About John Jakes
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.
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)
3. The Mark of Demons (1969)
4. When the Idols Walked (1978)
5. The Fortunes of Brak (1980)
Brak the Barbarian / 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)
3. The Mark of Demons (1969)
4. When the Idols Walked (1978)
5. The Fortunes of Brak (1980)
Brak the Barbarian / 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)
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)
North and South
1. North and South (1982)
2. Love and War (1984)
3. Heaven and Hell (1987)
The North and South Trilogy: North and South / Love and War / Heaven and Hell (omnibus) (2013)
1. North and South (1982)
2. Love and War (1984)
3. Heaven and Hell (1987)
The North and South Trilogy: North and South / Love and War / Heaven and Hell (omnibus) (2013)
Novels
The Texans Ride North (1952)
Wear a Fast Gun (1956)
A Night for Treason (1956)
Murder He Says (1958) (with Alan Payne (John Jakes))
This'll Slay You (1958) (with Alan Payne (John Jakes))
The Devil has Four Faces (1958)
The Imposter (1959)
GI Girls (1963)
Mohawk (1969)
The Asylum World (1969)
The Hybrid (1969)
The Last Magicians (1969)
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
The Sorceress (1969)
Black in Time (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (1970)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo 99 (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: Or, a Gift for Mr Lincoln (2004)
aka Savannah Christmas
The Gods of Newport (2006)
Wear a Fast Gun (1956)
A Night for Treason (1956)
Murder He Says (1958) (with Alan Payne (John Jakes))
This'll Slay You (1958) (with Alan Payne (John Jakes))
The Devil has Four Faces (1958)
The Imposter (1959)
GI Girls (1963)
Mohawk (1969)
The Asylum World (1969)
The Hybrid (1969)
The Last Magicians (1969)
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
The Sorceress (1969)
Black in Time (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (1970)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo 99 (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: Or, a Gift for Mr Lincoln (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: The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (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)
The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (1988)
In the Big Country: The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (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)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Civil War Ghosts (1991) (with Charles G Waugh)
Great Stories of the American West (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories of the West from Western Writers of America (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: Twenty-Three Original Stories of the West from Western Writers of America (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: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Terror (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: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Terror (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) (with Richard E Peck) | |||
| Witch House (1995) (with Jonathan Jakes-Schauer) |
Books about John Jakes
Links to other websites
| johnjakes.com |
John Jakes recommends
 The Watch Gods (1981) Barbara Wood "An accomplished storyteller." |  Harvest of Stars (1992) (Harvest of Stars, book 1) Poul Anderson "The finest!" |  The Stars Are Also Fire (1994) (Harvest of Stars, book 2) Poul Anderson "One of Anderson's two or three finest works - if not the finest." | |
 A Personal Devil (2001) (Magdalene la Batarde, book 2) Roberta Gellis "A superb storyteller of extraordinary talent." |
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