
Tom Clancy
Born 12 April 1947 · Died 1 October 2013
From Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction
Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, and several video games which he did not work on, but which bear his name for licensing and promotional purposes. His name is also a brand for similar movie scripts written by ghost writers and many series of non-fiction books on military subjects and merged biographies of key leaders. He is also part-owner and Vice Chairman of Community Activities and Public Affairs of the Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team.
Quotes
“I’ve made up stuff that’s turned out to be real, that’s the spooky part.”
1980s “The difference between me and you is that I do good fiction.”
1990s “The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.”
1990s “There’s nothing that’s ever happened in the world that didn’t start in one human mind.”
In Depth with Tom Clancy “A field commander never has the information he needs. He has to go with his best hunch.”
Schafer interview
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Tom Clancy in order
Books by Tom Clancy in the order they were published, from Hunt for Red October (1984) to Dead or Alive (2010).
- 1Hunt for Red October
Hunt for Red October1984 - 2Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising1986 - 3Patriot Games
Patriot Games1987 - 4The Cardinal of the Kremlin
The Cardinal of the Kremlin1988 - 5Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger1989 - 6The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears1991 - 7Two Complete Novels
Two Complete Novels1993 - 8Without Remorse
Without Remorse1993 - 9Debt of Honor
Debt of Honor1994 - 10Tom Clancy's Op-centre
Tom Clancy's Op-centre1995 - 11Executive Orders
Executive Orders1996 - 12SSN
SSN1996 - 13Rainbow Six
Rainbow Six1998 - 14Tom Clancy's Net Force
Tom Clancy's Net Force1998 - 15Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six1998 - 16Divide and Conquer
Divide and Conquer2000 - 17The Bear and the Dragon
The Bear and the Dragon2000 - 18Red Rabbit
Red Rabbit2002 - 19Battle Ready
Battle Ready2003 - 20Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard2003 - 21The Teeth of the Tiger
The Teeth of the Tiger2003 - 22Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell2005 - 23Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon2008 - 24Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive2010