Jack Stewart (author)

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Jack Stewart
OccupationWriter
Genre Thriller, military fiction
Notable works
Unknown Rider
Silent Horizons
Website
jackstewartbooks.com

Jack Stewart is an American novelist. He is known for the Battle Born series of thriller novels and the Silent Horizons series of military thrillers co-written with Chad Robichaux.

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Career

Stewart graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and holds a Master of Science in Global Leadership from the University of San Diego. [1] He worked as a fighter pilot for twenty years. [2] Stewart has credited the 1986 movie Top Gun for inspiring him to become a fighter pilot. [3] After retiring from military service, he worked as an airline pilot. [4]

Stewart published his debut novel, Unknown Rider, in 2023. [5] Inspired by his experiences as a fighter pilot, the book was followed by three more sequels: Outlaw, [6] Bogey Spades (both 2024) [7] [8] , and Declared Hostile (2025).

In 2025, Stewart collaborated with Chad Robichaux on the novel Silent Horizons, [4] [9] followed by the sequel Riptide, to be released in 2026. He also published his entry in W.E.B. Griffin's Presidential Agent series, Direct Action, in December 2025. [10]

Stewart is set to replace M. P. Woodward as the author of the Jack Ryan Jr. series of novels, which is set in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse, in 2026. [11]

Bibliography

Battle Born series

Silent Horizons series

Co-written with Chad Robichaux

Presidential Agent series

Based on characters created by W.E.B. Griffin

Jack Ryan Jr. series

Based on characters created by Tom Clancy

References

  1. "Bio". Jack Stewart Books. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. Stewart, Jack. "Cockpit Views". Jack Stewart Books. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. "TOPGUN True or False". Jack Stewart Books. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Interview with Jack Stewart". Rapt Interviews. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  5. Steck, Ryan. "Featured Review: 'Unknown Rider' by Jack Stewart". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. Steck, Ryan. "Featured Review: 'Outlaw' by Jack Stewart". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  7. Roll, D. A. "Guest Review: 'Bogey Spades' by Jack Stewart". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  8. Steck, Ryan. "BOGEY SPADES: Jack Stewart's Third Battle Born Thriller Set for Fall 2024 Release". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  9. Steck, Ryan. "EXCLUSIVE: Chad Robichaux Teaming with Jack Stewart for New Fiction Series at Tyndale". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  10. Bell, Rhema Joy. "Former Navy Fighter Pilot and Dallas Author to Revive Bestselling Military Thriller Series". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  11. Steck, Ryan. "Tom Clancy Shakeup: Jack Stewart to Takeover Jack Ryan Jr. Series". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2026.