Jack Ryan/John Clark Books in Order
There are 47 Jack Ryan/John Clark books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is The Hunt for Red October (1984) and the newest is The Coldest War (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 1984–2026
- Confirmed
- 47 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 22,517 in 33 of 47 books
- Reading time
- 375–563 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,517 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 47 titles with a page count on record.
Jack Ryan and John Clark are the two figures the Jack Ryan Universe follows. Ryan is an intelligence officer, and the novels are espionage thrillers built on intelligence work, terrorism and military action. The run holds 47 catalogued titles published between 1984 and 2026, opening with The Hunt for Red October (1984) and reaching The Coldest War (2026). Tom Clancy is credited on 15 of them. The continuation writers named in the listing include Mark Greaney on 7 titles, Marc Cameron on 6, Mike Maden, Don Bentley and M.P. Woodward on 4 each, and Grant Blackwood and Brian Andrews on 3 each.
How many Jack Ryan/John Clark books are there?
Jack Ryan/John Clark has 47 books, released between 1984 and 2026.
Jack Ryan/John Clark Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Jack Ryan/John Clark books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
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- 219875143/4
- 319888164/4
- 419897043/4
- 519919283/4
- 619937504/4
- 719949904/4
- 8199613584/4
- 9199810284/4
- 10200010283/4
- 1120026183/4
- 1220036404/4
- 1320109603/4
- 1420117684/4
- 1520118533/4
- 1620128353/4
- 1720137393/4
- 1820145033/4
- 1920146743/4
- 2020155053/4
- 2120157183/4
- 2220164253/4
- 2320167423/4
- 2420174853/4
- 2520175823/4
- 2620184633/4
- 2720185183/4
- 2820194803/4
- 2920195093/4
- 3020204803/4
- 3120204803/4
- 3220214804/4
- 3320215124/4
- 342022–3/4
- 352022–3/4
- 362023–3/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382023–4/4
- 392024–4/4
- 402024–4/4
- 412024–4/4
- 422025–4/4
- 432025–4/4
- 442025–4/4
- 452026–3/4
- 462026–3/4
- 472026–3/4
Where to start with Jack Ryan/John Clark
Start with The Hunt for Red October (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jack Ryan/John Clark book?
The Coldest War (2026) is the newest Jack Ryan/John Clark book released so far.
Is there a new Jack Ryan/John Clark book coming?
No next Jack Ryan/John Clark book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jack Ryan/John Clark at a glance
- Still running
- Jack Ryan/John Clark is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jack Ryan/John Clark books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 22,517 pages across the 33 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 640 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jack Ryan/John Clark books, 18 of 47, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 16 of the 47 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 47 titles, 15 are credited to Tom Clancy, 7 to Mark Greaney, 6 to Marc Cameron and 4 to Mike Maden. A further 8 writers are credited.
What the Jack Ryan/John Clark books are about
34 of the 47 Jack Ryan/John Clark books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 18 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 18 of 34 books
- Ryan, jack (fictitious character) 17 of 34 books
- Intelligence officers 10 of 34 books
- Jack Ryan (Fictitious character) 9 of 34 books
- Terrorism 9 of 34 books
- Action & adventure 7 of 34 books
- War & military 7 of 34 books
- Espionage 6 of 34 books
- Suspense 6 of 34 books
- United States 6 of 34 books
- Intelligence service 4 of 34 books
Series that include Jack Ryan/John Clark books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jack Ryan Universe books in order 47 books