Victor Appleton II

1 series 32 books in order

Victor Appleton II was a house pseudonym used by James Duncan Lawrence and other ghostwriters, including William Dougherty, Johnny Almquist, Richard Sklar, Jim Lawrence, Thomas Mulvey, Richard McKenna, and Vincent Buranelli. The name was employed for works produced under a collective writing arrangement. No individual authorship is attributed to the name Victor Appleton II.

Known for
Tom Swift Jr.

Series by Victor Appleton II

Tom Swift Jr.

32 books in order · 1954–2006

  1. Tom Swift and His Flying Lab

    1954 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift and his father travel to a South American country in their flying space lab to search for uranium and prevent it from being obtained by a…

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  2. Tom Swift and His Jetmarine

    1954 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift Jr. invents the Jetmarine, an atom-powered submarine, which he and his friend Bud Barclay use to rescue Tom's father from pirates preying…

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  3. Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship

    1954 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift, Jr., and his friend Bud Barclay enter an international space race aiming to orbit the Earth in two hours. The story centers on their…

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  4. Tom Swift and his Giant Robot

    1954 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift, Jr., and his associates hunt the mastermind who is sabotaging a robot which is an integral part of an atomic energy plant.

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  5. Tom Swift and his Atomic Earth Blaster

    1954 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift Jr. faces fierce Antarctic storms and determined enemies while testing his atomic earth blaster, an invention designed to locate molten…

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  6. Tom Swift and his Outpost in Space

    1955 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift, Jr., aided by his friend Bud Barclay, overcomes several sabotage attempts while trying to design and build the first solar-operated space…

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  7. Tom Swift and his diving seacopter

    1956 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift Jr. uses his diving seacopter, the Ocean Arrow, to search for a lost rocket containing evidence of extraterrestrial life, which was…

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  8. Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire

    1956 · Victor Appleton II

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  9. Tom Swift on the Phantom Satellite

    1956 · Victor Appleton II

    A mysterious glowing moonlet enters Earth's orbit, causing global alarm before settling into a stable path 50,000 miles above the planet. Tom Swift…

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  10. Tom Swift and his Ultrasonic Cycloplane

    1957 · Victor Appleton II

    Tom Swift Jr. uses his ultrasonic cycloplane, the Drumhawk, to rescue his friend Bud from the New Guinea jungle, where hostile natives and a…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Victor Appleton II written?

We list 32 books by Victor Appleton II across 1 series, published between 1954–2006 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Victor Appleton II's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Tom Swift and His Flying Lab.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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