Will Tom Clancy's characters continue to appear in new books?
What is the fate of Tom Clancy's book series now that their creator has died?
Clancy, who died in October, penned multiple bestsellers featuring Jack Ryan and other characters, including Ryan's son, Jack Ryan Jr., and John Clark, a Navy SEAL turned CIA operative. Clancy鈥檚 novels have been adapted into several financially successful movies. According to a statement from the author鈥檚 publisher, G.P. Putnam鈥檚 Sons, the literary world may not have seen the last of Clancy鈥檚 characters.
鈥淭om Clancy left us an incredible group of characters and a truly phenomenal record of fictional plots that sometimes preceded world events,鈥� Putnam president Ivan Held said in a statement, as reported by . 鈥淸Clancy鈥檚 new book] 'Command Authority' shows his characters in just the kind of dire world situation that Tom's fans came to expect. And of course we hope Jack Ryan and The Campus team can live on.鈥�
The author had used ghost writers before, as with series such as 鈥淭om Clancy鈥檚 Op-Center," which was created by Clancy but in fact written by author Jeff Rovin. So another author taking on Clancy鈥檚 characters wouldn鈥檛 be a totally strange concept.
No matter what happens with Clancy鈥檚 fictional universe, the next months will continue to feature works based on his characters. The last novel written by the author (and co-written with author Mark Greaney), 鈥淐ommand Authority,鈥� was released yesterday, and a movie starring 鈥�Star Trek鈥� actor Chris Pine as Jack Ryan, titled 鈥淛ack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,鈥� is set to hit theaters on Jan. 17.
