Tom Swift Series

by Victor Appleton

Tom Swift is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present. Each such series stars a hero named Tom Swift who is a genius inventor and whose breakthroughs in technology (especially transport technology) drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called "invention fiction" or "Edisonade". Some of the later heroes might be considered the same character after a rebooted continuity, but in at least one series, Tom Swift was identified as a relative of the original Tom Swift. The first books were outlined by Edward Stratemeyer and his Stratemeyer Syndicate, written by ghostwriters and all credited to the house name of Victor Appleton.

A series of juvenile adventure novels that began in the early twentieth century, featuring technology (especially transport technology) as a major focus. Written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton -- actually Howard Garis for most of the novels, as well as W. Bert Foster, John Duffield, and Thomas M. Mitchell, for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

This Series contains 25 existing novels books:

1. fun and adventures on the road


2. the rivals of lake carlopa


3. tom swift and his airship


4. under the ocean for sunken treasure


5. the speediest car on the road


6. the castaways of earthquake island


7. the secret of phantom mountain


8. the wreck of the airship


9. the quickest flight on record


10. daring adventures in elephant land


11. marvelous adventures underground


12. seeking the platinum treasure


13. a daring escape by airship


14. thrilling adventures while taking moving pictures


15. on the border for uncle sam


16. the longest shots on record


17. the picture that saved a fortune


18. the naval terror of the seas


19. the hidden city of the andes


20. the underground search for the idol of gold


21. doing his bit for uncle sam


22. uncle sam's mastery of the sky


23. the treasure on the floor of the atlantic


24. battling with flames from the air


25. two miles a minute on the rails