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Tom Clancy's Power Play Books in Order

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Browse Tom Clancy's Power Play novels in order, with concise summaries, notes on recurring characters, and guidance on how to read this corporate-espionage arc.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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Tom Clancy's Power Play books in publication order

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1

Politika

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

2

ruthless.com

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

3

Shadow Watch

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

4

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.

5

Cold War

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

6

Cutting Edge

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

7

Zero Hour

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

8

Wild Card

by Martin H Greenberg

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.

Tom Clancy's Power Play books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Politika"

    Politika

    by Martin H Greenberg

    1997Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "ruthless.com"

    ruthless.com

    by Martin H Greenberg

    1998Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Shadow Watch"

    Shadow Watch

    by Martin H Greenberg

    1999Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Bio-Strike"

    Bio-Strike

    by Tom Clancy

    2000Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Cold War"

    Cold War

    by Martin H Greenberg

    2001Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Cutting Edge"

    Cutting Edge

    by Martin H Greenberg

    2002Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Zero Hour"

    Zero Hour

    by Martin H Greenberg

    2003Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Wild Card"

    Wild Card

    by Martin H Greenberg

    2004Tom Clancy's Power Play, Book 8

Series background & context

Tom Clancy’s Power Play imprint highlights the same sequence of stories that follow Roger Gordian and his company UpLink, emphasizing the brand connection and making it easier for readers to spot the series on a crowded shelf.

Under this banner, the books trace how a single corporation becomes entangled in global security crises. UpLink’s satellites, software, and security divisions are tempting targets, and each novel builds a different kind of threat around them: cyber attacks cloaked as business deals, sabotage against space hardware, engineered viruses or designer drugs, and weapons that can be hidden inside legitimate infrastructure projects.

Across the series, recurring characters like Gordian and Pete Nimec serve as anchors while the setting shifts from Moscow to South America, from African fiber‑optic routes to island resorts where the world’s elite come to play. The stories move quickly between technical discussions in conference rooms and high‑risk field operations in harsh environments.

What distinguishes Power Play from the main Ryan novels is its focus on private actors. UpLink has to work with governments but never fully belongs to them. That allows the books to explore how business decisions, licensing agreements, and product launches can have ripple effects that look a lot like traditional espionage.

Readers interested in near‑future threats where corporations, criminals, and intelligence agencies overlap will find the Power Play line a focused way to explore that side of the Clancy universe.

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