: David Michaels) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hunted(By: David Michaels) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Missing(By: Peter Telep) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2008–2017)

Start with Ghost Recon(By: David Michaels), the first of 4 books in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series.

#	Title
1	Ghost Recon(By: David Michaels) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Combat Ops(By: David Michaels) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Choke Point(By: Peter Telep) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dark Waters(By: Richard Dansky) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

1 book (2009–2009)

#	Title
1	H.A.W.X. 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1998–2003)

Start with The Deadliest Game(By: Bill McCay), the first of 19 books in the Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers series.

#	Title
1	The Deadliest Game(By: Bill McCay) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Virtual Vandals(By: Diane Duane) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cyberspy(By: Bill McCay) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	End Game(By: Diane Duane) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	One is the Loneliest Number(By: Diane Duane) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Great Race(By: Bill McCay) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Ultimate Escape(By: Marc Cerashi) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Deathworld(By: Diane Duane) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Duel Identity(By: Bill McCay) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Gameprey(By: Mel Odom) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Private Lives(By: Bill McCay) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Safe House(By: Diane Duane) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Shadow of Honor(By: Mel Odom) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cold Case(By: Bill McCay) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	High Wire(By: Mel Odom) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Runaways(By: Diane Duane) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cloak and Dagger(By: John Helfers,Russell Davis) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Own Goal(By: Diane Duane) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Death Match(By: Diane Duane) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (1998–2022)

Start with Hidden Agendas(With: Steve Perry), the first of 16 books in the Tom Clancy's Net Force Relaunch series.

#	Title
1	Hidden Agendas(With: Steve Perry) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Net Force(By: Steve Perry) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Night Moves(With: Steve Perry) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Breaking Point(With: Steve Perry) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	CyberNation(With: Steve Perry) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Point of Impact(With: Steve Perry) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Changing of the Guard(With: Larry Segriff,Steve Perry) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	State of War(With: Larry Segriff,Steve Perry) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Springboard(With: Larry Segriff,Steve Perry) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Archimedes Effect(With: Larry Segriff,Steve Perry) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Net Force: Dark Web(By: Jerome Preisler) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Attack Protocol(By: Jerome Preisler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Eye of the Drone(By: Jerome Preisler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Kill Chain(By: Jerome Preisler) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Threat Point(By: Jerome Preisler) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Moving Target(By: Jerome Preisler) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

23 books (1995–2023)

Start with Mirror Image(By: Jeff Rovin), the first of 23 books in the Tom Clancy's Op-Center series.

#	Title
1	Mirror Image(By: Jeff Rovin) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Op-Center(With: Steve Pieczenik) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Acts of War(By: Jeff Rovin) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Games of State(By: Jeff Rovin) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Balance of Power(By: Jeff Rovin) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	State of Siege(By: Jeff Rovin) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Divide and Conquer(By: Jeff Rovin) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Line of Control(By: Jeff Rovin) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Mission of Honor(By: Jeff Rovin) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Sea of Fire(By: Jeff Rovin) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Call to Treason(By: Jeff Rovin) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	War of Eagles(By: Jeff Rovin) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Out of the Ashes(By: George Galdorisi) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Into the Fire(By: Dick Couch,George Galdorisi) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Scorched Earth(By: George Galdorisi) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dark Zone(By: George Galdorisi) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	For Honor(By: Jeff Rovin) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Tom Clancy's Op-Center: For Honor(By: Created by Tom Clancy) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Sting of the Wasp(By: Jeff Rovin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	God of War(By: Jeff Rovin) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Black Order(By: Jeff Rovin) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Call of Duty(By: Jeff Rovin) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Fallout(By: Jeff Rovin) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1997–2004)

Start with Politika, the first of 8 books in the Tom Clancy's Power Play series.

#	Title
1	Politika 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	ruthless.com 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shadow Watch 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bio-Strike 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cold War 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cutting Edge 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Zero Hour 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Wild Card 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2004–2023)

Start with Splinter Cell(By: David Michaels), the first of 9 books in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series.

#	Title
1	Splinter Cell(By: David Michaels) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Operation Barracuda(By: David Michaels) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Checkmate(By: David Michaels) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fallout(By: David Michaels) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Conviction(By: David Michaels) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Endgame(By: David Michaels) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Aftermath(By: Peter Telep) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Firewall(By: James Swallow) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dragonfire(By: James Swallow) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2016–2024)

Start with New York Collapse(By: Alex Irvine), the first of 5 books in the Tom Clancy's The Division series.

#	Title
1	New York Collapse(By: Alex Irvine) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Broken Dawn(By: Alex Irvine) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Compromised(By: Thomas Parrott) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Recruited(By: Thomas Parrott) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hunted(By: Thomas Parrott) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible