The Ryanverse is a term for the political drama media franchise created by acclaimed author
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 ...
centering on the character of
Jack Ryan and the fictional universe featuring Jack and other characters, such as
John Clark and Domingo Chavez.
Novels
The first book written to feature Jack Ryan was ''
The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
''.
By publication date
Books in the order in which they were written:
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The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
'' (1984)
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Patriot Games
''Patriot Games'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published in July 1987. ''Without Remorse'', released six years later, is an indirect prequel, and it is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character i ...
'' (1987)
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin
''The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' is an espionage thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on May 20, 1988. A direct sequel to ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1984), it features CIA analyst Jack Ryan as he extracts CARDINAL, the agency's ...
'' (1988)
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Clear and Present Danger
''Clear and Present Danger'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17, 1989. A sequel to ''The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' (1988), main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in t ...
'' (1989)
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The Sum of All Fears'' (1991)
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Without Remorse
''Without Remorse'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 11, 1993. Set during the Vietnam War, it serves as an origin story of John Clark, one of the recurring characters in the ''Ryanverse''. ''Without Remorse'' ...
'' (1993)
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Debt of Honor
''Debt of Honor'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 17, 1994. A direct sequel to '' The Sum of All Fears'' (1991), Jack Ryan becomes the National Security Advisor when a secret cabal of Japanese industria ...
'' (1994)
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Executive Orders
''Executive Orders'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on July 1, 1996. It picks up immediately where the final events of ''Debt of Honor'' (1994) left off, and features now-U.S. President Jack Ryan as he tries to d ...
'' (1996)
# ''
Rainbow Six Rainbow Six may refer to:
* ''Rainbow Six'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Tom Clancy
*''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'', a video game franchise published by Ubisoft
** ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (video game), a tactical shooter video game
*"Rainbow Six", a ...
'' (1998)
# ''
The Bear and the Dragon
''The Bear and the Dragon'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 21, 2000. A direct sequel to '' Executive Orders'' (1996), President Jack Ryan deals with a war between Russia and China, referred respectively ...
'' (2000)
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Red Rabbit
''Red Rabbit'' is a spy thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 5, 2002. The plot occurs a few months after the events of ''Patriot Games'' (1987), and incorporates the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. Main c ...
'' (2002)
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The Teeth of the Tiger
''The Teeth of the Tiger'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before the ...
'' (2003)
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Dead or Alive'' (2010, with
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 ...
)
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Against All Enemies
''Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror'' () is a 2004 award-winning2005,(Index to lists of winners through 2006). Retrieved July 7, 2012. book by former U.S. chief counter-terrorism advisor Richard A. Clarke, criticizing past and ...
'' (2011, with
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 ...
)
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Locked On'' (2011, with
Mark Greaney
Mark Greaney (born 23 June 1980) is an Republic of Ireland, Irish musician. He is best known as the singer and guitarist in the alternative rock band JJ72, which he frontman, fronted from 1996 until 2006. He was later the frontman of Concerto f ...
)
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Threat Vector
''Threat Vector'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and co-written with Mark Greaney, and published on December 4, 2012. A direct sequel to '' Locked On'' (2011), President Jack Ryan and The Campus must prevent a Chinese expansion ...
'' (2012, with Mark Greaney)
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Command Authority
''Command Authority'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and co-written with Mark Greaney, and published on December 3, 2013. It is Clancy's last major work of fiction and was released posthumously two months after his death. Set du ...
'' (2013, with Mark Greaney)
* ''
Search and Destroy
Search and destroy, seek and destroy, or simply S&D is a military strategy best known for its employment in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. The strategy consists of inserting ground forces into hostile territory, ''search''ing out ...
'' (Cancelled, with
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 ...
)
Post-Clancy Ryanverse novels
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Support and Defend'' (2014, by Mark Greaney)
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Full Force and Effect
''Full Force and Effect'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect'', ''Tom Clancy: Full Force and Effect'', or ''Tom Clancy's Full Force and Effect'' in the United Kingdom) is a political thriller, written by Mark Greaney (novelist), Mark ...
'' (2014, by Mark Greaney)
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Under Fire'' (2015, by Grant Blackwood)
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Commander in Chief'' (2015, by Mark Greaney)
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Duty and Honor'' (2016, by Grant Blackwood)
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True Faith and Allegiance
''True Faith and Allegiance'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance'', ''Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance'', or ''Tom Clancy's True Faith and Allegiance'' in the United Kingdom) is a political thriller, written by Mark Greaney a ...
'' (2016, by Mark Greaney)
# ''
Point of Contact
A point of contact (POC) or single point of contact (SPOC) is a person or a department serving as the coordinator or focal point of information concerning an activity or program. A POC is used in many cases where information is time-sensitive and ...
'' (2017, by
Mike Maden
Mike Maden (born 1960) is an American novelist. He is well known for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, which are part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the ''Drone'' series of techno-thrillers.
Early life
Maden was born and raised in Californ ...
)
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Power and Empire
''Power and Empire'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Power and Empire'', ''Tom Clancy: Power and Empire'' or ''Tom Clancy's Power and Empire'' in the United Kingdom) is a political thriller novel, written by Marc Cameron and released on November 28, 201 ...
'' (2017, by
Marc Cameron
Marc Cameron (born 1961) is an American novelist. He is best known for the Jack Ryan series, which is part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the critically acclaimed Jericho Quinn series of action adventure novels.
Early life
Cameron w ...
)
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Line of Sight
The line of sight, also known as visual axis or sightline (also sight line), is an imaginary line between a viewer/observer/spectator's eye(s) and a subject of interest, or their relative direction. The subject may be any definable object taken ...
'' (2018, by Mike Maden)
# ''
Oath of Office
An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such ...
'' (2018, by Marc Cameron)
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Enemy Contact'' (2019, by Mike Maden)
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Code of Honor'' (2019, by Marc Cameron)
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Firing Point'' (2020, by Mike Maden)
# ''Shadow of the Dragon'' (2020, by Marc Cameron)
# ''Target Acquired'' (2021, by Don Bentley)
# ''Chain of Command'' (2021, by Marc Cameron)
# ''Zero Hour'' (2022, by Don Bentley)
# ''Red Winter'' (2022, by Marc Cameron)
# ''Flash Point'' (2023, by Don Bentley)
Chronology
In the order in which they occur in the storyline (and rough estimates of when they occur):
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Without Remorse
''Without Remorse'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 11, 1993. Set during the Vietnam War, it serves as an origin story of John Clark, one of the recurring characters in the ''Ryanverse''. ''Without Remorse'' ...
'' - Begins in late 1969 in the aftermath of
Hurricane Camille
Hurricane Camille was the second most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the United States, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. The most intense storm of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season, Camille originated as a tropical depression ...
and continues the following spring in 1970. Epilogue is titled "February 12, 1973".
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Patriot Games
''Patriot Games'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published in July 1987. ''Without Remorse'', released six years later, is an indirect prequel, and it is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character i ...
'' - Begins in 1981 and continues through summer 1982 based on a reference to Ryan's age, which is 31 at the beginning of the novel. Roughly fits with a reference to the Princess of Wales's first child being a boy and a few months old, since
Prince William
William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales.
Born in London, William was educat ...
was born in 1982. Discrepancies include the reference to a van having a likely year of manufacture of 1984 and a reference to crime data of 1985. The subsequent events of ''Red Rabbit'' would seem to push its date back to 1981, rather than 1982.
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Red Rabbit
''Red Rabbit'' is a spy thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 5, 2002. The plot occurs a few months after the events of ''Patriot Games'' (1987), and incorporates the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. Main c ...
'' - Presumably starts in the spring of 1982 as Jack Ryan Jr.'s age in the novel is given as 5 months, although the main action explicitly starts on August 15. Discrepancies between 1982 in the Ryanverse and in actual events, aside from the date of the attempt on the Pope's life, include the actual death of
Mikhail Suslov
Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov (russian: Михаи́л Андре́евич Су́слов; 25 January 1982) was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1965, and as uno ...
in January 1982, frequent references to ''
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
'' which did not appear until 1984, the fact that the
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...
played against the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
in the
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
in 1983, the
Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...
not occurring until 1984, and a reference to
Coke Classic which did not debut until the summer of 1985.
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The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
'' - 1984. However, the calendar used is for 1982 and Ryan is spending his first Christmas in London, having arrived in the previous novel.
# ''
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
''The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' is an espionage thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on May 20, 1988. A direct sequel to ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1984), it features CIA analyst Jack Ryan as he extracts CARDINAL, the agency's ...
'' - 1986. The first chapter is set in January and states that Ryan is 35 years old. It also has references to the other books set earlier. For example, the Foleys have been in Moscow for almost four years.
# ''
Clear and Present Danger
''Clear and Present Danger'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17, 1989. A sequel to ''The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' (1988), main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in t ...
'' - 1988. The book refers to Jack's age as under 40. Troops are sent into
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
to fight against the
Medellín Cartel
The Medellín Cartel ( es, Cartel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. It is often considered ...
and reduce drug shipments to America.
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The Sum of All Fears'' - 1990–1991. The book occurs after the
Persian Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...
and before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is implied that both events occur at the same time in the Ryan universe as in actual event in 1991. In the earlier chapters, it states that it had almost been two Novembers since President Fowler had been elected, making the beginning set in 1990. The video game ''
Rainbow Six Rainbow Six may refer to:
* ''Rainbow Six'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Tom Clancy
*''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'', a video game franchise published by Ubisoft
** ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (video game), a tactical shooter video game
*"Rainbow Six", a ...
'' puts the atomic detonation in Denver as having occurred in 1989. (The film adaption is set after the break-up of the Soviet Union.)
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Debt of Honor
''Debt of Honor'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 17, 1994. A direct sequel to '' The Sum of All Fears'' (1991), Jack Ryan becomes the National Security Advisor when a secret cabal of Japanese industria ...
'' - 1995–1996. The end of the novel occurs eleven months before the 1997 presidential inauguration. Of interest, but not crucial to the plot of this or further books is that
North
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography.
Etymology
T ...
and
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
were said to be unified at some point between ''The Sum of All Fears'' and this book.
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Executive Orders
''Executive Orders'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on July 1, 1996. It picks up immediately where the final events of ''Debt of Honor'' (1994) left off, and features now-U.S. President Jack Ryan as he tries to d ...
'' - 1997-1998
# ''
Rainbow Six Rainbow Six may refer to:
* ''Rainbow Six'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Tom Clancy
*''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'', a video game franchise published by Ubisoft
** ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (video game), a tactical shooter video game
*"Rainbow Six", a ...
'' - 1999-2001. The novel is stated to take place over a year and a half after the Ebola attack from the previous novel. The
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
is also the site of an attempted bioweapon attack with a modified strain of the Ebola virus. The epilogue of the novel is stated to take place six months later.
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The Bear and the Dragon
''The Bear and the Dragon'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 21, 2000. A direct sequel to '' Executive Orders'' (1996), President Jack Ryan deals with a war between Russia and China, referred respectively ...
'' - 2002. It is explicitly mentioned multiple times that the ending of Debt of Honor occurred fifteen months before the start of this book, putting the timing somewhere between 1997-1998. However, this seems to be an oversight by the author. Rainbow exists and is discussed as well, denoting that ''Rainbow Six'' is this book's predecessor both chronologically and by publication date.
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The Teeth of the Tiger
''The Teeth of the Tiger'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before the ...
'' - 2006, based on the age of Jack Ryan Jr. The U.S. is now engaged in a
global war on terrorism
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks. The main targets of the campaign are militant ...
, in response to the
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
, which occurred in the Ryan universe as they did in the real world. It is mentioned that the wars in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
and
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
occurred in the Ryan universe continuity, and that the Jerusalem Treaty signed in ''The Sum of All Fears'' was not entirely successful as some Israelis and
Palestinians
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
continue fighting each other.
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Dead or Alive'' - 2007, based on Jack Ryan's announcement that he would run against
Ed Kealty
The Ryanverse is a term for the political drama media franchise created by acclaimed author Tom Clancy centering on the character of Jack Ryan and the fictional universe featuring Jack and other characters, such as John Clark and Domingo Chave ...
for President "in the coming year". The Umayyad Revolutionary Council (the Ryan universe version of
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...
) and its leader "The Emir" (based on
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until Killing of Osama bin Laden, his death in 2011. Ideologically a Pan-Islamism ...
) plan a string of major attacks on the U.S. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue, as in our timeline, and President Kealty is in the process of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. A character decoding encrypted messages explicitly refers to the date as May 2010, but this must be seen as a contradiction in the Jack Ryan continuity as Ed Kealty is a one term president (2005-2008).
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Against All Enemies
''Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror'' () is a 2004 award-winning2005,(Index to lists of winners through 2006). Retrieved July 7, 2012. book by former U.S. chief counter-terrorism advisor Richard A. Clarke, criticizing past and ...
'' - 2008. However, the novel uses the 2010 calendar.
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Locked On'' - 2008, based on Jack Ryan Sr.'s campaign for re-election. Jack Ryan Sr. is running for president against incumbent Ed Kealty, who wants to serve a second term (2009-2012). The election happening in this book requires the events take place in 2008.
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Threat Vector
''Threat Vector'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and co-written with Mark Greaney, and published on December 4, 2012. A direct sequel to '' Locked On'' (2011), President Jack Ryan and The Campus must prevent a Chinese expansion ...
'' - 2009, explicitly stated as six months after the previous novel. Ryan Sr. has been sworn in as president of the United States after having been elected the previous year.
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Command Authority
''Command Authority'' is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and co-written with Mark Greaney, and published on December 3, 2013. It is Clancy's last major work of fiction and was released posthumously two months after his death. Set du ...
'' - 2010, explicitly states that Ryan Sr. is in the second year of his second presidential term. It is implied the novel takes place about five months after the events of ''Threat Vector'' in the springtime. Based on the timelines of previous books, the 'Thirty years earlier' chapters must still take place in 1983 (and are therefore actually 27 years earlier).
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Support and Defend'' - 2010. The Campus is on operational stand down following the events of Command Authority. Dom Caruso is stated as being 32 years old. Brian's death is mentioned as taking place over two years earlier. Ethan Ross had worked at the White House for three years under two administrations.
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Full Force and Effect
''Full Force and Effect'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect'', ''Tom Clancy: Full Force and Effect'', or ''Tom Clancy's Full Force and Effect'' in the United Kingdom) is a political thriller, written by Mark Greaney (novelist), Mark ...
'' - 2010, based on the ages of John Clark (66) and Ding Chavez (47). It is implied that the Vietnam operation takes place several months after the events of ''Command Authority'' and approximately one week after the end of ''Support and Defend''. It is mentioned that Clark's torture in ''Locked On'' took place two years ago. Choi tells Ri, and it is also mentioned in a conversation between Ryan Sr. and Arnie Van Damm, that Ryan has two years of his presidential term left.
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Under Fire'' - 2010. The novel is written as though it takes place in late winter: it was sleeting in Washington and fake snow spray was used in Edinburgh. It is stated that the Forth Road Bridge tolls were reintroduced in February and that the seaside tourist season is three months away. However, the timelines of the next two novels set this sometime in late summer or early autumn.
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Commander in Chief'' - October 2010. It is explicitly stated that the novel takes place in October and the events of ''Full Force and Effect'' are implied throughout the book as taking place several months ago. This is contradicted by mentioning that the events of ''Command Authority'' took place 'a year earlier', Jack Ryan Jr. had worked for The Campus for five years, and John Clark's age is 67. It is also noted that Jack Ryan Jr. had known Ysabel for one month. The continued mention of October and the approaching winter verifies ''Under Fire'' and this novel are set at the end of 2010 - ''Duty and Honor'' also confirms that this is the case. Further contradicted as the book explicitly stays "It was Europe in 2016"
# ''
Duty and Honor'' Spring 2011, based on the mention of the Lyon attacks taking place in January, at the same time Jack Ryan Jr. was on probation from The Campus. It is also noted this novel takes place several months after the events of ''Commander in Chief'', therefore confirming that ''Commander in Chief'' and ''Under Fire'' actually took place in the last quarter of 2010.
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True Faith and Allegiance
''True Faith and Allegiance'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance'', ''Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance'', or ''Tom Clancy's True Faith and Allegiance'' in the United Kingdom) is a political thriller, written by Mark Greaney a ...
'' - May to June 2011. It is stated the beginning of the novel takes place 7 months after the events of ''Commander in Chief''. John Clark is still aged 67. Adara and Dom have been dating for a year. It is also mentioned that it is 'well over a year' since the events of ''Command Authority'', the events of ''Threat Vector'' took place 'a couple of years back', and the events of ''Full Force and Effect'' took happened 'last year'. In a conversation, Ryan Jr tells his father that in two years he will no longer be president. Contradictions are Alex Dalca's age and stated year of birth. Also Gerry Hendley says that Laird was killed in 2017. Later on in the novel, Sally Ryan is implied to be in her early to mid thirties, which ties in with the 2011 date.
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Point of Contact
A point of contact (POC) or single point of contact (SPOC) is a person or a department serving as the coordinator or focal point of information concerning an activity or program. A POC is used in many cases where information is time-sensitive and ...
'' - 2012. It is explicitly stated that the events of ''True Faith and Allegiance'' took place last year and the events of ''Full Force and Effect'' happened two years ago. Jack Jr.'s age is implied to be under 30, which is a slight contradiction.
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Power and Empire
''Power and Empire'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Power and Empire'', ''Tom Clancy: Power and Empire'' or ''Tom Clancy's Power and Empire'' in the United Kingdom) is a political thriller novel, written by Marc Cameron and released on November 28, 201 ...
'' (?)
# ''
Line of Sight
The line of sight, also known as visual axis or sightline (also sight line), is an imaginary line between a viewer/observer/spectator's eye(s) and a subject of interest, or their relative direction. The subject may be any definable object taken ...
'' (?)
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Oath of Office
An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such ...
'' (?)
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Enemy Contact'' (?)
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Code of Honor'' (?)
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Firing Point'' (?)
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Shadow of the Dragon
A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, ...
'' (?)
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Target Acquired
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
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Chain of Command
A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. It can be viewed as part of a power structure, in which it is usually seen as the most vulnerable and also the most powerful part.
Milit ...
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Zero Hour'' (?)
Characters
Main
The key characters in the Ryanverse include:
*
Jack Ryan: The son of a
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
police detective and a nurse, Ryan is a former
U.S. Marine
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
and stockbroker who becomes a history teacher at the
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...
in
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
. Ryan later joins the
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
as analyst and occasional field officer, eventually leaving it as
Deputy Director. He later served as
National Security Advisor A national security advisor serves as the chief advisor to a national government on matters of security. The advisor is not usually a member of the government's cabinet but is usually a member of various military or security councils.
National sec ...
and
Vice President
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before suddenly becoming
President of the United States
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following a terrorist attack on the
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. Ryan went on to serve two non-consecutive terms and mostly dealt with international crises in
Europe
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, the
Middle East
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,
Asia
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, and
Africa
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.
*
John Clark: A former
Navy SEAL
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and
Chief Petty Officer
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Canada
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as John Terrence Kelly, he became an operations officer for the CIA after faking his death and adopting the Clark identity, and at one point served as Ryan’s driver and bodyguard. During Ryan's first term as president, Clark served as director of a multinational counter-terrorism unit code-named Rainbow, which is composed of elite soldiers from countries part of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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. After retiring from CIA and Rainbow, he then worked for The Campus, an off-the-books intelligence organization created by President Ryan, later acquiring a higher position as director of operations. Clark has been described by his creator as "Ryan’s dark side" and "more inclined to take physical action than Jack is."
* Domingo “Ding” Chavez: Born and raised in
Los Angeles
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, Chavez enlisted in the
United States Army
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to escape street life. While on a covert operation against a drug cartel in Colombia, he meets Clark, who becomes his mentor. He is then recruited into the CIA as an operations officer, and is usually paired with his eventual father-in-law on several covert missions. When Clark becomes head of Rainbow, Chavez is assigned as leader of one of the counterterror organization's two assault teams. After retiring from the CIA and Rainbow, Chavez joins The Campus as an operations officer, later acquiring a senior status.
* Daniel E. “Dan” Murray: A veteran FBI agent, Murray is assigned to a partnership with MI5 in
England
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where he meets Ryan in ''
Patriot Games
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''. Murray becomes one of Ryan’s greatest allies, helping him throughout several novels.
* Vice Admiral James Greer: Deputy Director of the CIA and Ryan’s mentor. Greer is known for his sense of humor and kindness. Greer often gives Ryan advice and aids him to his best ability. Greer dies of pancreatic cancer in ''
Clear and Present Danger
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''.
