Rules of Engagement
- Published as part of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan; this book was written by Ward Larsen.
- Published
- 19 May 2026
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN-13
- 9780593718094
- Type
- novel
About this book
Rules of Engagement (2026) is written by Ward Larsen as Jack Ryan ghostwriter, the forty-fourth installment and the newest name added to the continuation authors keeping the series going more than a decade past Tom Clancy's death. It runs 448 pages.
Key facts about Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement is a novel credited to Ward Larsen. It has been out since 19 May 2026. The book has 448 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780593718094 to find the main one.
Rules of Engagement is book 44 of 44 in the Jack Ryan series. The series has 44 published books. However, the series starts with The Hunt for Red October (1984).
It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date. Meanwhile, The Coldest War comes next, with an announced date of 24 November 2026.
Additionally, Ward Larsen writes David Slaton and Jammer Davis as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. It is also the latest published Ward Larsen book on file.
About Ward Larsen
Ward Larsen flew F-16s in the U.S. Air Force — twenty-two combat missions during Operation Desert Storm — then went on to work as a federal law-enforcement officer, airline captain and trained aircraft accident investigator, expertise he's put directly to use across two long-running thriller series. See every Ward Larsen book in order.
Its place in Jack Ryan
Rules of Engagement is book 44 in the Jack Ryan series. It follows Executive Power. See the full Jack Ryan reading order.
Jack Ryan starts the series as a CIA analyst who stumbles into a Soviet submarine defection and rises, book by book, to national security adviser and eventually President of the United States — one of the most sustained "ordinary competent man in extraordinary circumstances" arcs in thriller fiction. Tom Clancy built his name on techno-thriller density: real weapons systems, real geopolitics, and enough procedural detail about submarines, fighter jets and intelligence tradecraft that the books doubled as…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780593718094