Citizendia

For the member of the Irish folk band The Clancy Brothers, see Tom Clancy (singer) and for the American Celticist, see Thomas Owen Clancy. Tom Clancy ( October 29, 1924 - November 7, 1990) was a member of the Irish folk singing group The Clancy Brothers. Professor Thomas Owen Clancy is an American academic and historian who specializes in the Literature of the Celtic Dark Ages, especially that
Tom Clancy
BornApril 12, 1947 (1947-04-12) (age 61)
Baltimore County,
Maryland,
United States
OccupationNovelist
NationalityUnited States
Writing period1984 - 2003
GenresThriller,
Crime fiction

Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baltimore County is a County located in the northern part of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from (born April 12, 1947), who is also known as Tom Clancy, is a US author of bestselling political thrillers, best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Military Science is the process of translating National defence policy to produce Military capability by employing Military scientists including Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the His name is also a brand for similar books written by ghost writers and a series of non-fiction books on military subjects and merged biographies of key leaders. A ghostwriter is a professional Writer who is paid to write books articles stories reports or other content which are officially credited to another person He is also part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. He officially is the Orioles' Vice Chairman of Community Activities and Public Affairs.

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Biography

Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. was born in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, North America. Calvert County is a County located in the US state of Maryland. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He attended Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland, graduating with the class of 1965. Loyola Blakefield is a Catholic, College preparatory school established by the Society of Jesus to educate men for others a motto established by the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He went on to study English Literature at Loyola College in Baltimore, graduating with the class of 1969. Loyola College in Maryland is a private Coeducational University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] Though he wanted to serve in the United States military, he was rejected after failing a required eye exam in the ROTC. Before making his literary debut, he spent some time running an independent insurance agency. Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss

Clancy married his first wife, Wanda, in 1970. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After having four children together, they divorced in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Wanda's divorce papers (filed in 1996) claimed that Clancy had "committed adultery with Katherine Huang" a New York assistant district attorney he met online. [2]

In 1993, Tom Clancy joined a group of investors that included Peter Angelos and bought the Baltimore Orioles from Eli Jacobs. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Peter G Angelos (born July 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American trial lawyer and the current owner of the Baltimore Orioles Eli Solomon Jacobs (born October 5, 1937) is an American Attorney, member of the National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance In 1998, he attempted to purchase the Minnesota Vikings and had a purchase agreement in place, but the deal fell through shortly after his divorce settlement greatly decreased his net worth. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.

On 26 June 1999, Clancy, at age 53, married freelance journalist Alexandra Marie Llewellyn, who at 32 years of age was 21 years his junior. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [3]

In 2008, Clancy's name was purchased by Ubisoft for an undisclosed sum for the use in conjunction with video games and related products such as movies and books. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in [1]

Political views

Clancy has generally been regarded as a political conservative, and has donated over US$256,000 to Republican Party political candidates. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined [4]

After 9/11, Clancy was an early and, to many, surprising defender of Islam. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. He was interviewed on NBC later that day. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Clancy has also associated himself with General Anthony Zinni, a critic of the Iraq War and the George W. Bush administration, and has been critical of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Anthony Charles Zinni (born September 17 1943 is a retired four-star General in the United States Marine Corps and a former Commander in Chief of U The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President [5] He was categorized as a northern paleoconservative. Paleoconservatism (sometimes shortened to paleo or paleocon when the context is clear is a term for an anti-communist and Anti-authoritarian [6]

Some of his books bear dedications to Republican political figures, most notably Ronald Reagan.

