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

Publication Order of Planet of the Apes Books

Planet of the Apes (By: Pierre Boulle,Xan Fielding) (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beneath The Planet of The Apes (By: Michael Avallone) (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (By: Jerry Pournelle) (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 (By: William T. Quick) (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

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Texans Ride North (1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wear a Fast Gun (1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Devil Has Four Faces (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seventh Man (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I, Barbarian (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Imposter (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Strike the Black Flag (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Veils of Salome (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sir Scoundrel (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man from Cannae (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
G. I. Girls (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Traitors' Legion (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Arena (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Asylum World (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Magicians (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hybrid (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Six-Gun Planet (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black in Time (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monte Cristo #99 (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Time Gate (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On Wheels (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fortune's Whirlwind (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To an Unknown Shore (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King's Crusader (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Night for Treason (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Excalibur! (With: Gil Kane) (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
California Gold (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On Secret Service (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bold Frontier (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Charleston (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln / Savannah Christmas (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gods of Newport (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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 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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