Author · updated 2026
John Jakes Books in Order
Every John Jakes book in publication order — 76 in total, spanning 1952–2011.
Publication Order of Johnny Havoc Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Havoc | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Lou Largo Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make Mine Mavis | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | And So to Bed | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Give Me This Woman | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of II Galaxy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Planet Wizard | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Wagered World | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Brak the Barbarian Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brak the Barbarian | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | When the Idols Walked | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Fortunes of Brak | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Gavin Black Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witch of the Dark Gate | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Kent Family Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bastard | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Rebels | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Seekers | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Furies | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Titans | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Warriors | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Lawless | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Americans | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Planet of the Apes Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of North and South Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North and South | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Love and War | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Heaven and Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Crown Family Saga Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homeland | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | American Dreams | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Texans Ride North | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Wear a Fast Gun | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Devil Has Four Faces | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Seventh Man | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | I, Barbarian | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Imposter | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Strike the Black Flag | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Veils of Salome | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Sir Scoundrel | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Man from Cannae | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | G. I. Girls | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Traitors' Legion | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Arena | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Secrets of Stardeep | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Asylum World | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Hybrid | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Last Magicians | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Six-Gun Planet | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Black in Time | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Monte Cristo #99 | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Time Gate | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Mention My Name in Atlantis | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | On Wheels | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Fortune's Whirlwind | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | To an Unknown Shore | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | King's Crusader | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | A Night for Treason | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Excalibur | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | California Gold | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | On Secret Service | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Bold Frontier | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Charleston | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Gods of Newport | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best of John Jakes | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Best of John Jakes | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Best Western Stories of John Jakes | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Famous Firsts in Sports | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Great Women Reporters | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadly Arts | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Century of Great Western Stories | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Spider Chronicles | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 76, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Texans Ride North | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Wear a Fast Gun | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Devil Has Four Faces | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Seventh Man | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | I, Barbarian | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Imposter | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Johnny Havoc | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Make Mine Mavis | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Strike the Black Flag | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | And So to Bed | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Give Me This Woman | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Veils of Salome | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Sir Scoundrel | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Man from Cannae | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | G. I. Girls | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Traitors' Legion | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Arena | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Famous Firsts in Sports | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Brak the Barbarian | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Planet Wizard | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Wagered World | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Secrets of Stardeep | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Asylum World | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Hybrid | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Last Magicians | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Great Women Reporters | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Six-Gun Planet | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Black in Time | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Monte Cristo #99 | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Witch of the Dark Gate | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Time Gate | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Mention My Name in Atlantis | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | On Wheels | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Bastard | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Rebels | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Seekers | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Fortune's Whirlwind | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | To an Unknown Shore | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Furies | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Titans | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Warriors | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | King's Crusader | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Best of John Jakes | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Best of John Jakes | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | When the Idols Walked | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Lawless | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | A Night for Treason | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Americans | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Excalibur | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | North and South | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Love and War | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Fortunes of Brak | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Deadly Arts | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Heaven and Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | California Gold | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Best Western Stories of John Jakes | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Homeland | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | American Dreams | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | On Secret Service | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Bold Frontier | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | A Century of Great Western Stories | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Charleston | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | The Gods of Newport | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | The Spider Chronicles | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
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