Bibliography

The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears have been turned into commercially successful films with actors Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, and Harrison Ford as Clancy's most famous fictional character Jack Ryan, while his second most famous character John Clark has been played by actors Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber. The Hunt for Red October is a Novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet Submarine captain Marko Patriot Games ( 1987) is a Novel by Tom Clancy. It is chronologically the second book (after Without Remorse) featuring Clear and present danger is a term used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr The Sum of All Fears is the best-selling thriller novel by Tom Clancy, and part of the Jack Ryan series Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Jack Ryan (full name President Sir John Patrick Ryan, PhD, CPA, KCVO) ( May 17 1950- is a Fictional character John Clark (real name John Terrence Kelly is a Fictional character created by Tom Clancy who appears in many of Clancy's novels William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor. The first NetForce novel was adapted as a television movie, starring Scott Bakula and Joanna Going. Tom Clancy's Net Force is a novel series created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and written by Steve Perry Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American Actor. Joanna Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American Actress. Early life Going the oldest of six children was born in 1963 The first Op-Center novel was released to coincide with a 1995 NBC television mini-series of the same name (Tom Clancy's Op-Center) starring Harry Hamlin and a cast of stars. Op-Center (1995 is the first novel in Tom Clancy's Op-Center created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. Harry Robinson Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American film and television Actor, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Though the mini-series didn't continue the book series did, but it had little in common with the first mini-series other than the title and the names of the main characters.

The website IMDB reports that Tom Clancy's novel Without Remorse is to be made into a movie and is expected to be released in 2008. Without Remorse is a thriller Novel published in 1993 by Tom Clancy and is a part of the " Ryanverse " series Filming is to commence in 2008. No other details were available as of 27 June 2007. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

With the release of The Teeth of the Tiger, Clancy introduced Jack Ryan's son and two nephews as main characters. The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller Novel by Tom Clancy. It was published on August 1, 2003. Presumably, he has retired Jack Ryan as a central character.

Clancy has written several nonfiction books about various branches of the U.S. armed forces (see non-fiction listing, below). The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States Thomas Leo Clancy Jr (born April 12 1947) is an American author best known for his technically detailed espionage and Military science storylines Clancy has also branded several lines of books with his name that are written by other authors, following premises or storylines generally in keeping with Clancy's works:

These are sometimes referred to by fans as "apostrophe" books; Clancy did not initially acknowledge that these series were being authored by others, only thanking the actual authors in the headnotes for their "invaluable contribution to the manuscript". Tom Clancy's Op-Center is a novel series created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik Power Plays redirects here This can also refer to a series of theatrical plays by George F Tom Clancy's Net Force is a novel series created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and written by Steve Perry Net Force Explorers is a series of young adult novels by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a series of Video games endorsed by American author Tom Clancy.

In 1997, Clancy signed a book deal with Penguin Putnam Inc. (both part of Pearson Education), that paid him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books. G P Putnam's Sons was a major United States Book publisher based in New York City, New York. Pearson Education is an international publisher of textbooks and other educational material such as multimedia learning tools The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been He then signed a second agreement for another US$25 million for a four-year book/multimedia deal. Clancy followed this up with an agreement with Berkley Books for 24 paperbacks to tie in with the ABC television miniseries Tom Clancy's Net Force aired in the fall/winter of 1998. Berkley Books is a Paperback Imprint of Penguin Group (USA that began as an independent company in 1955. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. NetForce was a 1999 Television movie starring Scott Bakula. Based on Tom Clancy's Net Force created by Tom Clancy The OP-Center universe has laid the ground for the series of books written by Jeff Rovin, which was in an agreement worth US $22 million bringing the total value of the package to US$97 million.

All but two of Clancy's novels feature Jack Ryan or John Clark. Jack Ryan (full name President Sir John Patrick Ryan, PhD, CPA, KCVO) ( May 17 1950- is a Fictional character John Clark (real name John Terrence Kelly is a Fictional character created by Tom Clancy who appears in many of Clancy's novels

