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John Jakes Complete Bibliography

Browse books by John Jakes in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 76 books / 14 series

American author John Jakes is best known for the Kent Family Chronicles and the North and South trilogy. His historical fiction has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. This page provides the John Jakes books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by John Jakes in Publication Order

1952 The Texans Ride North POoSN / 1 Buy
1952 Wear a Fast Gun POoSN / 2 Buy
1958 The Devil Has Four Faces POoSN / 3 Buy
1958 The Seventh Man POoSN / 4 Buy
1959 I, Barbarian POoSN / 5 Buy
1959 The Imposter POoSN / 6 Buy
1960 Johnny Havoc POoJHB / 1 Buy
1961 Make Mine Mavis POoLLB / 1 Buy
1961 Strike the Black Flag POoSN / 7 Buy
1962 Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda POoJHB / 2 Buy
1962 And So to Bed POoLLB / 2 Buy
1962 Give Me This Woman POoLLB / 3 Buy
1962 Veils of Salome POoSN / 8 Buy
1962 Sir Scoundrel POoSN / 9 Buy
1963 Planet of the Apes(By: Pierre Boulle) POoPotAB / 1 Buy
1963 Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' POoJHB / 3 Buy
1963 The Man from Cannae POoSN / 10 Buy
1963 G. I. Girls POoSN / 11 Buy
1963 Traitors' Legion POoSN / 12 Buy
1963 Arena POoSN / 13 Buy
1967 Famous Firsts in Sports POoNB / 1 Buy
1968 Brak the Barbarian POoBtBB / 1 Buy
1968 Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big POoJHB / 4 Buy
1969 The Planet Wizard POoIGB / 1 Buy
1969 Tonight We Steal the Stars POoIGB / 2 Buy
1969 Great Women Reporters POoNB / 2 Buy
1969 Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds POoBtBB / 2 Buy
1969 Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant POoNB / 3 Buy
1969 The Wagered World POoIGB / 3 Buy
1969 Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons POoBtBB / 3 Buy
1969 Secrets of Stardeep POoSN / 14 Buy
1969 The Asylum World POoSN / 15 Buy
1969 The Last Magicians POoSN / 16 Buy
1969 The Hybrid POoSN / 17 Buy
1970 Beneath The Planet of The Apes(By: Michael Avallone) POoPotAB / 2 Buy
1970 Six-Gun Planet POoSN / 18 Buy
1970 Black in Time POoSN / 19 Buy
1970 Monte Cristo #99 POoSN / 20 Buy
1970 The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos POoSN / 21 Buy
1972 Witch of the Dark Gate POoGBB / 1 Buy
1972 Time Gate POoSN / 22 Buy
1972 Mention My Name in Atlantis POoSN / 23 Buy
1973 Ghoul's Garden POoSS / 1 Buy
1973 Escape from the Planet of the Apes(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoPotAB / 3 Buy
1973 On Wheels POoSN / 24 Buy
1974 The Bastard POoKFB / 1 Buy
1974 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes POoPotAB / 4 Buy
1975 The Rebels POoKFB / 2 Buy
1975 The Seekers POoKFB / 3 Buy
1975 Fortune's Whirlwind POoSN / 25 Buy
1975 To an Unknown Shore POoSN / 26 Buy
1976 The Furies POoKFB / 4 Buy
1976 The Titans POoKFB / 5 Buy
1977 The Best of John Jakes POoSSC / 1 Buy
1977 The Warriors POoKFB / 6 Buy
1977 King's Crusader POoSN / 27 Buy
1978 When the Idols Walked POoBtBB / 4 Buy
1978 The Lawless POoKFB / 7 Buy
1978 A Night for Treason POoSN / 28 Buy
1979 The Americans POoKFB / 8 Buy
1980 Excalibur!(With: Gil Kane) POoSN / 29 Buy
1982 North and South POoNaSB / 1 Buy
1984 Love and War POoNaSB / 2 Buy
1985 The Fortunes of Brak POoBtBB / 5 Buy
1987 Heaven and Hell POoNaSB / 3 Buy
1989 California Gold POoSN / 30 Buy
1991 The Best Western Stories of John Jakes POoSSC / 2 Buy
1993 Homeland POoTCFSB / 1 Buy
1998 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol POoP / 1 Buy
1998 American Dreams POoTCFSB / 2 Buy
2000 On Secret Service POoSN / 31 Buy
2001 Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization(By: William T. Quick) POoPotAB / 5 Buy
2001 The Bold Frontier POoSN / 32 Buy
2002 Charleston POoSN / 33 Buy
2004 Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln / Savannah Christmas POoSN / 34 Buy
2006 The Gods of Newport POoSN / 35 Buy

Complete John Jakes Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Lou Largo Reading Order 3 books / 1961-1962
01 Make Mine Mavis 1961 Buy
02 And So to Bed 1962 Buy
03 Give Me This Woman 1962 Buy
Planet of the Apes Reading Order 5 books / 1963-2001
01 Planet of the Apes(By: Pierre Boulle) 1963 Buy
02 Beneath The Planet of The Apes(By: Michael Avallone) 1970 Buy
03 Escape from the Planet of the Apes(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1973 Buy
04 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1974 Buy
05 Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization(By: William T. Quick) 2001 Buy
Kent Family Reading Order 8 books / 1974-1979
01 The Bastard 1974 Buy
02 The Rebels 1975 Buy
03 The Seekers 1975 Buy
04 The Furies 1976 Buy
05 The Titans 1976 Buy
06 The Warriors 1977 Buy
07 The Lawless 1978 Buy
08 The Americans 1979 Buy
01 The Best of John Jakes 1977 Buy
02 The Best Western Stories of John Jakes 1991 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 35 books / 1952-2006
01 The Texans Ride North 1952 Buy
02 Wear a Fast Gun 1952 Buy
03 The Devil Has Four Faces 1958 Buy
04 The Seventh Man 1958 Buy
05 I, Barbarian 1959 Buy
06 The Imposter 1959 Buy
07 Strike the Black Flag 1961 Buy
08 Veils of Salome 1962 Buy
09 Sir Scoundrel 1962 Buy
10 The Man from Cannae 1963 Buy
11 G. I. Girls 1963 Buy
12 Traitors' Legion 1963 Buy
13 Arena 1963 Buy
14 Secrets of Stardeep 1969 Buy
15 The Asylum World 1969 Buy
16 The Last Magicians 1969 Buy
17 The Hybrid 1969 Buy
18 Six-Gun Planet 1970 Buy
19 Black in Time 1970 Buy
20 Monte Cristo #99 1970 Buy
21 The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos 1970 Buy
22 Time Gate 1972 Buy
23 Mention My Name in Atlantis 1972 Buy
24 On Wheels 1973 Buy
25 Fortune's Whirlwind 1975 Buy
26 To an Unknown Shore 1975 Buy
27 King's Crusader 1977 Buy
28 A Night for Treason 1978 Buy
29 Excalibur!(With: Gil Kane) 1980 Buy
30 California Gold 1989 Buy
31 On Secret Service 2000 Buy
32 The Bold Frontier 2001 Buy
33 Charleston 2002 Buy
34 Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln / Savannah Christmas 2004 Buy
35 The Gods of Newport 2006 Buy
II Galaxy Reading Order 3 books / 1969-1969
01 The Planet Wizard 1969 Buy
02 Tonight We Steal the Stars 1969 Buy
03 The Wagered World 1969 Buy
01 Ghoul's Garden 1973 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 3 books / 1967-1969
01 Famous Firsts in Sports 1967 Buy
02 Great Women Reporters 1969 Buy
03 Mohawk: The Life of Joseph Brant 1969 Buy
Plays Reading Order 1 book / 1998
01 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 1998 Buy
01 Witch of the Dark Gate 1972 Buy
Brak the Barbarian Reading Order 5 books / 1968-1985
01 Brak the Barbarian 1968 Buy
02 Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds 1969 Buy
03 Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons 1969 Buy
04 When the Idols Walked 1978 Buy
05 The Fortunes of Brak 1985 Buy
01 Homeland 1993 Buy
02 American Dreams 1998 Buy
North and South Reading Order 3 books / 1982-1987
01 North and South 1982 Buy
02 Love and War 1984 Buy
03 Heaven and Hell 1987 Buy
Johnny Havoc Reading Order 4 books / 1960-1968
01 Johnny Havoc 1960 Buy
02 Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda 1962 Buy
03 Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' 1963 Buy
04 Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big 1968 Buy

Where to start with John Jakes

What is the best order to read John Jakes books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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