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(b.John Jakes is the author of fifteen consecutive New York Times bestselling novels, including On Secret Service, American Dreams, Homeland, California Gold, the North and South trilogy, and the Kent Family Chronicles. Descended from a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the American Revolution, Jakes is considered one of today's most distinguished authors of historical fiction.
Genres: Historical, Science Fiction
Series
Johnny Havoc
1. Johnny Havoc (1960)
2. Johnny Havoc Meets Zelda (1962)
aka Havoc For Sale
3. Johnny Havoc and the Doll Who Had 'It' (1963)
aka Holiday for Havoc
4. Making It Big (1968)
aka Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red
1. Johnny Havoc (1960)
2. Johnny Havoc Meets Zelda (1962)
aka Havoc For Sale
3. Johnny Havoc and the Doll Who Had 'It' (1963)
aka Holiday for Havoc
4. Making It Big (1968)
aka Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red
II Galaxy
1. When the Star Kings Die (1967)
2. The Planet Wizard (1969)
3. Tonight We Steal the Stars (1969)
1. When the Star Kings Die (1967)
2. The Planet Wizard (1969)
3. Tonight We Steal the Stars (1969)
Brak the Barbarian
1. Brak the Barbarian (1968)
2. Brak Vs.The Sorceress (1969)
aka The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds
3. The Mark of Demons (1969)
4. When the Idols Walked (1978)
5. The Fortunes of Brak (1980)
Brak the Barbarian and Mark of the Demons (omnibus) (2012)
Witch of the Four Winds / When the Idols Walked (omnibus) (2012)
1. Brak the Barbarian (1968)
2. Brak Vs.The Sorceress (1969)
aka The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds
3. The Mark of Demons (1969)
4. When the Idols Walked (1978)
5. The Fortunes of Brak (1980)
Brak the Barbarian and Mark of the Demons (omnibus) (2012)
Witch of the Four Winds / When the Idols Walked (omnibus) (2012)
Kent Family
1. The Bastard (1974)
2. The Rebels (1975)
3. The Seekers (1975)
4. The Furies (1976)
5. The Titans (1976)
6. The Warriors (1977)
7. The Lawless (1978)
8. The Americans (1980)
The Kent Family Chronicles: Volumes One Through Three (omnibus) (2017)
The Kent Family Chronicles: Volumes Four Through Six (omnibus) (2018)
1. The Bastard (1974)
2. The Rebels (1975)
3. The Seekers (1975)
4. The Furies (1976)
5. The Titans (1976)
6. The Warriors (1977)
7. The Lawless (1978)
8. The Americans (1980)
The Kent Family Chronicles: Volumes One Through Three (omnibus) (2017)
The Kent Family Chronicles: Volumes Four Through Six (omnibus) (2018)
North and South
1. North and South (1982)
2. Love and War (1984)
3. Heaven and Hell (1987)
The North and South Trilogy (omnibus) (2013)
1. North and South (1982)
2. Love and War (1984)
3. Heaven and Hell (1987)
The North and South Trilogy (omnibus) (2013)
Novels
The Texans Ride North (1952)
A Night for Treason (1956)
Wear a Fast Gun (1956)
The Devil has Four Faces (1958)
Murder He Says (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
The Seventh Man (1958) (as by Jay Scotland)
This'll Slay You (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
I, Barbarian (1959) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Imposter (1959)
Strike the Black Flag (1961) (as by Jay Scotland)
Sir Scoundrel (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Veils of Salome (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Arena (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
GI Girls (1963)
Traitor's Legion (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Asylum World (1969)
The Hybrid (1969)
The Last Magicians (1969)
Mohawk (1969)
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
Black in Time (1970)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo 99 (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (1970)
Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972)
Time Gate (1972)
On Wheels (1973)
Fortune's Whirlwind (1975)
To an Unknown Shore (1975)
King's Crusader (1977)
The Man from Cannae (1977)
Excalibur! (1980) (with Gil Kane)
Susanna of the Alamo (1986)
California Gold (1989)
On Secret Service (2000)
The Bold Frontier (2001)
Charleston (2002)
The Funeral of Tanner Moody (2004) (with Elmer Kelton and Robert J Randisi)
Savannah (2004)
aka Savannah Christmas
The Gods of Newport (2006)
A Night for Treason (1956)
Wear a Fast Gun (1956)
The Devil has Four Faces (1958)
Murder He Says (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
The Seventh Man (1958) (as by Jay Scotland)
This'll Slay You (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
I, Barbarian (1959) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Imposter (1959)
