Victor Appleton Reading Order

15 books (1925–1935)

This classic young adult adventure series by Victor Appleton consists of 15 complete books published between 1925 and 1935, following Don Sturdy as he travels to exotic and dangerous locations around the globe. From arctic expeditions to jungle adventures, each installment sends the protagonist to a new frontier filled with peril and discovery. The books should be read in publication order to follow the progression of Don's increasingly extraordinary journeys across unexplored lands and treacherous environments.

Start with Don Sturdy Across the North Pole / Cast Away in the Land of Ice, the first of 15 books in the Don Sturdy series.

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1	Don Sturdy Across the North Pole / Cast Away in the Land of Ice 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes / The Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold / The Old Egyptian's Great Secret 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Don Sturdy on the Desert of Mystery / Autoing in the Land of Caravans 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters / Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships / Adrift in the Sargasso Sea 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas / Adrift in the Great Jungle 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Don Sturdy Captured by Head Hunters / Adrift in the Wilds of Borneo 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Don Sturdy in Lion Land / The Strange Clearing in the Jungle 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Don Sturdy in the Land of Giants / Captives of the Savage Patagonians 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Don Sturdy on the Ocean Bottom / The Strange Cruise of the Phantom 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear / Destined for a Strange Sacrifice 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Don Sturdy Lost in Glacier Bay / The Mystery of the Moving Totem Poles 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Don Sturdy Trapped in the Flaming Wilderness / Unearthing Secrets in Central Asia 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Don Sturdy with the Harpoon Hunters / The Strange Cruise of the Whaling Ship 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1913–1919)

The Moving Picture Boys is a complete nine-book adventure series by Victor Appleton published between 1913 and 1919. The series follows young filmmakers as they travel to exotic locations around the world capturing footage for motion pictures, from earthquake-struck lands and jungle expeditions to underwater adventures and war-torn battlefields. Each book chronicles a different expedition and should be read in publication order to follow the protagonists' evolving journey. Begin with The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake Land and proceed through all nine entries to experience the full scope of their globe-trotting exploits.

Start with The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake Land, the first of 9 books in the The Moving Picture Boys series.

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1	The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake Land 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Moving Picture Boys in the Jungle 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Moving Picture Boys in the West 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood 1914Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Moving Picture Boys at Panama 1915Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Moving Picture Boys Under the Sea 1916Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front 1918Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Moving Picture Boys on the French Battlefields 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (1910–1941)

The Tom Swift I series comprises 40 adventure novels published between 1910 and 1941, following the exploits of young inventor Tom Swift and his remarkable technological creations. Written by Victor Appleton, these young adult adventures should be read in publication order, beginning with Tom Swift and His Airship and continuing through stories involving submarines, wireless messages, sky racers, and expeditions to exotic locations. The series is complete and represents a classic of early-twentieth-century juvenile science fiction, chronicling Tom's increasingly ambitious inventions and the dangers he encounters while using them.

Start with Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud, the first of 40 books in the Tom Swift I series.

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1	Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud 1910Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the Road 1910Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat / The Rivals of Lake Carlopa 1910Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road 1910Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure 1910Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom Mountain 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant Island 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Tom Swift and His Sky Racer / The Quickest Flight on Record 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake Island 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the Airship 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tom Swift and His Air Glider / Seeking the Platinum Treasure 1912Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Tom Swift and His Great Search Light / On the Border for Uncle Sam 1912Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera / Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures 1912Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Tom Swift in Captivity / A Daring Escape by Airship 1912Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures Underground 1912Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon / The Longest Shots on Record 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone / The Picture That Saved a Fortune 1914Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship / The Naval Terror of the Seas 1915Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel / The Hidden City of the Andes 1916Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders / The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold 1917Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Tom Swift and His War Tank / Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam 1918Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Tom Swift and His Air Scout / Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Tom Swift and His Undersea Search / The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic 1920Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters / Battling with Flames in the Air / Tom Swift and the Flaming Air Battle 1921Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive / Two Miles a Minute on the Rails 1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Tom Swift and His Flying Boat / Castaways of the Giant Iceberg 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher / The Treasure of Goby Farm 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets / Tracing the Stolen Inventions 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Tom Swift and His Airline Express / From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Tom Swift Circling the Globe / The Daring Cruise of the Air Monarch 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures / The Greatest Invention on Record 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Tom Swift and His House on Wheels / A Trip Around the Mountain of Mystery 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible / Adventures Over the Forest of Fire 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Tom Swift and His Sky Train / Overland Through the Clouds 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Tom Swift and His Giant Magnet / Bringing Up the Lost Submarine 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Tom Swift and His Television Detector / Trailing the Secret Plotters 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport / Foiling the Haargolanders 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Tom Swift and His Planet Stone / Discovering the Secret of Another World 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1981–1984)

The Tom Swift III series comprises eleven science fiction adventure novels published between 1981 and 1984, following the exploits of young inventor Tom Swift as he navigates futuristic challenges across space. Written by Victor Appleton and now complete, this series should be read in publication order beginning with Terror on the Moons of Jupiter. Each entry builds upon the previous adventure, taking readers from Jupiter's moons through encounters with alien probes, fortresses among the stars, and increasingly perilous cosmic threats. The final installment, Planet of Nightmares, concludes this young adult science fiction saga.

Start with Terror on the Moons of Jupiter, the first of 11 books in the Tom Swift III series.

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1	Terror on the Moons of Jupiter 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Alien Probe 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Astral Fortress 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The City in the Stars 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Rescue Mission 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The War in Outer Space 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Ark Two 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Crater of Mystery 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Gateway to Doom 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Invisible Force 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Planet of Nightmares 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1991–1993)

This completed young adult action and adventure series comprises 13 books published between 1991 and 1993. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Aquatech Warriors and concluding with Quantum Force. All entries follow Tom Swift's exploits across futuristic technology-driven adventures in a tightly contained narrative arc.

Start with Aquatech Warriors, the first of 13 books in the Tom Swift IV series.

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1	Aquatech Warriors 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cyborg Kickboxer 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Monster Machine 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Black Dragon 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The DNA Disaster 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Negative Zone 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Fire Biker 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Mind Games 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Moonstalker 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Mutant Beach 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Microbots 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Death Quake 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Quantum Force 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

29 books (2010–2023)

The Tom Swift Invention series comprises 29 young adult science fiction adventures published between 2010 and 2023, following the exploits of the inventive protagonist as he develops cutting-edge technological solutions to environmental and cosmic challenges. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Tom Swift and His EnvirOzone Revivicator. Each book features Tom creating increasingly ambitious inventions, from environmental devices to space-age technology, maintaining a consistent action-adventure tone throughout the series.

Start with Tom Swift and His EnvirOzone Revivicator, the first of 29 books in the Tom Swift Invention series.

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1	Tom Swift and His EnvirOzone Revivicator 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tom Swift and His QuieTurbine Skyliner 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tom Swift and His Cyclonic Eradicator 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tom Swift and His Oceanic SubLiminator 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Tom Swift and His Transcontinental BulleTrain 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Tom Swift: Galactic Ambassador 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Tom Swift and the Paradox Planet 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tom Swift and His Martian TerraVironment 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Tom Swift and His Tectonic Interrupter 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tom Swift and the AntiInferno Suppressor 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Tom Swift and His Tectonic Interrupter(By: Thomas Hudson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Tom Swift and the AntiInferno Suppressor(By: Thomas Hudson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Tom Swift and the Coupe of Invisibility 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Tom Swift and the High Space L-Evator 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Tom Swift and the IntraEarth Invaders 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Tom Swift and the Yesterday Machine 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Tom Swift and His NanoSurgery Brigade 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Tom Swift and His Thermo-Ion Jetpack 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Tom Swift and the Atlantean HydroWay 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Tom Swift and the Reconstructed Planet 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Tom Swift and the HoverCity(With:Thomas Hudson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Tom Swift and the Martian Moon Re-Placement(With:Thomas Hudson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Tom Swift and the Venusian InvulnoSuit(With:Thomas Hudson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Tom Swift and His Hypersonic SpacePlane(With:Thomas Hudson,T. Edward Fox) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Tom Swift and the Marianas Aquanoids(With:Thomas Hudson,T. Edward Fox) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Tom Swift and the SubNeptunian Circumnavigation(With:Thomas Hudson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Tom Swift and His Cybernetic Planeteers 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Tom Swift and His Flying RaceYacht 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

32 books (1954–1970)

The Tom Swift Jr. series consists of 32 young adult adventure novels published between 1954 and 1970, following the inventive exploits of Tom Swift and his futuristic creations. Each book features Tom developing and testing a new technological invention, from atomic devices and flying laboratories to rockets, submarines, and space-age contraptions. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster. This classic adventure series combines science fiction elements with coming-of-age themes as Tom tackles mysteries and dangers using his ingenuity and technical skills.

Start with Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster, the first of 32 books in the Tom Swift Jr. series.

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1	Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tom Swift and His Flying Lab 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tom Swift and His Giant Robot 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tom Swift and His Jetmarine 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space / Tom Swift and His Sky Wheel 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tom Swift on the Phantom Satellite 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Tom Swift and His Ultrasonic Cycloplane 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tom Swift and His Deep-Sea Hydrodome 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Tom Swift and His Space Solartron 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Tom Swift in the Race to the Moon 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope / Tom Swift in the Jungle of the Mayas 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Tom Swift and His Spectromarine Selector / Tom Swift and the City of Gold 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Tom Swift and His Megascope Space Prober 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Tom Swift and His Repelatron Skyway 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Tom Swift and His 3-D Telejector 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Tom Swift and His Aquatomic Tracker 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Tom Swift and His Polar-Ray Dynasphere 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Tom Swift and His Sonic Boom Trap 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Tom Swift and His Sub-ocean Geotron 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Tom Swift and the Mystery Comet 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Tom Swift and His G-Force Inverter 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Tom Swift and His Dyna-4 Capsule 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Tom Swift and His Cosmotron Express 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2006–2007)

The Tom Swift, Young Inventor series comprises six action-packed books for young adults published between 2006 and 2007. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Into the Abyss and continuing through The Robot Olympics, The Space Hotel, On Top of the World, Rocket Racers, and concluding with Under the Radar. Each installment follows Tom's inventive adventures and technological exploits across diverse settings and challenges.

Start with Into the Abyss, the first of 6 books in the Tom Swift, Young Inventor series.

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1	Into the Abyss 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Robot Olympics 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Space Hotel 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	On Top of the World 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Rocket Racers 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Under the Radar 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2019–2022)

The Tom Swift: Inventors' Academy series comprises eight young adult action and adventure novels published between 2019 and 2022, with the series appearing to be complete. Written by Victor Appleton, the books should be read in publication order beginning with Restricted Access and concluding with Depth Perception. The series follows Tom Swift as he navigates challenges at an academy for young inventors, facing obstacles ranging from drone pursuits and sonic breaches to virtual threats and technological mysteries.

Start with Restricted Access, the first of 8 books in the Tom Swift: Inventors' Academy series.

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1	Restricted Access 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Drone Pursuit 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sonic Breach 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Spybot Invasion 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Virtual Vandal 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Augmented Reality 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Blurred Blogger 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Depth Perception 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible