Tom Clancy's Op-Center books in order

Tom Clancy's Op-Center is a long-running military thriller series about a government crisis management team, with later installments co-written by Dick Couch.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Op-Center 1995 Dick Couch Buy
2 Mirror Image 1995 Dick Couch Buy
3 Games of State 1996 Dick Couch Buy
4 Acts of War 1996 Dick Couch Buy
5 Balance of Power 1998 Dick Couch Buy
6 State of Siege 1999 Dick Couch Buy
7 Divide and Conquer 2000 Dick Couch Buy
8 Line of Control 2001 Dick Couch Buy
9 Mission of Honor 2002 Dick Couch Buy
10 Sea of Fire 2003 Dick Couch Buy
11 Call to Treason 2004 Dick Couch Buy
12 War of Eagles 2005 Dick Couch Buy
13 Out of the Ashes 2014 Dick Couch Buy
14 Into the Fire 2015 Dick Couch Buy
15 Scorched Earth 2016 Dick Couch Buy
16 Dark Zone 2017 Dick Couch Buy
17 For Honor 2018 Dick Couch Buy
18 Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: For Honor 2018 Dick Couch Buy
19 Sting of the Wasp 2019 Dick Couch Buy
20 God of War 2020 Dick Couch Buy
21 The Black Order 2021 Dick Couch Buy
22 Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Call of Duty: A Novel 2022 Dick Couch N/A
23 Call of Duty 2022 Dick Couch Buy
24 Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Fallout 2023 Dick Couch N/A
25 Fallout 2023 Dick Couch Buy

Tom Clancy’s Op-Center is a twenty-five-book series that started in 1995 and ran through 2023. The series follows the National Crisis Management Center, known as Op-Center, as it handles military and political crises around the world. The original run of thirteen books established the premise and characters through the mid-2000s.

Dick Couch revived the series with Out of the Ashes in 2014, updating it for modern threats and conflicts. His continuation ran through multiple installments including Into the Fire, Scorched Earth, Dark Zone, Sting of the Wasp, and God of War. The most recent entries, Call of Duty and Fallout, carried the series into 2023. Readers new to Op-Center can start with either the 1995 original or the 2014 relaunch, depending on whether they prefer Cold War-era or contemporary military thrillers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Tom Clancy's Op-Center series?

There are 25 books in the Tom Clancy’s Op-Center series, published between 1995 and 2023.

What is the first book in the Tom Clancy's Op-Center series?

The first book in the Tom Clancy’s Op-Center series is Op-Center, published in 1995.

Do the Tom Clancy's Op-Center books need to be read in order?

The early Op-Center books follow a continuous storyline and are best read in order. The later novels by Dick Couch, starting with Out of the Ashes, function as a soft reboot and can be read without knowledge of the earlier books.

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