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Victor Appleton
Victor Appleton is the collective pseudonym for American authors who created the Tom Swift series of juvenile adventure novels. The series has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide, establishing a lasting legacy in children’s literature. This page provides the Victor Appleton books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1910Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the RoadPOoTSIB · 1Buy ↗
1910Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat / The Rivals of Lake CarlopaPOoTSIB · 2Buy ↗
1910Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red CloudPOoTSIB · 3Buy ↗
1910Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken TreasurePOoTSIB · 4Buy ↗
1910Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the RoadPOoTSIB · 5Buy ↗
1911Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake IslandPOoTSIB · 6Buy ↗
1911Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom MountainPOoTSIB · 7Buy ↗
1911Tom Swift and His Sky Racer / The Quickest Flight on RecordPOoTSIB · 8Buy ↗
1911Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant IslandPOoTSIB · 9Buy ↗
1911Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the AirshipPOoTSIB · 10Buy ↗
1912Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures UndergroundPOoTSIB · 11Buy ↗
1912Tom Swift and His Air Glider / Seeking the Platinum TreasurePOoTSIB · 12Buy ↗
1912Tom Swift in Captivity / A Daring Escape by AirshipPOoTSIB · 13Buy ↗
1912Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera / Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving PicturesPOoTSIB · 14Buy ↗
1912Tom Swift and His Great Search Light / On the Border for Uncle SamPOoTSIB · 15Buy ↗
1913The Moving Picture Boys in the JunglePOoTMPBB · 1Buy ↗
1913The Moving Picture Boys on the CoastPOoTMPBB · 2Buy ↗
1913The Moving Picture Boys in the WestPOoTMPBB · 3Buy ↗
1913The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake LandPOoTMPBB · 4Buy ↗
1913Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon / The Longest Shots on RecordPOoTSIB · 16Buy ↗
1914The Moving Picture Boys and the FloodPOoTMPBB · 5Buy ↗
1914Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone / The Picture That Saved a FortunePOoTSIB · 17Buy ↗
1915The Moving Picture Boys at PanamaPOoTMPBB · 6Buy ↗
1915Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship / The Naval Terror of the SeasPOoTSIB · 18Buy ↗
1916The Moving Picture Boys Under the SeaPOoTMPBB · 7Buy ↗
1916Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel / The Hidden City of the AndesPOoTSIB · 19Buy ↗
1917Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders / The Underground Search for the Idol of GoldPOoTSIB · 20Buy ↗
1918The Moving Picture Boys on the War FrontPOoTMPBB · 8Buy ↗
1918Tom Swift and His War Tank / Doing His Bit for Uncle SamPOoTSIB · 21Buy ↗
1919The Moving Picture Boys on the French BattlefieldsPOoTMPBB · 9Buy ↗
1919Tom Swift and His Air Scout / Uncle Sam's Mastery of the SkyPOoTSIB · 22Buy ↗
1920Tom Swift and His Undersea Search / The Treasure on the Floor of the AtlanticPOoTSIB · 23Buy ↗
1921Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters / Battling with Flames in the Air / Tom Swift and the Flaming Air BattlePOoTSIB · 24Buy ↗
1922Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive / Two Miles a Minute on the RailsPOoTSIB · 25Buy ↗
1923Tom Swift and His Flying Boat / Castaways of the Giant IcebergPOoTSIB · 26Buy ↗
1924Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher / The Treasure of Goby FarmPOoTSIB · 27Buy ↗
1925Don Sturdy on the Desert of Mystery / Autoing in the Land of CaravansPOoDSB · 1Buy ↗
1925Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters / Lost in the Jungles of the AmazonPOoDSB · 2Buy ↗
1925Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold / The Old Egyptian's Great SecretPOoDSB · 3Buy ↗
1925Don Sturdy Across the North Pole / Cast Away in the Land of IcePOoDSB · 4Buy ↗
1925Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes / The Trail of the Ten Thousand SmokesPOoDSB · 5Buy ↗
1925Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets / Tracing the Stolen InventionsPOoTSIB · 28Buy ↗
1926Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships / Adrift in the Sargasso SeaPOoDSB · 6Buy ↗
1926Tom Swift and His Airline Express / From Ocean to Ocean by DaylightPOoTSIB · 29Buy ↗
1927Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas / Adrift in the Great JunglePOoDSB · 7Buy ↗
1927Tom Swift Circling the Globe / The Daring Cruise of the Air MonarchPOoTSIB · 30Buy ↗
1928Don Sturdy Captured by Head Hunters / Adrift in the Wilds of BorneoPOoDSB · 8Buy ↗
1928Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures / The Greatest Invention on RecordPOoTSIB · 31Buy ↗
1929Don Sturdy in Lion Land / The Strange Clearing in the JunglePOoDSB · 9Buy ↗
1929Tom Swift and His House on Wheels / A Trip Around the Mountain of MysteryPOoTSIB · 32Buy ↗
1930Don Sturdy in the Land of Giants / Captives of the Savage PatagoniansPOoDSB · 10Buy ↗
1930Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible / Adventures Over the Forest of FirePOoTSIB · 33Buy ↗
1931Don Sturdy on the Ocean Bottom / The Strange Cruise of the PhantomPOoDSB · 11Buy ↗
1931Tom Swift and His Sky Train / Overland Through the CloudsPOoTSIB · 34Buy ↗
1932Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear / Destined for a Strange SacrificePOoDSB · 12Buy ↗
1932Tom Swift and His Giant Magnet / Bringing Up the Lost SubmarinePOoTSIB · 35Buy ↗
1933Don Sturdy Lost in Glacier Bay / The Mystery of the Moving Totem PolesPOoDSB · 13Buy ↗
1933Tom Swift and His Television Detector / Trailing the Secret PlottersPOoTSIB · 36Buy ↗
1934Don Sturdy Trapped in the Flaming Wilderness / Unearthing Secrets in Central AsiaPOoDSB · 14Buy ↗
1934Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport / Foiling the HaargolandersPOoTSIB · 37Buy ↗
1935Don Sturdy with the Harpoon Hunters / The Strange Cruise of the Whaling ShipPOoDSB · 15Buy ↗
1935Tom Swift and His Planet Stone / Discovering the Secret of Another WorldPOoTSIB · 38Buy ↗
1939Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopePOoTSIB · 39Buy ↗
1941Tom Swift and His Magnetic SilencerPOoTSIB · 40Buy ↗