Power Plays Books in Order
Follow the Power Plays series created by Tom Clancy, with Roger Gordian’s high-tech missions listed in order, plus story summaries and series background.
Last updated: December 20, 2025
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Publication Order
8 books
Wild Card
by Tom Clancy
2004
Sent to an exclusive Caribbean resort that doubles as a joint UpLink–oil project hub, Pete Nimec expects a working vacation. Instead he uncovers a scheme to funnel resources to hostile regimes, forcing a showdown far from any official battlefield.
Zero Hour
by Tom Clancy
2003
A Pakistan‑based terror group plans to use a high‑energy weapon to unleash a toxic cloud over New York City. UpLink operatives work against the clock, from gemstones in Asia to laboratories in the West, to keep the city from suffocating.
Cutting Edge
by Tom Clancy
2002
Building a pan‑African fiber‑optic network is Roger Gordian’s most ambitious project yet, but a ruthless enemy sees it as the perfect tool for blackmail and espionage. When Gordian’s daughter is kidnapped, the fight over information dominance becomes painfully personal.
Cold War
by Tom Clancy
2001
A new frontier in the Power Plays saga pits UpLink against a shadowy foe using advanced science and remote facilities to stage attacks. As crises erupt in extreme environments, Gordian’s team confronts an enemy willing to gamble with global stability.
Bio-Strike
by Tom Clancy
2000
A radical eco‑group acquires cutting‑edge biological research and threatens to unleash a tailored plague. Roger Gordian and his staff must piece together scattered clues about stolen samples, compromised labs, and hidden test sites before the first outbreak becomes unstoppable.
Shadow Watch
by Tom Clancy
1999
UpLink is leading construction of a multinational space station when a shuttle is sabotaged and guerrilla attacks hit key facilities. As nations trade accusations, Gordian’s team races to find who is targeting the project before orbital disaster sparks wider conflict.
ruthless.com
by Tom Clancy
1998
When Roger Gordian refuses to sell a powerful encryption program, a rival mounts a hostile takeover that hides something far uglier than corporate ambition. UpLink’s security chief Pete Nimec must fight boardroom plots and hired killers to keep the company alive.
Politika
by Tom Clancy
1997
In turbulent post‑Soviet Russia, famine and unrest threaten a coup just as a terrorist strike hits the United States. Roger Gordian and his firm UpLink are dragged into the chaos, using their technology and crisis team to uncover who benefits from the bloodshed.
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