no new Tom Clancy novels? (cover, best, writing, author)

[Tom Lennox 70]

It's been a long time since Tom Clancy came up with a new novel. The last one I was the Teeth of the Tiger and like all Clancy books I really loved it.

Now I'm stuck reading Clancy spin-offs like Vince Flynn, Dale Brown, and Larry Bond. Out of these Vince Flynn is the best and he was an advisor to Season 5 of 24 which won an Emmy. His books feel like my favorite show 24.

But Tom Clancy is the master of the military/spy/political thriller and I can't wait for any of his new novels.

[unknown stuntman]

I say good riddance- even after I close a chapter of a Clancy novel for the evening his ego still oozes out of the pages even what books I did read of his. Don't ge tme wrong: he is a master when it comes government intelligence and astro-physics, no question. Unfortunately he doesn't need to be reitertaing it to me every step of the way of how masterful an intellect he is by needlessly going into a tangent and leaving the story line far behind.

[truetomine]

rofl...i like a few clancy books but vince flynn by far is the best i have ever read! cant wait for a new book to come out...

[Tom Lennox 70]

Yeah Vince Flynn is amazing...I've read 4 of his books so far, actually on the 4th one. He says he loves 24 too and there is definitely a parallel. Some of the books are so painful to read though, especially Consent to Kill....the storyline really makes you depressed. Hopefully 24 doesn't go down that road but then its never been a happy show either.

Dale Brown is a very distant third behind Vince Flynn and Tom Clancy.

[MsHell]

I enjoyed Presidential Agent Series, by WEB Griffin.
I only read books #1 and #2, waiting on #3 to come out in paperback.

By Order of the President
The Hostage
The Hunters

[Tom Lennox 70]

Its been ages since Tom Clancy came out with a new novel. He's my favorite author of all time. I think with his new video game company making tons of money he finds that more profitable than writing novels but I still wish he'd come out with something, and his last novel didn't have a sense of closure. It was even left open-ended when the good guys are making their way up the ranks of the terrorist organization going after jihadists who had attacked on American soil.

Now all I can read fiction-wise are Dale Brown (an inferior Tom Clancy knock-off in terms of writing skill and whose books are overloaded with technical details for anyone who's not an aerospace engineer), and Vince Flynn, who indeed is a very talented author with great relevent plots. HOwever I still miss Tom Clancy's work a lot.

Clancy's 1000 page books go by much faster than Dale Brown's 400 page novels. Vince FLynn like I said is excellent but his books feel too short, even at around 300 or 400 pages since its so exciting.

I never read got into Coonts or Griffith.

[MsHell]

Originally Posted by Terrapin2212

I never read got into Coonts or Griffith.

WEB Griffin is a hit-or-miss for me. I really liked his recent Presidential Agent Series.
I am waiting on the last one to come out in paperback.

#1 By Order of the President
#2 The Hostage
#3 The Hunters

[Chava61]

Here the most recent Tom Clancy books that were published since the original posting of this thread:

Dead or Alive (2010, with Grant Blackwood) - The story picks up where The Teeth of the Tiger left off with Jack Ryan, Jr. and The Campus trying to catch a terrorist known as "The Emir".
Against All Enemies (2011, with Peter Telep) - A terrorist bombing in Pakistan wipes out Max Moore’s entire CIA team. As the only survivor, the former Navy SEAL plunges deeper into the treacherous tribal lands to find the terrorist cell, but what he discovers there leads him to a much darker conspiracy in an unexpected part of the globe — the United States/Mexico border.
Locked On (Dec 2011, with Mark Greaney) - While Jack Ryan Jr. trains to become a field operative within The Campus, his father campaigns for re-election as President of the United States. A devout enemy of Jack Sr. launches a privately funded vendetta to discredit him, while a corrupt Pakistani general has entered into a deadly pact with a fanatical terrorist to procure nuclear warheads.
Threat Vector (Dec 2012, with Mark Greaney)

[Chava61]

If you are still looking for Tom Clancy books, here are the most recent ones:
Dead or Alive (2010, with Grant Blackwood)
Against All Enemies (2011, with Peter Telep)
Locked On (Dec 2011, with Mark Greaney)
Threat Vector (Dec 2012, with Mark Greaney)

[Mark S.]

Well, if you believe the rumors, Clancy himself hasn't actually written any books since around 1996. He hires ghost writers, comments on the draft, then stamps his name on it.

I haven't liked any of his books since Without Remorse.