by Tom Clancy
Part of Jack Ryan Universe, book 16
First published 2012
Jack Ryan Jr. and his teammates at The Campus discover their covert organization has been compromised. Someone knows they exist, and that knowledge threatens their destruction. President Jack Ryan returns to the Oval Office as China's leadership teeters on collapse from internal chaos. Chinese officials exploit the crisis to launch long-planned strikes against Taiwan and the Americans defending the island nation. Two superpowers hurtle toward direct military confrontation. President Ryan holds one remaining option: deploy The Campus operatives despite their blown cover. The team must enter combat knowing their secret status hangs by a thread. Father and son Ryan face parallel battles as global war threatens to engulf both superpowers. The Campus agents race against time while their exposure looms, forcing them to operate in the shadows of an escalating international crisis that could consume the world.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, father-son-conflict, secret-identity
Setting: China, Taiwan, The Campus, United States
Period: 21st-century
835 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult