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Victor Appleton Books in Order

Victor Appleton has written 161 books, published between 1910 and 2023. The first book is Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road (1910) and the newest is Tom Swift and His Flying RaceYacht (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
161
Published
1910–2023
Pages on record
12,291 in 73 of 161 books
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Victor Appleton is the name on the Tom Swift books, and the catalogue lists 161 titles under the Victor Appleton name from 1910 to 2023. Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, Tom Swift and His Airship and Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat all date from 1910, the start of the peak decade. The series credited to Appleton are Tom Swift I, Tom Swift Jr., Tom Swift III, Tom Swift IV, Tom Swift Invention, Tom Swift: Inventors' Academy and Tom Swift, Young Inventor, plus Don Sturdy and Moving Picture Boys. Subjects include inventors, robots, space flight, science fiction and children's adventure. Tom Swift and His Flying RaceYacht (2023) is the newest listed title.

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How many Victor Appleton books are there?

Victor Appleton has 161 books, released between 1910 and 2023. They include 9 separate series.

Victor Appleton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 161 Victor Appleton books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. Cover of Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road by Victor Appleton, book 1 of the Tom Swift I series
  2. Cover of Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud by Victor Appleton (1910)
  3. Cover of Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure by Victor Appleton (1910)
  4. Cover of Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the Road by Victor Appleton (1910)
  5. Cover of Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake Island by Victor Appleton (1911)
  6. Cover of Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom Mountain by Victor Appleton (1911)
  7. Cover of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant Island by Victor Appleton (1911)
  8. Cover of Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the Airship by Victor Appleton, book 10 of the Tom Swift I series
  9. Cover of Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures Underground by Victor Appleton (1912)
  10. Cover of Tom Swift in Captivity / A Daring Escape by Airship by Victor Appleton, book 13 of the Tom Swift I series (1912)
  11. Cover of Tom Swift and His Great Search Light / On the Border for Uncle Sam by Victor Appleton (1912)
  12. Cover of Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon / The Longest Shots on Record by Victor Appleton, book 16 of the Tom Swift I series
  13. Cover of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone / The Picture That Saved a Fortune by Victor Appleton (1914)
  14. Cover of Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship / The Naval Terror of the Seas by Victor Appleton (1915)
  15. Cover of Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel / The Hidden City of the Andes by Victor Appleton, book 19 of the Tom Swift I series
  16. Cover of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders / The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold by Victor Appleton (1917)
  17. Cover of Tom Swift and His Air Scout / Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky by Victor Appleton, book 22 of the Tom Swift I series
  18. Cover of Tom Swift and His Undersea Search / The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Victor Appleton (1920)
  19. Cover of Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters / Battling with Flames in the Air / Tom Swift and the Flaming Air Battle by…
  20. Cover of Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive / Two Miles a Minute on the Rails by Victor Appleton (1922)
  21. Cover of Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas / Adrift in the Great Jungle by Victor Appleton, book 7 of the Don Sturdy series
  22. Cover of Tom Swift and His Jetmarine by Victor Appleton, book 2 of the Tom Swift Jr. series (1954)
  23. Cover of Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship by Victor Appleton, book 3 of the Tom Swift Jr. series (1954)
  24. Cover of Tom Swift and His Giant Robot by Victor Appleton, book 4 of the Tom Swift Jr. series (1954)
  1. 1
    Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the RoadTom Swift I #11910 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    191096
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  2. 2
    Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat / The Rivals of Lake CarlopaTom Swift I #21910 · confirmed 2/4
    1910–
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  3. 3
    Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red CloudTom Swift I #31910 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1910100
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  4. 4
    Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken TreasureTom Swift I #41910 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1910144
