"David Michaels" is a

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for the authors of novels in the ''

Splinter Cell ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...

'', '' EndWar'', '' H.A.W.X'', and ''

Ghost Recon ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Company (military unit ...

'' series, all of which were created by

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and developed under Ubisoft's

Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...

license. The novel series began as

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s for various

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systems as well as the PC. As of February 2011, "Michaels" has released six ''Splinter Cell'' novels, two ''EndWar'' novels, two ''Ghost Recon'' novels, and one ''H.A.W.X'' novel. The first two ''Splinter Cell'' novels were written by Raymond Benson. However, in 2006, Benson announced he was finished with ''Splinter Cell'' and that the next novel would be written by a different author under the same pseudonym. The last known author is

Grant Blackwood Grant Blackwood (born June 7, 1964) is an American thriller writer and ghostwriter. He wrote the Briggs Tanner series. He co-authored with Clive Cussler ''Spartan Gold'' which reached number 10 on the ''New York Times'' Hardcover Fiction Best Sel ...

. The current author is unknown, but he uses the David Michaels pseudonym. With the publication of ''Splinter Cell: Blacklist Aftermath'' in 2013,

Peter Telep Peter Telep (born April 8, 1965) is an American author, screenwriter, and educator who has collaborated with the late Tom Clancy. He has written over 50 books, and written scripts for multiple television shows. He is currently a teacher at The U ...

assumed the role of writer for the series. Unlike the previous "David Michaels" novels, Telep is credited on ''Blacklist Aftermath'' by name.

Books

Splinter Cell Series * ''

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...

'' (2004) Written by Raymond Benson. * '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda'' (2005) Written by Raymond Benson. * '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Checkmate'' (2006) Written by

. * '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Fallout'' (2007) Written by

. * '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction'' (2009) Written by

. * ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Endgame'' (2009) EndWar * ''

Tom Clancy's EndWar ''Tom Clancy's EndWar'' is a strategy video game available on Microsoft Windows and all seventh-generation platforms except the Wii, with the timing and flow of gameplay differing across platforms. The console and PC version is a real-time tac ...

'' (2008) * '' Tom Clancy's EndWar: The Hunted'' (2011) Ghost Recon * ''

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Ba ...

'' (2008) *''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Combat Ops'' (2011) H.A.W.X * '' Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.'' (2009)

Books

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