Splinter Cell Books in Order
There are 9 Splinter Cell books, published between 2004 and 2023. The first book is Splinter Cell (2004) and the newest is Dragonfire (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2004–2023
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,715 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 45–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,715 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Splinter Cell is a series of espionage thrillers published under the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell banner, with 9 books from 2004 to 2023. Splinter Cell (2004) opens the list, followed by Operation Barracuda (2005), Checkmate (2006), Fallout (2007), and Conviction and Endgame (both 2009). Aftermath came in 2013, and Firewall (2022) and Dragonfire (2023) are the latest. Raymond Benson is credited with the 6 books from 2004 to 2009, Peter Telep with Aftermath, and James Swallow with Firewall and Dragonfire. Intelligence officers and terrorism prevention appear in the subject tags.
How many Splinter Cell books are there?
Splinter Cell has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2023.
Splinter Cell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Splinter Cell 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.
- 120043553/4
- 220053263/4
- 320064163/4
- 420073683/4
- 520094053/4
- 620094693/4
- 720133763/4
- 82022–3/4
- 92023–3/4
Splinter Cell Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Splinter Cell books run from Splinter Cell (2004) to Dragonfire (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Splinter Cell in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Splinter Cell books in order?
You should read the Splinter Cell books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Splinter Cell book also stands alone.
Where to start with Splinter Cell
Start with Splinter Cell (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Splinter Cell book?
Dragonfire (2023) is the newest Splinter Cell book released so far.
Is there a new Splinter Cell book coming?
No next Splinter Cell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Splinter Cell at a glance
- Paused
- No new Splinter Cell title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Splinter Cell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,715 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Splinter Cell books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 6 are credited to Raymond Benson, 2 to James Swallow and 1 to Peter Telep.
What the Splinter Cell books are about
7 of the 9 Splinter Cell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence officers is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Intelligence officers 7 of 7 books
- Suspense 4 of 7 books
- Espionage 4 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Prevention 2 of 7 books
- Terrorism 2 of 7 books
- Thrillers 2 of 7 books
Series that include Splinter Cell books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.