Editing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (section)

==Novels==
===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' (2004)===
''Splinter Cell''<ref>{{cite book
| last      = Michaels
| first      = David
| author-link      = David Michaels (author)
| title      = Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
| date      = December 7, 2004
| publisher = Penguin
| isbn      = 978-0-425-20168-8
| url-access      = registration
| url      = https://archive.org/details/tomclancyssplint00clan_0
}}</ref> is the first installment of a series of novels based on the video game series. It was written by [[Raymond Benson]] under the pseudonym [[David Michaels (author)|David Michaels]]. The plot follows [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] as he investigates a terrorist group called "The Shadows" and a related arms-dealing organization named "The Shop". Members of "The Shop" use inside information to attempt to kill "Third Echelon" members, including Fisher. Shortly after its publication in December 2004, it spent 3 weeks on the ''New York Times'' list of bestsellers.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/09/books/bestseller/0109bestpaperfiction.html?oref=login | work=The New York Times | title=Paperback Fiction | date=January 9, 2005}}</ref> It also made it to the list of Wall Street Journal mass-market paperback bestsellers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=Y29tX2lkPTI3MQ%3D%3D |title=Press releases |publisher=Ubisoftgroup.com |access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref>

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda'' (2005)===
In ''Operation Barracuda'', which was released on November 1, 2005, Raymond Benson (again as David Michaels) continues the story of the first ''Splinter Cell'' novel. The book was also featured on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list.

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Checkmate'' (2006)===
For ''Checkmate'', [[Grant Blackwood]] took over as author behind the David Michaels pseudonym, Benson having declared that he was "finished with Splinter Cell".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.raymondbenson.com/news/ |title=Raymond Benson finished with ''Splinter Cell'' | work= RaymondBenson.com Latest News | date = February 6, 2006 | access-date=March 4, 2011 }}</ref> Unlike the first two books, ''Checkmate'' is not written from the [[Grammatical person|first person]] perspective of Fisher, nor does ''Checkmate'' continue the running subplots that were established in the previous book. This novel was released on November 7, 2006.

The book begins with a ship by the name of ''Trego'' sailing towards the American East Coast. [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] is called in from a training mission to disable the ship. After Fisher stops the ship from irradiating the American West Coast with nuclear waste, he is informed that a town by the name of Slipstone has been attacked with a radiological weapon and over 5,000 people are dead. These events lead Fisher to Ukraine, Iran, Dubai, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Fallout'' (2007)===
On November 6, 2007, ''Fallout'', was published, Blackwood's second ''Splinter Cell'' novel and the fourth in the series. Like the previous novel, it was written by Grant Blackwood, under the pseudonym David Michaels. The story follows [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] as he combats Islamic fundamentalists who have taken over the government of Kyrgyzstan.

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction'' (2009)===
''Conviction''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780425231043,00.html |title=Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction&nbsp;– Books by David Michaels&nbsp;– Penguin Group (USA) |publisher=Us.penguingroup.com |date=November 3, 2009 |access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref> is the tie-in novel to the game with the same name. It was published on November 3, 2009, and was written by Peter Telep under the name David Michaels. It was published by [[Berkley Books]], under Penguin Group. The book follows [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] after the killing of Lambert. Fisher is on the run and has "gone rogue," as he is believed to be a treasonous agent. He is chased by a team of rookie Splinter Cells led by Ben Hansen.

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Endgame'' (2009)===
''Endgame'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780425231449,00.html |title=Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Endgame&nbsp;– Books by David Michaels&nbsp;– Penguin Group (USA) |publisher=Us.penguingroup.com |date=December 1, 2009 |access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref> published on December 1, 2009, is the counterpart to the ''Conviction'' novel. The plot runs parallel to the ''Conviction'' novel, but from the point of view of Fisher's antagonists. The story is told from the perspective of Ben Hansen and the rest of the team pursuing Fisher.

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist: Aftermath'' (2013)===
Published in October 2013, this tie-in novel takes place after the events of the video game ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist]]''. It involves Fisher and Fourth Echelon finding and rescuing a Russian billionaire who disobeyed orders from the Kremlin to release a computer virus against the United States. ''Aftermath'' is written by [[Peter Telep]] and the first in the series to be authored without the use of the David Michaels pseudonym.

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall'' (2022)===
''Firewall'' was released on March 1 for Kindle and on March 15 for paperback. It was written by [[James Swallow]] and features Sam Fisher's daughter, Sarah, working alongside her father.<ref>{{cite web |title='Firewall: A Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Novel' Launches March 15 |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/5lteHWbnqMKyzQRY6ekdXJ/firewall-a-tom-clancys-splinter-cell-novel-launches-march-15 |website=Ubisoft |access-date=February 14, 2022 |language=en-us |date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> The plot involves Fisher dealing with a cyberwarfare technology known as "Gordian Sword" which is capable of defeating any firewall and will be auctioned to the highest bidder regardless of their motives for using it. Fisher must stop the technology being used or sold before it falls into the hands of terrorists, criminals, or rogue states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aconytebooks.com/shop/tom-clancys-splinter-cell-firewall-by-james-swallow/|title = Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall by James Swallow|date = March 4, 2020}}</ref>

===''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Dragonfire'' (2023)===
''Dragonfire'' was released on January 24 for Kindle and on the same day for paperback. It was written by [[James Swallow]] and it features Sam Fisher's daughter, Sarah, working alongside her father and Isaac Briggs. The plot involves Fisher working behind enemy lines in North Korea while his daughter searches for him all the while trying to expose the sinister scheme of the conspirators known as The Dragons.