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John Jakes
(1932 - 2023)aka Alan Payne, Jay Scotland
John Jakes was 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.
Genres: Historical, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Western
Series
Johnny Havoc
1. Johnny Havoc (1960)
2. Johnny Havoc Meets Zelda (1962)
aka Havoc For Sale
3. Holiday for Havoc (1963)
aka Johnny Havoc and the Doll Who Had 'It'
4. Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red (1968)
aka Making It Big
1. Johnny Havoc (1960)
2. Johnny Havoc Meets Zelda (1962)
aka Havoc For Sale
3. Holiday for Havoc (1963)
aka Johnny Havoc and the Doll Who Had 'It'
4. Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red (1968)
aka Making It Big
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)
aka The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds
3. The Mark of the Demons (1969)
4. When the Idols Walked (1978)
5. The Fortunes of Brak (1980)
1. Brak the Barbarian (1968)
2. Brak Vs.The Sorceress (1969)
aka The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds
3. The Mark of the Demons (1969)
4. When the Idols Walked (1978)
5. The Fortunes of Brak (1980)
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)
Novels
The Texans Ride North (1952)
A Night for Treason (1956)
Wear a Fast Gun (1956)
The Devil has Four Faces (1958)
Murder He Says (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
The Seventh Man (1958) (as by Jay Scotland)
This'll Slay You (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
I, Barbarian (1959) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Imposter (1959)
Strike the Black Flag (1961) (as by Jay Scotland)
Sir Scoundrel (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Veils of Salome (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Arena (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
GI Girls (1963)
Traitor's Legion (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Asylum World (1969)
The Hybrid (1969)
The Last Magicians (1969)
Mohawk (1969)
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
Black in Time (1970)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo 99 (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (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! (1982) (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 (2004)
aka Savannah Christmas
The Gods of Newport (2006)
A Night for Treason (1956)
Wear a Fast Gun (1956)
The Devil has Four Faces (1958)
Murder He Says (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
The Seventh Man (1958) (as by Jay Scotland)
This'll Slay You (1958) (as by Alan Payne)
I, Barbarian (1959) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Imposter (1959)
Strike the Black Flag (1961) (as by Jay Scotland)
Sir Scoundrel (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Veils of Salome (1962) (as by Jay Scotland)
Arena (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
GI Girls (1963)
Traitor's Legion (1963) (as by Jay Scotland)
The Asylum World (1969)
The Hybrid (1969)
The Last Magicians (1969)
Mohawk (1969)
Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
Black in Time (1970)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo 99 (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (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! (1982) (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 (2004)
aka Savannah Christmas
The Gods of Newport (2006)
Collections
The Best of John Jakes (1977)
The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (1988)
In the Big Country (1993)
Horror Gems, Volume Three (2012) (with others)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with others)
The Best Western Stories of John Jakes (1988)
In the Big Country (1993)
Horror Gems, Volume Three (2012) (with others)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with others)
Anthologies edited
Civil War Ghosts (1991) (with Charles G Waugh)
New Trails (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Stories of the American West II (1996) (with Martin H Greenberg)
A Century of Great Western Stories (2000)
New Trails (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Stories of the American West II (1996) (with Martin H Greenberg)
A Century of Great Western Stories (2000)
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by John Jakes
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016)
Classic Christmas Carols with a Twist of Crime
edited by
Otto Penzler
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Award nominations
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John Jakes recommends
The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington (2018)
Charles Rosenberg
"Skillfully plotted Revolutionary War ‘alternate history’ with a gripper of a title you can’t pass by without reading the novel. Has all the marks of a winner."
A Personal Devil (2001)
(Magdalene la Batarde, book 2)
Roberta Gellis
"A superb storyteller of extraordinary talent."
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."
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