Strike the Black Flag (1961) (as by Jay Scotland)
Sir Scoundrel (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Veils of Salome (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Arena (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
GI Girls (1963)
Traitor's Legion (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Asylum World (1969)
The Hybrid (1969)
The Last Magicians (1969)
Mohawk (1969)
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
Black in Time (1970)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo 99 (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (1970)
Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972)
Time Gate (1972)
On Wheels (1973)
Fortune's Whirlwind (1975)
To an Unknown Shore (1975)
King's Crusader (1977)
The Man from Cannae (1977)
Excalibur! (1980) (with Gil Kane)
Susanna of the Alamo (1986)
California Gold (1989)
On Secret Service (2000)
The Bold Frontier (2001)
Charleston (2002)
The Funeral of Tanner Moody (2004) (with Elmer Kelton and Robert J Randisi)
Savannah (2004)
aka Savannah Christmas
The Gods of Newport (2006)
Omnibus
Collections
The Best of John Jakes (1977)
The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (1988)
In the Big Country (1993)
The Spider Chronicles (2007) (with Mort Castle, Bill Crider, Shannon Denton, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, Joe Gentile, Rich Harvey and John Helfers)
Horror Gems, Volume Three (2012) (with Stanton A Coblentz, August Derleth, Fritz Leiber, Gordon MacCreagh, Rog Phillips, Seabury Quinn, H Russell Wakefield and Evangeline Walton)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with Ben Bova, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mark Clifton, Randall Garrett, David H Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Rog Phillips, Jack Sharkey, Robert Sheckley and Evelyn E Smith)
The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (1988)
In the Big Country (1993)
The Spider Chronicles (2007) (with Mort Castle, Bill Crider, Shannon Denton, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, Joe Gentile, Rich Harvey and John Helfers)
Horror Gems, Volume Three (2012) (with Stanton A Coblentz, August Derleth, Fritz Leiber, Gordon MacCreagh, Rog Phillips, Seabury Quinn, H Russell Wakefield and Evangeline Walton)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with Ben Bova, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mark Clifton, Randall Garrett, David H Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Rog Phillips, Jack Sharkey, Robert Sheckley and Evelyn E Smith)
Series contributed to
Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1974)
Planet of the Apes Omnibus 2 (omnibus) (2017) (with David Gerrold and T Quick William)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1974)
Planet of the Apes Omnibus 2 (omnibus) (2017) (with David Gerrold and T Quick William)
Anthologies edited
Civil War Ghosts (1991) (with Charles G Waugh)
Great Stories of the American West (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
New Trails (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Stories of the American West II (1996) (with Martin H Greenberg)
A Century of Great Western Stories (2000)
Great Stories of the American West (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
New Trails (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Stories of the American West II (1996) (with Martin H Greenberg)
A Century of Great Western Stories (2000)
Anthologies containing stories by John Jakes
Dark Mind Dark Heart (1962)
The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology (1965)
Spectrum 4 (1965)
Frights (1976)
Frights 2 (1979)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology (1965)
Spectrum 4 (1965)
Frights (1976)
Frights 2 (1979)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Short stories
| The Opener of the Crypt (1952) | |||
| The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies (1962) | |||
| The Sellers of the Dream (1963) | |||
| Sums (1976) | |||
| Witch House (1995) (with Jonathan Jakes-Schauer) |
Books about John Jakes
John Jakes recommends
A Personal Devil (2001)
(Magdalene la Batarde, book 2)
Roberta Gellis
"A superb storyteller of extraordinary talent."
The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington (2018)
Charles Rosenberg
"Skillfully plotted Revolutionary War ‘alternate history’ with a gripper of a title you can’t pass by without reading the novel. Has all the marks of a winner."
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