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Tom Swift IV Books in Order

Tom Swift IV by Victor Appleton contains 13 books, published between 1991 and 1993. The first book is The Black Dragon (1991) and the newest is Quantum Force (1993). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1991–1993
Pages on record
1,548 in 10 of 13 books
Reading time
26–39 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,548 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Tom Swift IV is a children's science fiction series credited to Victor Appleton and featuring the fictitious character Tom Swift. The series holds 13 books published from 1991 to 1993. The Black Dragon, The Negative Zone, Cyborg Kickboxer and The DNA Disaster appeared in 1991. Moonstalker, The Microbots and Mind Games followed in 1992. Quantum Force (1993) is the last title, and the series is likely complete.

How many Tom Swift IV books are there?

Tom Swift IV has 13 books, released between 1991 and 1993.

Tom Swift IV Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Tom Swift IV 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Black Dragon by Victor Appleton, book 1 of the Tom Swift IV series (1991)
  2. Cover of The Negative Zone by Victor Appleton, book 2 of the Tom Swift IV series (1991)
  3. Cover of Cyborg Kickboxer by Victor Appleton, book 3 of the Tom Swift IV series (1991)
  4. Cover of The DNA Disaster by Victor Appleton, book 4 of the Tom Swift IV series (1991)
  5. Cover of Monster Machine by Victor Appleton, book 5 of the Tom Swift IV series (1991)
  6. Cover of Aquatech Warriors by Victor Appleton, book 6 of the Tom Swift IV series (1991)
  7. Cover of Moonstalker by Victor Appleton, book 7 of the Tom Swift IV series (1992)
  8. Cover of Mind Games by Victor Appleton, book 10 of the Tom Swift IV series (1992)
  9. Cover of Mutant Beach by Victor Appleton, book 11 of the Tom Swift IV series (1992)
  10. Cover of Death Quake by Victor Appleton, book 12 of the Tom Swift IV series (1993)
  11. Cover of Quantum Force by Victor Appleton, book 13 of the Tom Swift IV series (1993)
  1. 1
    The Black Dragon1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  2. 2
    The Negative Zone1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  3. 3
    Cyborg Kickboxer1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  4. 4
    The DNA Disaster1991 · 154 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991154
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  5. 5
    Monster Machine1991 · 154 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991154
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  6. 6
    Aquatech Warriors1991 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991160
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  7. 7
    Moonstalker1992 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992176
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  8. 8
    The Microbots1992 · 149 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992149
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  9. 9
    Fire Biker1992 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992148
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  10. 10
    Mind Games1992 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992152
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  11. 11
    Mutant Beach1992 · 149 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992149
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  12. 12
    Death Quake1993 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993155
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  13. 13
    Quantum Force1993 · 151 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993151
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Is there a chronological order for Tom Swift IV?

No separate chronological order is on record for Tom Swift IV, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Tom Swift IV books in order?

You should read the Tom Swift IV books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Tom Swift IV book also stands alone.

Where to start with Tom Swift IV

Start with The Black Dragon (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tom Swift IV book?

Quantum Force (1993) is the newest Tom Swift IV book released so far.

Is there a new Tom Swift IV book coming?

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

Tom Swift IV at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tom Swift IV title on record dates from 1993, 33 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tom Swift IV books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,548 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 153 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tom Swift IV books, 13 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

What the Tom Swift IV books are about

All 13 Tom Swift IV 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 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Victor Appleton

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Characters in the Tom Swift IV books

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Other series by Victor Appleton

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