Some of the key characters have been portrayed in the following movies and television series:
Cast
Presidents
A total of six presidents are depicted in the Ryanverse, although only five are named:
* The unnamed man referred to as "the President" or later by his Secret Service codename "Wrangler", is first introduced in ''The Hunt for Red October''; he remains in office through ''The Cardinal of the Kremlin'', and ''Clear and Present Danger''. At the end of the last novel, he runs for reelection and is defeated.
* J. Robert Fowler, former governor of Ohio, who defeats the incumbent at the end of ''Clear and Present Danger'' and is in office during ''The Sum of All Fears''. After his failure to handle the Denver crisis nearly results in nuclear war, he resigns from office at the end of the novel.
* Roger Durling, Fowler's vice-president, former governor of California and a Vietnam veteran with service in the
82nd Airborne Division
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. Durling replaces Fowler when the latter resigns, and is the President in ''Debt of Honor''. He nearly completes Fowler's term as President and is planning a reelection campaign when he is killed along with most of the government when a Japanese jetliner is crashed into the Capitol Building.
*
John Patrick Ryan is confirmed as Durling's new vice president at the end of ''Debt of Honor'', and is sworn in as President when Durling is murdered on the same day. His claim to the presidency is contested by Durling's former vice president Ed Kealty in ''Executive Orders'', but the courts eventually rule in Ryan's favor. He is mentioned during ''Rainbow Six'', although he never appears and is depicted as President in ''The Bear and the Dragon''. Ryan chooses not to run for re-election between the events of ''The Bear and The Dragon'' and ''The Teeth of The Tiger''.
*
Robert Jefferson "Robby" Jackson succeeded Ryan as President of the United States after Ryan retired (as described in ''
The Teeth of the Tiger
''The Teeth of the Tiger'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before the ...
''), with Ryan believing he could leave the country in Robby's capable hands. After serving out the remainder of Ryan's term, Robby campaigned for his own re-election. While travelling in Mississippi, however, Jackson was assassinated by a 67-year-old man who was a member of the
Ku Klux Klan
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; Duane Farmer. Farmer was taken alive and swiftly executed for his crimes.
* Edward Jonathan Kealty: Durling's former vice-president, replaced by Jack Ryan after a sex scandal. When incumbent president Robby Jackson is assassinated while campaigning, Kealty is elected President in his own right, a position he holds in ''The Teeth of the Tiger'', ''Dead or Alive'', and ''Locked On''.
* John Patrick Ryan,: Begins his campaign for re-election during the events of ''Dead or Alive'', defeats Kealty by a narrow margin in ''Locked On'' and assumes office prior to the events of ''Threat Vector''. He is depicted as President in all subsequent Ryanverse novels.
Various books contain references to both the Reagan Presidency and the
George H. W. Bush
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Presidency as if they had happened
The Campus
Beginning with ''The Teeth of the Tiger'', Ryanverse novels feature off-the-books intelligence organization The Campus while featuring Jack Ryan Sr. as more of a background character. They follow his son
Jack Ryan Jr.
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and fellow colleagues on several counter-terrorism missions. Hendley Associates, a
private trading and arbitrage company, serves as a legitimate cover for the organization, or the "white side". They fund The Campus's intelligence operations by stock market trades influenced by captured intelligence data, thus removing federal oversight and allowing free rein in the Campus's operations.
Characters
* Gerald Paul "Gerry" Hendley Jr.: Founder & CEO. A former Democratic senator from
South Carolina
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, Hendley was tasked by then-President Ryan to lead The Campus and its cover Hendley Associates.
* Jerry Rounds: Chief of strategic planning / director of intelligence
* Rick Bell: Chief of analysis
* Sam Granger: Director of operations. Later killed by the Chinese in ''Threat Vector''.
* John Clark: Director of operations. He was employed by The Campus after retiring from the CIA and Rainbow in ''Dead or Alive'', and after a brief retirement replaces Granger as operations head in ''Command Authority''.
* Gavin Biery: Director of information technology
* Lisanne Robertson: Director of transportation. Introduced in ''Power and Empire''.
* Domingo "Ding" Chavez: Senior operations officer. Along with Clark, he was recruited by The Campus after retiring from the CIA and Rainbow. Ding helps train new agents for the Campus as well and participates in field operations.
