Mark Greaney, who since 2011 has written seven Jack Ryan novels (three of which he co-authored with Clancy himself), including last December’s True Faith and Allegiance, will exit the franchise this year. So too will Grant Blackwood, who has penned three novels in the Jack Ryan Jr. series, most recently last summer’s Duty and Honor.
With both long-time authors stepping aside, two new writers have been selected to continue both series within the Clancy universe and each will release a new book this year.
Taking over for Mark Greaney will be veteran New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron, most famous for writing his long-running Jericho Quinn series (Field of Fire, etc.). Cameron will continue the Jack Ryan Sr. franchise with a new, still untitled, novel scheduled to be released sometime this fall.
Stepping in for Blackwood is Mike Maden, a relatively new author who has written four novels as part of his own Troy Pearce series, including last year’s Drone Threat. Maden’s first Jack Jr. novel, Tom Clancy Point of Contact, the twenty-third book set in the Clancy-created universe, will hit bookstores on June 13, 2017.