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  5. 5
    Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the RoadTom Swift I #51910 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1910136
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  6. 6
    Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake IslandTom Swift I #61911 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1911140
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  7. 7
    Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom MountainTom Swift I #71911 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1911144
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  8. 8
    Tom Swift and His Sky Racer / The Quickest Flight on RecordTom Swift I #81911 · confirmed 2/4
    1911–
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  9. 9
    Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant IslandTom Swift I #91911 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1911192
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  10. 10
    Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the AirshipTom Swift I #101911 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1911148
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  11. 11
    Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures UndergroundTom Swift I #111912 · 116 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912116
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  12. 12
    Tom Swift and His Air Glider / Seeking the Platinum TreasureTom Swift I #121912 · confirmed 2/4
    1912–
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  13. 13
    Tom Swift in Captivity / A Daring Escape by AirshipTom Swift I #131912 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912152
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  14. 14
    Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera / Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving PicturesTom Swift I #141912 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912148
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  15. 15
    Tom Swift and His Great Search Light / On the Border for Uncle SamTom Swift I #151912 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912118
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  16. 16
    The Moving Picture Boys in the JungleMoving Picture Boys #11913 · confirmed 2/4
    1913–
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  17. 17
    The Moving Picture Boys on the CoastMoving Picture Boys #21913 · confirmed 2/4
    1913–
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  18. 18
    The Moving Picture Boys in the WestMoving Picture Boys #31913 · confirmed 2/4
    1913–
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  19. 19
    The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake LandMoving Picture Boys #41913 · confirmed 2/4
    1913–
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  20. 20
    Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon / The Longest Shots on RecordTom Swift I #161913 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913152
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  21. 21
    The Moving Picture Boys and the FloodMoving Picture Boys #51914 · confirmed 2/4
    1914–
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  22. 22
    Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone / The Picture That Saved a FortuneTom Swift I #171914 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1914152
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  23. 23
    The Moving Picture Boys at PanamaMoving Picture Boys #61915 · confirmed 2/4
    1915–
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  24. 24
    Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship / The Naval Terror of the SeasTom Swift I #181915 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1915156
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  25. 25
    The Moving Picture Boys Under the SeaMoving Picture Boys #71916 · confirmed 2/4
    1916–
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  26. 26
    Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel / The Hidden City of the AndesTom Swift I #191916 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1916156
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  27. 27
    Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders / The Underground Search for the Idol of GoldTom Swift I #201917 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1917148
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  28. 28
    The Moving Picture Boys on the War FrontMoving Picture Boys #81918 · confirmed 2/4
    1918–
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  29. 29
    Tom Swift and His War Tank / Doing His Bit for Uncle SamTom Swift I #211918 · confirmed 2/4
    1918–
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  30. 30
    The Moving Picture Boys on the French BattlefieldsMoving Picture Boys #91919 · confirmed 2/4
    1919–
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Victor Appleton series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Victor Appleton books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Tom Swift I in order

40 books
  1. 1. Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road
  2. 2. Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat / The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
  3. 3. Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud
  4. 4. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure
  5. 5. Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the Road
  6. 6. Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake Island
  7. 7. Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom Mountain
  8. 8. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer / The Quickest Flight on Record
  9. 9. Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant Island
  10. 10. Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the Airship
  11. 11. Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures Underground
  12. 12. Tom Swift and His Air Glider / Seeking the Platinum Treasure
  13. and 28 more in the table above

Tom Swift Invention in order

27 books
  1. 1. Tom Swift and His EnvirOzone Revivicator
  2. 2. Tom Swift and His QuieTurbine Skyliner
  3. 3. Tom Swift and His Transcontinental BulleTrain
  4. 4. Tom Swift and His Oceanic SubLiminator
  5. 5. Tom Swift and His Cyclonic Eradicator
  6. 6. Tom Swift: Galactic Ambassador
  7. 7. Tom Swift and the Paradox Planet
  8. 8. Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts
  9. 9. Tom Swift and His Martian TerraVironment
  10. 10. Tom Swift and His Tectonic Interrupter
  11. 11. Tom Swift and the AntiInferno Suppressor
  12. 12. Tom Swift and the High Space L-Evator
  13. and 15 more in the table above

Don Sturdy in order

15 books
  1. 1. Don Sturdy on the Desert of Mystery / Autoing in the Land of Caravans
  2. 2. Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters / Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon
  3. 3. Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold / The Old Egyptian's Great Secret
  4. 4. Don Sturdy Across the North Pole / Cast Away in the Land of Ice
  5. 5. Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes / The Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes
  6. 6. Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships / Adrift in the Sargasso Sea
  7. 7. Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas / Adrift in the Great Jungle
  8. 8. Don Sturdy Captured by Head Hunters / Adrift in the Wilds of Borneo
  9. 9. Don Sturdy in Lion Land / The Strange Clearing in the Jungle
  10. 10. Don Sturdy in the Land of Giants / Captives of the Savage Patagonians
  11. 11. Don Sturdy on the Ocean Bottom / The Strange Cruise of the Phantom
  12. 12. Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear / Destined for a Strange Sacrifice
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Tom Swift IV in order

13 books
  1. 1. The Black Dragon
  2. 2. The Negative Zone
  3. 3. Cyborg Kickboxer
  4. 4. The DNA Disaster
  5. 5. Monster Machine
  6. 6. Aquatech Warriors
  7. 7. Moonstalker
  8. 8. The Microbots
  9. 9. Fire Biker
  10. 10. Mind Games
  11. 11. Mutant Beach
  12. 12. Death Quake
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Tom Swift III in order

11 books
  1. 1. The City in the Stars
  2. 2. Terror on the Moons of Jupiter
  3. 3. The Alien Probe
  4. 4. The War in Outer Space
  5. 5. The Astral Fortress
  6. 6. The Rescue Mission
  7. 7. Ark Two
  8. 8. Crater of Mystery
  9. 9. The Gateway to Doom
  10. 10. The Invisible Force
  11. 11. Planet of Nightmares

Moving Picture Boys in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Moving Picture Boys in the Jungle
  2. 2. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
  3. 3. The Moving Picture Boys in the West
  4. 4. The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake Land
  5. 5. The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood
  6. 6. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama
  7. 7. The Moving Picture Boys Under the Sea
  8. 8. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front
  9. 9. The Moving Picture Boys on the French Battlefields

Tom Swift: Inventors' Academy in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Drone Pursuit
  2. 2. The Sonic Breach
  3. 3. Restricted Access
  4. 4. The Virtual Vandal
  5. 5. The Spybot Invasion
  6. 6. Augmented Reality
  7. 7. The Blurred Blogger
  8. 8. Depth Perception

Tom Swift, Young Inventor in order

6 books
  1. 1. Into the Abyss
  2. 2. The Robot Olympics
  3. 3. The Space Hotel
  4. 4. Rocket Racers
  5. 5. On Top of the World
  6. 6. Under the Radar

Do you have to read Victor Appleton books in order?

You only need to read Victor Appleton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Victor Appleton

Start with the first book of the Victor Appleton series you want to read: Tom Swift Jr. starts with Tom Swift and His Flying Lab (1954) and Tom Swift starts with Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road (1910). The earliest catalogued title overall is Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road (1910).

What is the newest Victor Appleton book?

Tom Swift and His Flying RaceYacht (2023) is the newest Victor Appleton book released so far.

Is there a new Victor Appleton book coming?

No next Victor Appleton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Victor Appleton at a glance

Paused
No new Victor Appleton title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Victor Appleton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,291 pages across the 73 of 161 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Victor Appleton books, 31 of 161, were published in the 1910s.

When Victor Appleton books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Victor Appleton titles appeared. 1910s was the most productive decade with 31 titles.

1910s
31
1920s
19
1930s
13
1940s
1
1950s
15
1960s
16
1970s
1
1980s
11
1990s
13
2000s
6
2010s
28
2020s
7

161 books total across 12 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Victor Appleton books are about

58 of the 161 Victor Appleton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 40 of 58. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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