By publication date

The Hunt for Red October (1984)
Clancy's first novel. The Hunt for Red October is a Novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet Submarine captain Marko Jack Ryan assists in the defection of a respected Soviet naval captain, along with the most advanced ballistic missile submarine of the Soviet fleet. The Soviet Navy ( Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally "Naval military forces of the USSR" was A ballistic missile submarine is a Submarine equipped to launch Ballistic missiles ( SLBMs) The movie (1990) stars Alec Baldwin as Ryan and Sean Connery as Captain Ramius. The Hunt for Red October is a film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish
Red Storm Rising (1986)
War between NATO and USSR. Red Storm Rising is a 1986 Techno-thriller novel by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond about a Third World War in Europe between The North Atlantic Treaty The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The basis of the submarine combat game of the same name, this is not a member of the Ryan genre (although the protagonist of the story has many similarities with Jack Ryan). He co-wrote it with Larry Bond. Larry Bond (1952 -) is the designer of the Harpoon and Command at Sea gaming systems and several supplements for the games
Patriot Games (1987)
The third book that Clancy wrote, Patriot Games is second in chronological order. Patriot Games ( 1987) is a Novel by Tom Clancy. It is chronologically the second book (after Without Remorse) featuring It begins with Jack Ryan in London, England. He foils an attack on the Prince and Princess of Wales by the ULA (Ulster Liberation Army - a small Irish terrorist organization like the IRA). Ryan is wounded in the process, and is treated like a hero while recovering (he is knighted by the Queen of England). During the attack, Ryan kills one of the terrorists and captures another, but the third escapes. Sean Miller, the one he captured, is sent to prison, but escapes with the help of the leader of the ULA, Kevin O'Donnell. They go to North Africa and there plot an attack against Jack Ryan. By now Ryan is back in the U. S. , where the ULA has never operated. He is teaching at the Naval Academy, and there receives weapons training from a Marine Sergeant Major, just as a precaution. However, after his wife and four year old daughter are attacked by the ULA, Ryan quits his teaching job and joins the CIA. He helps plan a military raid against the ULA camp in North Africa, but it is unsuccessful. While they are traveling in the U. S. , the Prince and Princess of Wales have dinner at Ryan's house. Naturally, there is extensive protection around the house, but no one thought that the ULA would use the treacherous cliffs by Ryan's house to their advantage. A three-pronged attack leaves Ryan's protection decimated. Also at dinner that night are Ryan's friend Robby Jackson and his wife Cecilia. All are captured and held hostage except Robby, who was in the bathroom. He finds Ryan's Remington shotgun and rescues the six people (Ryan, Ryan's wife and daughter, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and Robby's wife). With one ULA prisoner, they make their way down the cliffs on ladders that the terrorists set up as the escape route. The ULA has two boats, and after a brief firefight Sean Miller escapes in one and Ryan and company go after him. Ryan stops at the Naval academy where he teaches, drops off the Princess, Cecilia, his daughter, and his pregnant wife, and enlists the help of a few squads of Marines and policemen. Miller gets to a larger ship that the ULA was going to use to get back to Ireland, but Ryan and the Marines find the ship, kill some men and capture the rest (Miller is captured and again imprisoned). Ryan's son was born at the Academy that night right after he got back. The movie stars Harrison Ford as Ryan and Samuel L. Jackson as Robby Jackson. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor In the film version the initial target of the ULA is Lord William Holmes played by James Fox
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
First appearance of John Clark and Sergey Golovko. James Fox, (born 19 May 1939) is an English Actor. Biography Early life James Fox was born in London to The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a novel by Tom Clancy, featuring his character Jack Ryan. Secret anti-satellite lasers (SDI), high-stakes diplomacy, spies and computer geeks (Major Gregory is introduced here and shown later as updating SAM software in The Bear and the Dragon). The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI was a proposal by US President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground and space-based systems to protect A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft
Clear and Present Danger (1989)
Drug war in Colombia involving American military forces in a covert war against the Medellín Cartel. Clear and present danger is a term used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr The War on Drugs is a prohibition campaign undertaken by the United States government with the assistance of participating countries intended to reduce the Illegal Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The Medellín Cartel was an organized network of drug smugglers ( Drug cartel) originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating Ryan and Clark finally meet; first appearance of Domingo "Ding" Chavez who is one of the scouts in the special forces teams and Clark's protege in later novels. Domingo "Ding" Chavez is a Fictional character described as a "passionate Latino" by American author Tom Clancy and appearing in many of his Long Range Surveillance, or LRS (pronounced "lurse" units (LRSU'S are specially employed elite surveillance units of the United States Army that are utilized by Military The movie (1994) stars Harrison Ford as Ryan, Willem Dafoe as Clark and Raymond Cruz as Chavez. Clear and Present Danger is a 1994 film directed by Phillip Noyce, based on the book of the same name by Tom Clancy. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Raymund Cruz is an American Actor. He is mostly known for playing military roles
The Sum of All Fears (1991)
Israel loses a nuclear weapon, which Islamic terrorists use to foment war between U. The Sum of All Fears is the best-selling thriller novel by Tom Clancy, and part of the Jack Ryan series For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion S. and Soviets, which is averted by Ryan in a cliffhanger. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a Plot device in which a movie, Novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending often leaving The 2002 movie stars Ben Affleck as Ryan, Liev Schreiber as Clark, and changes the identity and motivation of the terrorists to neo-Nazis. The Sum of All Fears is a 2002 American Action film directed by Phil Alden Robinson and based on a book of the same name Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor. The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism,
Without Remorse (1993)
Chronologically the first book featuring John Kelly/John Clark, detailing Clark's life before joining the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Without Remorse is a thriller Novel published in 1993 by Tom Clancy and is a part of the " Ryanverse " series near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all One of Clancy's more recently written novels, Without Remorse is set during the Vietnam War, and deals mainly with the fight there and major drug trafficking back in the U. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia S. John Kelly (who is really John Clark before he got recruited into the CIA and had to have his name changed) is an underwater demolitions worker. He was formerly a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. Early on in the book, Kelly finds out that his girlfriend, a hitchhiker named Pamela whom he picked up, was until recently a drug-addicted hooker, and now is on the run from her heroin-dealing pimps. However, Pamela is soon captured and killed by the pimps, and Kelly is badly injured during the kidnapping. After he recovers, Kelly goes undercover as a Baltimore street wino, and begins systematically killing drug dealers. Emmet Ryan, a Baltimore Police detective and father of then eighteen year old Jack Ryan, starts investigating these murders, but can turn up nothing due to Kelly's skill. While Kelly is in the middle of his search for Pam's killers, he is recruited by Admiral James Greer to help plan and execute a rescue mission of POWs in Vietnam. Kelly agrees, and begins training with a group of U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance troops. United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance detachments or FORECON units are special-purposes units roughly analogous to the U While he's not training, Kelly finds Billy, the drug dealer who was mainly responsible for Pam's death. He tortures Billy using a pressure chamber, and gets information about drug activity on the entire east coast, a corrupt cop in the Baltimore Police Narcotics section, and the names of more people in Billy's group. Kelly quickly destroys the whole operation. In Vietnam, although Kelly and the Marines were ready to rescue the POW's, Kelly discovers that the camp has been alerted to their presence. This means that a mole high up in the American political system must have alerted the Vietnamese. Though the mission is immediately aborted, Kelly manages to capture a KGB officer who was interogating the POWs. This prisoner is eventually exchanged for the promise of moving the POWs to a different prisoner camp. When Kelly gets back from Vietnam, he is asked by Admiral Greer to join the CIA. The only problem, though, is that Emmet Ryan is closing in on Kelly, who is wanted for at least ten murders. Kelly fakes his own death, and the CIA gives him a new identity as John Clark. When the CIA finds the man responsible for alerting the Vietnamese POW camp they send Clark to "handle" the situation. Clark forces the man to give himself a drug overdose so his death will not look like a murder. The book ends with the POWs being released.
