Order of John Jakes Books
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
| Johnny Havoc | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lou Largo Books
(with William Ard)
| Make Mine Mavis | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| And So to Bed | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Give Me This Woman | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Series ghostwritten by John Jakes. | ||
Publication Order of II Galaxy Books
| The Planet Wizard | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tonight We Steal the Stars | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wagered World | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Brak the Barbarian Books
| Brak the Barbarian | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When the Idols Walked | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fortunes of Brak | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Gavin Black Books
| Witch of the Dark Gate | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Kent Family Books
| The Bastard | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rebels | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Seekers | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Furies | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Titans | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Warriors | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lawless | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Americans | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Planet of the Apes Books
| Planet of the Apes | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beneath The Planet of The Apes | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of North and South Books
| North and South | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Love and War | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Heaven and Hell | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Crown Family Saga Books
| Homeland | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| American Dreams | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Ghoul's Garden | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best of John Jakes | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best Western Stories of John Jakes | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Plays
| Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Famous Firsts in Sports | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Great Women Reporters | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of A Paperback Library Gothic Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Orbit 3 | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Swords Against Tomorrow | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flashing Swords! #2 | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Six Science Fiction Plays | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Arts | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Mystery | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hollywood Fantasies: Ten Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best of the American West II | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Century of Great Western Stories | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spider Chronicles | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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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