Desaix Clark Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Maximum Vigilance |
1992 |
Buy |
| Pax Pacifica |
1995 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| My Life is Great, Why Do I Feel So Awful? |
1990 |
Buy |
| Steve Pieczenik Talks |
2014 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Active Pursuit |
2012 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Mind Palace |
1985 |
Buy |
| Blood Heat |
1988 |
Buy |
| Hidden Passions |
1991 |
Buy |
| Active Measures |
2001 |
Buy |
| My Beloved Talleyrand: The Life of a Scoundrel by His Last Mistress |
2005 |
Buy |
| Terror Counter Terror |
2007 |
Buy |
| State of Emergency |
2010 |
Buy |
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Op-Center |
1995 |
Buy |
| Mirror Image |
1995 |
Buy |
| Games of State |
1996 |
Buy |
| Acts of War |
1996 |
Buy |
| Balance of Power |
1998 |
Buy |
| State of Siege |
1999 |
Buy |
| Divide and Conquer |
2000 |
Buy |
| Line of Control |
2001 |
Buy |
| Mission of Honor |
2002 |
Buy |
| Sea of Fire |
2003 |
Buy |
| Call to Treason |
2004 |
Buy |
| War of Eagles |
2005 |
Buy |
| Out of the Ashes |
2014 |
Buy |
| Into the Fire |
2015 |
Buy |
| Scorched Earth |
2016 |
Buy |
| Dark Zone |
2017 |
Buy |
| For Honor |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sting of the Wasp |
2019 |
Buy |
| God of War |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Black Order |
2021 |
Buy |
| Call of Duty |
2022 |
Buy |
| Fallout |
2023 |
Buy |
Steve Pieczenik is a psychiatrist and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State who co-created the Tom Clancy’s Op-Center series. His real career in international crisis management and hostage negotiations informed his fiction writing. The Op-Center series, co-created with Tom Clancy, follows a government crisis management team through geopolitical threats.
His solo novels include Maximum Vigilance (1992) and Blood Heat (1988), political thrillers drawing on his government experience. He also writes non-fiction about psychology and crisis management.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Steve Pieczenik written?
Steve Pieczenik has written 34 books across five series.
What was Steve Pieczenik's first book?
Steve Pieczenik’s first book is The Mind Palace, published in 1985.
What is Steve Pieczenik known for?
Pieczenik co-created and co-wrote the Tom Clancy’s Op-Center series with Tom Clancy, a long-running military thriller franchise. He is also a psychiatrist and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State who was involved in real hostage negotiations and counterterrorism operations.