Debt of Honor (1994)
Ryan as National Security Advisor, and John Clark and Domingo Chavez as agents with Russian cover, help win a military and economic war with a nuclear-armed Japan. Debt of Honor ( 1994) is a Novel by Tom Clancy. It is a continuation of the series featuring his character Jack Ryan. The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Adviser (abbreviated NSA, or sometimes ANSA Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Golovko makes an appearance and provides assistance with the resources of his agency (which came out of the former KGB). The Indian navy threatens Sri Lanka but invasion is prevented by two US carrier battle groups. A subplot of the book involves the resignation of the Vice President in a sexually based scandal; Ryan is nominated as his replacement, then becomes President after the President is killed shortly after Ryan's appointment is approved by Congress. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
Executive Orders (1996)
Sequel to Debt of Honor; in fact, the book begins mere seconds after the end of Debt of Honor. Executive Orders is a political and military thriller novel by Tom Clancy. Ryan, propelled into the presidency as a result of events in Debt of Honor, survives press hazing, assassination attempts and biological warfare—Clark and Chavez trace the virus to a Middle Eastern madman, and the U. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. S. military goes to work.
SSN: Strategies for Submarine Warfare (1996)
Follows the missions of USS Cheyenne in a future war with China precipitated by their invasion of the disputed Spratly Islands. SSN ( 1996) is a novel by Tom Clancy following the missions of the US Navy nuclear attack submarine ( SSN) USS ''Cheyenne'' In fiction Cheyenne is the primary subject of the book SSN by Tom Clancy, battling the People's Liberation Army Navy in a fictional China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 100 reefs islets and islands occupying in total less than five square kilometres and spread over more than 400000 square kilometres Also not a Ryanverse book, SSN is actually a loosely connected collection of "scenario" chapters in support of the eponymous computer game. Ryanverse (or Ryaniverse) refers to the fictional universe created by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan and other characters such as John Clark A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather
Rainbow Six (1998)
Released to coincide with the computer game of the same name. Rainbow Six is a Techno-thriller novel written by Tom Clancy. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is the title of John Clark's position as director of the fictional counter-terrorist unit Rainbow John Clark and Ding, who is now John's son-in-law, lead an elite multi-national anti-terrorist unit that combats a worldwide genocide attempt by eco-terrorists motivated by radical environmentalism and sponsored by a global biotechnology corporation and its 'Gates-like' founder. Radical environmentalism, is a grassroots branch of the larger Environmental movement that emerged out of an Ecocentrism -based frustration with the co-option of mainstream (Jack Ryan is the U. S. President and only mentioned or referred to as either 'The President' or 'Jack'. )
The Bear and the Dragon (2000)
War between Russia and China. The Bear and the Dragon is a political thriller Novel by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Ryan recognizes the independence of Taiwan and the United States Armed Forces help Russia defeat the Chinese invasion of Siberia. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States
Red Rabbit (2002)
Back when he was a humble CIA analyst, Ryan aids in the defection of a Soviet officer who knows of a plan to assassinate the Pope. Red Rabbit ( 2002) is a New York Times bestselling novel by Tom Clancy. Pope
The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)
Features the rise of Jack Ryan's son, Jack Ryan Jr. The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller Novel by Tom Clancy. It was published on August 1, 2003. , as an intelligence analyst, and then a field consultant, for The Campus, an off-the-books intelligence agency with the freedom to discreetly assassinate individuals "who threaten national security", following the retirement of Jack Sr. from the Presidency. Note: This is the latest book of the Jack Ryan series by Tom Clancy, introducing his son and his two nephews as heirs to his spook-legacy.

