''Tom Clancy's Net Force'' is a novel series, created by
Tom Clancy
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...
and
Steve Pieczenik and originally written by
Steve Perry
Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Journey during their most successful years from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He wrote/co-wrote ...
. The original series ceased publication in 2006. There was also a spin-off of young adult books called ''
Net Force Explorers''. The series was rebooted in 2019 with the ''Dark Web'' novel by Jerome Preisler.
General
''Tom Clancy's Net Force'' is aimed at an adult audience, while the related series
Net Force Explorers (which follows the adventures of a teen auxiliary of the Net Force in 2025) is aimed at the older teen market.
The initial ''Net Force'' concept was alluded to in the third ''
Op-Center'' novel, ''
Games of State''; given that ''Net Force'' was created by the same two men who created the ''Op-Center'' series, it can be assumed that they occur in the same universe. However, no direct connection has yet been drawn between the two.
Main characters
These characters are in most or all books:
Original series
The books in the ''Tom Clancy's Net Force'' series so far are:
Relaunch series
The books in the ''Tom Clancy's Net Force Relaunch'' series so far are:
In other media
The first book of the series, ''Net Force'', was adapted and altered into a made-for-TV film in
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, starring
Scott Bakula
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as Alex Michaels and
Joanna Going as Toni Fiorella.
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References
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Book series introduced in 1998
Novel series
Techno-thriller novels