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John Jakes Books in Order

15 series including Kent Family, Brak the Barbarian and more

★ 7 NYT bestsellers · 1 at #1 15 series 94 books Latest: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016)

The earliest John Jakes book we track dates to 1952, and the catalogue now runs to 94 books. The work is organised into 15 series; the longest is Kent Family at 8 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Silent Night, Deadly Night, from 2016.

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1 Johnny Havoc 2 Lou Largo Series with William Ard 3 II Galaxy 4 Brak the Barbarian 5 Gavin Black 6 Kent Family 7 Planet of the Apes 8 North and South 9 The Crown Family Saga 10 John Jakes Other Novels 11 John Jakes Short Stories/Novellas 12 John Jakes Short Story Collections 13 John Jakes Plays 14 John Jakes Non-Fiction Books 15 John Jakes Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

7 books

John Jakes has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 99 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

Cover of North and South
North and South
North and South Series

33 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Feb 1982 · 34 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Love and War
North and South Series

21 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Oct 1984

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Reading Order

15 series · 94 books

Johnny Havoc Series

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1 Johnny Havoc 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda (Short Story) 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' (Short Story) 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Lou Largo Series with William Ard

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1 Make Mine Mavis 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 And So to Bed 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Give Me This Woman 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

II Galaxy Series

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1 The Planet Wizard 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Tonight We Steal the Stars 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Wagered World 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Brak the Barbarian Series

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1 Brak the Barbarian 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 When the Idols Walked (Short Story) 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Fortunes of Brak 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Gavin Black Series

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1 Witch of the Dark Gate 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Planet of the Apes Series

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1 Planet of the Apes ( By: Pierre Boulle, Xan Fielding) 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Beneath The Planet of The Apes (Short Story) ( By: Michael Avallone) 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Escape from the Planet of the Apes ( By: Jerry Pournelle) 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization ( By: William T. Quick) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

North and South Series

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1 North and South 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Love and War 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Heaven and Hell 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Crown Family Saga Series

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1 Homeland 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 American Dreams 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Jakes Other Novels

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1 The Texans Ride North 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Wear a Fast Gun 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Devil Has Four Faces 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Seventh Man 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 I, Barbarian 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Imposter 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Strike the Black Flag 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Veils of Salome 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Sir Scoundrel 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Man from Cannae 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 G. I. Girls 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Traitors' Legion 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Arena 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Secrets of Stardeep 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Asylum World 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Last Magicians 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Hybrid 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Six-Gun Planet 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Black in Time 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Monte Cristo # 99 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Time Gate (Short Story) 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Mention My Name in Atlantis (Short Story) 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 On Wheels 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Fortune's Whirlwind 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 To an Unknown Shore 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 King's Crusader 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 A Night for Treason 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Excalibur! ( With: Gil Kane) 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 California Gold 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 On Secret Service 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 The Bold Frontier 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Charleston 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln / Savannah Christmas 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 The Gods of Newport 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Jakes Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Ghoul's Garden 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Jakes Short Story Collections

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1 The Best of John Jakes 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Best Western Stories of John Jakes 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Jakes Plays

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1 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Jakes Non-Fiction Books

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1 Famous Firsts in Sports (Short Story) 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Great Women Reporters 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Jakes Anthologies

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1 Orbit 3 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Swords Against Tomorrow 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Flashing Swords! # 2 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Six Science Fiction Plays 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Deadly Arts 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Tales of Mystery 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Hollywood Fantasies: Ten Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Best of the American West II 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 A Century of Great Western Stories 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Spider Chronicles 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Law of the Gun 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction.

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