By series plot chronology

Jack Ryan/John Clark universe


* This book features John Clark after he left military service as a Navy Seal and details his coming to work for the CIA. Without Remorse is a thriller Novel published in 1993 by Tom Clancy and is a part of the " Ryanverse " series Patriot Games ( 1987) is a Novel by Tom Clancy. It is chronologically the second book (after Without Remorse) featuring Red Rabbit ( 2002) is a New York Times bestselling novel by Tom Clancy. The Hunt for Red October is a Novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet Submarine captain Marko The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a novel by Tom Clancy, featuring his character Jack Ryan. Clear and present danger is a term used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr The Sum of All Fears is the best-selling thriller novel by Tom Clancy, and part of the Jack Ryan series Debt of Honor ( 1994) is a Novel by Tom Clancy. It is a continuation of the series featuring his character Jack Ryan. Executive Orders is a political and military thriller novel by Tom Clancy. Rainbow Six is a Techno-thriller novel written by Tom Clancy. The Bear and the Dragon is a political thriller Novel by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan. The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller Novel by Tom Clancy. It was published on August 1, 2003. Jack Ryan is only briefly included as he mentions his decision to enter the Marine Corps while he is in college.

** This book features Jack Ryan only. Jack Ryan (full name President Sir John Patrick Ryan, PhD, CPA, KCVO) ( May 17 1950- is a Fictional character John Clark is only referred to in Red Rabbit as a training officer at the CIA's field school.

*** This book features Ryan's son (Jack Ryan Jr.). The Teeth of the Tiger is a thriller Novel by Tom Clancy. It was published on August 1, 2003.

Listed in chronological order according to plot.

The novels The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears have all been made into motion pictures. A movie version of Without Remorse is tentatively scheduled for a 2008 release, and a movie version of Rainbow Six is scheduled for a 2010 release.

Novels not in the series

Op-Center universe

NetForce universe

NetForce Explorers Universe

Power Plays universe

Splinter Cell universe

Non-fiction

Guided Tour

Study in Command

Other

Video games

In 1996, Clancy co-founded the computer game developer Red Storm Entertainment and ever since he has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video Red Storm Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft Entertainment specializing in PC games console games and related merchandise mainly based on the Red Storm was later bought by publisher Ubisoft Entertainment, which continues to use the Clancy name. Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in This game series includes

There were also video games based on the novel The Hunt for Red October and the film adaptation thereof. Tom Clancy's HAWX (" High Altitude Warfare eXperimental squadron " is an upcoming Combat flight simulator Video game The Hunt for Red October is a Novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet Submarine captain Marko The two games were published by Grandslam Entertainment. The version based on the film was available on the ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, IBM PC, Amstrad, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES and Game Boy systems, whereas the version based on the book was available on the Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad 1512 pc, Amstrad CPC, Apple Macintosh, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 systems. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Amstrad is an electronics firm based in Brentwood in Essex, England and founded in 1968 by Sir Alan Michael Sugar in the The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The Atari ST is a home / Personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit Home computers produced by Amstrad Plc during the 1980s and early 1990s Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd In 2002 and 2003 a video game based on the film version of The Sum of All Fears was released for the PC and Nintendo Gamecube system. The Sum of All Fears is the best-selling thriller novel by Tom Clancy, and part of the Jack Ryan series The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. All though very similar to the Rainbow Six games, The Sum Of All Fears was poorly received.

Many of the games bearing the Clancy name have been very successful, spawning several sequels and expansions. It is unknown how much input Clancy actually has into the games.

World news media is a fictional news network that had been feature in many Tom Clancy's video games. World News Media (WNM is a fictional TV news network on many Tom Clancy video games

Board games

Trivia

References

  1. ^ alt.books.tom-clancy post by Tom Clancy
  2. ^ Tom Clancy's and Wanda Clancy's Relationship Details on Famous Hookups. com
  3. ^ "Alexandra Llewellyn, Tom Clancy," The New York Times, June 27, 1999. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
  4. ^ Tom Clancy - Political Donations at newsmeat. com
  5. ^ Paperback Writer, The New Republic, 25 May 2004
  6. ^ The Social Contract - Profiling In an Age of Terrorism

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Literary reviews and criticism


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NAMEClancy, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMESClancy, Thomas Leo, Jr.
SHORT DESCRIPTIONNovelist
DATE OF BIRTH12 April 1947
PLACE OF BIRTHBaltimore County, Maryland, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baltimore County is a County located in the northern part of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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