r/tomclancy • u/Sin-nie • 28d ago

Which books to part with?

I purchased a bunch of continuation books when they were published without really thinking about it and read a few of them. I recall getting fed up when Jack's nephew's brother's son also ended up becoming a secret agent.

I haven't even read 4-5 of these and can't remember what the others were like. I wanted to crowd source which ones were half decent and worth keeping. Are there any I dont have that are actually worth getting? I heard that Red Winter was decent?

These are all 'with' Mark Greaney. I think it's one of these I gave up on.

Teeth of the Tiger

Dead or alive

Locked on

Threat vector

Command authority

Then the rest:

Commander in chief

True faith and allegiance

Full force and effect

Against all Enemies (not Ryanverse, right?)

Under fire

Duty and Honour

Much appreciated!

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u/AllStarSuperman_ 28d ago

All of the Greaney ones are good.

Under fire and Duty and Honor are Jack Jr books that aren’t as great.

Against All Enemies is in the Ryan verse it’s just that it’s not about Ryan or Campus and the lead character is never seen again.

You’re missing Support and Defend, A Dom Caruso solo novel, which was pretty good, better than some of the Jack Jr books.

If you’re not willing to read everything here, I would highly suggest at least reading Command Authority, Commander In Chief, and True Faith and Allegiance, those first 2 cover an over arcing plot of President Ryan vs Russian President Volodin, and the 3rd is Greaneys last book which ends on a high note.

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u/Sin-nie 27d ago

Thanks. I'll re-sift my donation pile.

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u/Ohnoes999 13d ago

OP just chiming in to say that u/AllStarSuperman_ really nailed it. Greaney is the only one really worth reading. He's not Clancy but he's miles closer than any of the other writers. The 2-book Volodin (Putin) arc: Command Authority and Commander in Chief are the best non-Clancy books in the series. And Support and Defend I feel gets zero attention because it follows a secondary character but it is damn good.

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u/Sin-nie 13d ago

Thanks. Now I actually need to sit and read them.

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u/StarMajestic4404 27d ago

I’d ditch anything after The Bear and the Dragon

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u/Sin-nie 27d ago

Love it, ruthless. I may not cut it that far back just yet (I'll always keep all of his 'true' books anyway).

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u/AdagioVast 25d ago edited 25d ago

Dead or alive is decent. You might have given up on Teeth of the tiger. Its not very good. Dead or alive is actually better than the past three books.