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Jack Ryan Officially Returns This Month in New Tom Clancy Thriller
Jack Ryan is returning in a new Tom Clancy novel, *The Coldest War*, due for release on 24 November. The book continues the character’s story after more than four decades and offers a new instalment for readers while the future of the screen franchise remains uncertain.
The novel features President Jack Ryan confronting a Russian plan to melt an Arctic passage using nuclear power, allowing its ships and submarines to travel undetected. The article says an attack on the Russian icebreakers could trigger war and cause a major environmental disaster. John Krasinski’s *Ghost War*, released on Prime Video in May, was his final appearance as Ryan, and no new screen project has been announced.
In short
- *The Coldest War* arrives on 24 November.
- President Ryan faces a Russian Arctic strategy.
- The screen franchise has no announced successor.
Explained simply
Jack Ryan is a fictional American intelligence officer and later president, created by novelist Tom Clancy. His stories often centre on international crises involving security agencies, governments and military forces.
The Arctic is a region around the North Pole, where melting ice is opening sea routes that were once difficult to use. Countries including Russia and the United States have interests there, because access to these routes can affect trade and military movement.
Ryan has also been played by John Krasinski in a television series and films. The character’s books and screen adaptations are separate parts of a long-running franchise, so a new novel does not itself confirm whether more screen stories will be made.