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) |
  
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| Johnny Havoc Meets Zelda | (1962) |
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| Johnny Havoc and the Doll Who Had 'It' | (1963) |
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| Making It Big | (1968) |
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Publication Order of Lou Largo Books
| Make Mine Mavis | (1961) |
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| And So to Bed | (1962) |
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| Give Me This Woman | (1963) |
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Publication Order of II Galaxy Books
| When the Star Kings Die | (1967) |
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| The Planet Wizard | (1969) |
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| Tonight We Steal the Stars | (1969) |
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Publication Order of Brak The Barbarian Books
| Brak the Barbarian | (1968) |
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| Brak vs. The Sorceress | (1969) |
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| The Mark of Demons | (1969) |
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| When the Idols Walked | (1978) |
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| The Fortunes of Brak | (1980) |
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Publication Order of Gavin Black Books
| Master of the Dark Gate | (1970) |
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| Witch of the Dark Gate | (1972) |
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Publication Order of Kent Family Books
| The Bastard | (1974) |
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| The Rebels | (1975) |
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| The Seekers | (1975) |
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| The Furies | (1976) |
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| The Titans | (1976) |
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| The Warriors | (1977) |
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| The Lawless | (1978) |
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| The Americans | (1979) |
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Publication Order of Planet Of The Apes Books
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | (1974) |
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Publication Order of North and South Books
| North and South | (1981) |
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| Love and War | (1984) |
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| Heaven and Hell | (1987) |
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Publication Order of Crown Family Saga Books
| Homeland | (1993) |
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| American Dreams | (1997) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Texans Ride North | (1952) |
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| Wear a Fast Gun | (1956) |
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| The Devil Has Four Faces | (1958) |
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| The Seventh Man | (1958) |
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| The Imposter | (1959) |
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| I, Barbarian | (1959) |
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| Strike the Black Flag | (1961) |
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| Sir Scoundrel | (1962) |
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| Veils of Salome | (1962) |
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| Traitor's Legion | (1963) |
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| Arena | (1963) |
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| G.I. Girls | (1963) |
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| The Asylum World | (1969) |
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| The Hybrid | (1969) |
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| The Last Magicians | (1969) |
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| Secrets of Stardeep | (1969) |
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| Black in Time | (1970) |
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| Six-Gun Planet | (1970) |
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| Mask of Chaos | (1970) |
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| Monte Cristo #99 | (1970) |
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| Time Gate | (1972) |
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| Mention My Name in Atlantis | (1972) |
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| On Wheels | (1973) |
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| To An Unknown Shore | (1975) |
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| Fortune's Whirlwind | (1975) |
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| The Man from Cannae | (1977) |
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| King's Crusader | (1977) |
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| Excalibur! | (1982) |
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| California Gold | (1989) |
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| On Secret Service | (2000) |
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| The Bold Frontier | (2001) |
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| Charleston | (2002) |
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| Savannah: Or a Gift for Mr. Lincoln | (2004) |
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| The Gods of Newport | (2006) |
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best of John Jakes | (1977) |
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| The Best Western Stories of John Jakes | (1988) |
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| In the Big Country: The Best Western Stories of John Jakes | (1993) |
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| The Funeral of Tanner Moody | (2004) |
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| The Spider Chronicles | (2007) |
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Publication Order of Children’s Books
| Susanna of the Alamo | (1986) |
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Famous First in Sports | (1967) |
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| Great War Correspondents | (1967) |
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| Great Women Reporters | (1969) |
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| Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant | (1969) |
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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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