* Dominic "Enzo" Caruso: Operations officer and former FBI special agent
* Brian "Aldo" Caruso: Operations officer and former Marine Major. Later dies in an operation in Libya in ''Dead or Alive''.
* Jack Ryan Jr.: Intelligence analyst and operations officer. Originally an analyst, he becomes more involved in field operations from ''Dead or Alive'' onwards, much to the concern of his father.
* Sam Driscoll: Operations officer and former
Army Ranger. He was recruited by Clark after the Kealty administration dropped murder charges against him for killing sleeping Middle Eastern terrorists in a cave in Pakistan during the hunt for the Emir in ''Dead or Alive''. Later dies in an operation in Mexico City in ''Full Force and Effect''.
* Adara Sherman: Operations officer in ''True Faith and Allegiance'' and former director of transportation. She currently has a relationship with Caruso.
* Bartosz "Barry" Jankowski (call sign "Midas"): Operations officer and former
Delta Force
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operator. Recruited by Clark in ''True Faith and Allegiance''.
* Tony Wills: Intelligence analyst who originally trained Jack Ryan Jr. on the intelligence side of The Campus
* Helen Reid: Pilot of Hendley Associates's
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* Chester "Country" Hicks: Co-pilot of Hendley Associates's Gulfstream G550
In other media
Films
Television
It was announced by ''Deadline'' that
Carlton Cuse
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and
Graham Roland
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would be working with
Michael Bay
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and his production company
Platinum Dunes
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and
Paramount Television
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on a ''Jack Ryan'' TV series for
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* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
. On April 29, 2016, Deadline announced that
John Krasinski
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will star as Jack Ryan in the series.
On August 16, 2016, Amazon Studios announced they had given a series order for a 10-episode first season of ''
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
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''. On November 4, 2016,
Abbie Cornish
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was cast as Cathy Muller in the series. On January 6, 2017, it was reported that
Morten Tyldum
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would direct the pilot. In February 2017, it was announced that ''
The Americans
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'' director
Daniel Sackheim
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would direct multiple episodes and produce the series. The series, said to be inspired by the
Harrison Ford
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Jack Ryan films, premiered on August 31, 2018. Four months earlier, on April 24, 2018, Amazon had renewed the series for season two, which is set in
South America
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,
and it was renewed for a third season on February 13, 2019. In May 2022, before the release of the third season, it was confirmed the series would be renewed for a fourth and final season.
Video games
Many video games based on the Ryanverse have been made, some based on the novels, some on the films, some on the spin-offs.
* ''
The Hunt for Red October
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'' (1987): Based on the book ''
The Hunt for Red October
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''. It was released for the
Atari ST
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,
Amiga
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,
Apple II
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,
ZX Spectrum
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Referred to during development as t ...
,
MSX
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,
Commodore 64
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and
IBM PC
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. The player must navigate the ''Red October'' towards U.S. waters while avoiding the Soviet Navy. The game is a combination of submarine simulator and strategy game.
* ''
The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
'' (1990): Based on the movie ''
The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
''. It was released for the
Amiga
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,
Amstrad CPC
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,
Atari ST
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,
Commodore 64
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,
MS-DOS
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, and
ZX Spectrum
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Referred to during development as t ...
. The game features five action sequences including jumping from a
helicopter
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and navigating
submarine
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s through deep channels and avoiding from many obstacles.
* ''
The Sum of All Fears'' (2002): Based on the movie ''
The Sum of All Fears''. It was released for ''Microsoft Windows'', ''Game Boy Advance'', ''PlayStation 2'', and the ''GameCube''. It is a tactical
first-person shooter
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where various mission must be completed including saving hostages in a
Charleston, West Virginia
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television station, and shutting down the operations of a
West Virginia
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n
militia
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.
''Rainbow Six'' games
In addition
Tom Clancy
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created a multi-media franchise about a fictional
international
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counter-terrorist
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unit
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* Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
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called "Rainbow". The franchise began with Clancy's novel ''
Rainbow Six Rainbow Six may refer to:
* ''Rainbow Six'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Tom Clancy
*''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'', a video game franchise published by Ubisoft
** ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (video game), a tactical shooter video game
*"Rainbow Six", a ...
'', which was adapted into a series of
tactical first-person shooter
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video game
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s.
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