Command Authority

Tom Clancy has written seventeen #1 New York Times bestselling novels, all published by G. P. Putnam's Sons and Berkley Books in the U.S.: The Hunt for Red October (Berkley only, 1985), Red Storm Rising (1986), Patriot Games (1987), The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988), Clear and Present Danger (1989), The Sum of All Fears (1991), Without Remorse (1993), Debt of Honor (1994), Executive Orders (1996), Rainbow Six (1998), The Bear and the Dragon (2000), Red Rabbit (2002), The Teeth of the Tiger (2003), Dead or Alive (2010), Against All Enemies (2011) and Locked On (2011). Clancy's New York Times bestselling nonfiction books include Into the Storm: A Study in Command (written with General Fred Franks, Jr., Ret., and Tony Koltz), Every Man a Tiger (written with General Charles Horner, Ret., and Tony Koltz), Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces (written with General Carl Stiner, Ret., and Tony Koltz) and Battle Ready (written with General Tony Zinni, Ret., and Tony Koltz).

New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney's debut international thriller, The Gray Man, became a US bestseller on publication in 2009 and was released as a Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling in 2022. More than a dozen more Gray Man novels have been released to date. Greaney is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author and/or co-author of seven Tom Clancy novels, including his most recent Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance. He collaborated with Tom Clancy on three Jack Ryan novels before Clancy's death in 2013. Greaney has also written two books in the Joshua Duffy thriller series: Armored and Sentinel, while his military thriller Red Metal, written with Lt Col Hunter R. Rawlings, USMC, became a New York Times bestseller in 2009. His most recent thriller is Dark Union (2027), #16 in the Gray Man series.

Award-winning actor/director Lou Diamond Phillips projects include feature films, television, and the Broadway stage. Phillips, originally born in the Philippines, was raised in Texas. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Yvonne. He has four daughters – Indigo, Grace, Isabella, and Lili.