
John Jakes is an American author of historical fiction (including historical romance and western fiction) as well as science fiction and fantasy. His career began upon graduation, selling stories to pulp magazines. Following that, he worked in the advertising while writing on the side and in 1971, moved to full-time. He first gained widespread notice with his Kent Family Chronicles, which sold 55 million copies in the 1970s. He is also well-known for his North and South Trilogy, centered on the Civil War, which was adapted to a television mini-series that aired on ABC.
John Jakes’ debut as a published novelist came in 1952 with the western novel The Texans Ride North. Below is a list of John Jakes’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Johnny Havoc Books
Publication Order of Lou Largo Books
Publication Order of II Galaxy Books
Publication Order of Brak the Barbarian Books
Publication Order of Gavin Black Books
Publication Order of Kent Family Books
Publication Order of Planet of the Apes Books
Publication Order of North and South Books
Publication Order of The Crown Family Saga Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Publication Order of Plays
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Lou Largo books were ghostwritten by Jakes and credited to William Ard. Johnny Havoc Meets Zelda was also known as Havoc For Sale. Johnny Havoc and the Doll Who Had ‘It’ was also published as Holiday for Havoc. Making It Big was also published as Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red. Excalibur! was co-authored with Gil Kane. Savannah: Or a Gift for Mr. Lincoln is also known as Savannah Christmas. The Funeral of Tanner Moody also contains stories by Elmer Kelton and Robert J. Randisi. The Spider Chronicles also contains stories from Mort Castle, Bill Crider, Shannon Denton, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, Joe Gentile, Rich Harvey and John Helfers.
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