Clancy isn't just a (dead) writer, he is a brand. He is the (continuing) spy-thriller factory. Clancy passed away in 2013, although the brand lives on. Spy thriller paperbacks with the name "Tom Clancy" prominently displayed on the cover continue to be published. Clancy invented the memorable character of Jack Ryan, a dedicated espionage professional who repeatedly saved the world from its bumbling politicians and the evildoers they coddle, in novels like THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. In some of his appearances he is "only" an analyst, though always the crucial one who gets things right. In other novels he has to take a role in the field, and becomes a tough-guy action hero. In the Clancy timeline, (the Ryanverse, as it is sometimes called) Ryan eventually becomes President of the United States. Because that is the natural career path for intelligence analysts. That limits the amount of derring-do of which he can be the center. Fortunately, he passes the mant...