I started Tom Clancy’s so-called Ryanverse (possible spoilers)

It's been many years, but I think you will enjoy the series.

Reading them in the order written would make the prequel you are reading now a bit more meaningful, with quite a few references to people or relatives of people who show up in the later books.

I've often wondered how those books would stand up for someone who didn't personally live during the Cold War. Are you old enough to remember that?

I am too young to remember vietnam, so that prequel felt like historical fiction to me, and I would guess the rest of the series would feel that way to someone with no living memory of the Cold War

You are in luck

They made one in 2021 with Michael B Jordan as the lead

Withour Remorse was my least favorite. I prefer the grand scale of war, political intrigue etc. Debt of Honor, Executive Orders and The Cardinal of the Kremlin are my favorites. While not in the Ryanverse, Red Storm Rising is fantastic too.

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The Hunt for Red October is the first Jack Ryan book and one of the greatest novels ever written.

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It's the best of the Jack Ryan's but Red Storm Rising is Clancy's best. HFRO is second and Without Remorse is third. I don't think you should start reading Without Remorse and should never watch the movie.

The Cardinal of the Kremlin is my vote for the best Ryan book and one of the greatest spy novels ever written.

Jack Ryan series
Cardinal of the Kremlin
Hunt for Red October
Clear and Present Danger
Sum of All Fears
Patriot Games (oddly better movie than book)
Debt of Honor gets a little shark jumpy
Executive Orders

I read Hunt for Red October back some years ago, loved it, but then never read another Clancy novel until like 2019 when I randomly picked up Patriot Games at an airport and decided to work my way through the Ryanverse as well. I read them in published order, through Executive Orders. I was super stoked about Without Remorse (even though it's not exactly a Ryan book) because I love Clark. However, it was easily my least favorite of the series. Cardinal of the Kremlin was probably my favorite. Loved them all, even if Debt of Honor and Executive Orders got to be a little "too much".

Havent read anything past Executive Orders, and I'm not sure if I will. Seems like it was a good wrap-up on that universe to me.

I stopped with Executive Orders

I missed this thread the first time around. It should be said that Red Storm Rising (not a Ryanverse, although it has a Ryan proxy) remains my favorite Clancy novel.

It was a damned fine video game, too, back in the day.