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The Tom Swift Jr. series by Victor Appleton II includes 32 books published between 1954–2006.
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Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tom Swift and his Deep-Sea Hydrodome
1958 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift undertakes the challenge of constructing an underwater city to capture helium gas found on the ocean floor, utilizing his new…
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Tom Swift in the race to the Moon
1958 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. undertakes the development of a new spaceship in a race against time, facing both foreign enemies preparing to launch a manned moon…
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Tom Swift and his Space Solartron
1958 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. faces the challenge of moon colonization through his development of the matter maker, a solartron designed to produce oxygen, fuel,…
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Tom Swift and his Electronic Retroscope
1959 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift encounters dangerous natural phenomena and a hidden saboteur while testing his electronic retroscope camera and parachute plane in Yucatan,…
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Tom Swift and his Spectromarine Selector
1960 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift and his companions face peril during a deep-sea expedition to an ancient city on the ocean floor, where Tom tests two new inventions: the…
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Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts
1960 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. aims to solve the high cost of space vehicles through his new invention, the Space Kite, a two-man craft designed for training future…
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1961 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. and his associates at Swift Enterprises anticipate the arrival of a visitor from Planet X in the form of energy, which Tom names Exman,…
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Tom Swift and his Triphibian Atomicar
1962 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. invents the Triphibian Atomicar, an atomic-powered vehicle capable of traveling on land, water, and through the air, which leads him…
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Tom Swift and His Megascope Space Prober
1962 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. faces a mysterious threat when a stolen invention explodes in France, leading him to suspect a secret enemy and a traitor within his…
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Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates
1963 · Victor Appleton II
A violent explosion in space triggers one of the most thrill-packed adventures in Tom Swift Jr.'s scientific career. The disintegration of a cargo…
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Tom Swift and his Repelatron Skyway
1963 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. is tasked by the government of Ngombia to build a highway connecting separated provinces, a challenge that has eluded top U.S.…
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Tom Swift and his Aquatomic Tracker
1964 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift and his friend Bud Barclay undertake a daring underwater journey across the Atlantic Ocean using electronic hydrolung suits, but their…
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Tom Swift and his 3-D Telejector
1964 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. is called upon by the United States Government to investigate a mysterious green object in outer space that disrupts radio…
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Tom Swift and his Polar-Ray Dynasphere
1965 · Victor Appleton II
An unidentified rocket ship crashes into the Swifts' outpost in space and vanishes before Tom can track it down. Tom uses his Polar-Ray Dynasphere to…
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Tom Swift and his Sonic Boom Trap
1965 · Victor Appleton II
A mysterious sonic blast disrupts an American city, drawing Tom Swift into a crisis while he demonstrates his new sonic boom deadener, the…
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid
1967 · Victor Appleton II
When weird masked raiders attack a United States spaceport, Tom's plans for a space exploration project involving a newly sighted planetoid are…
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Tom Swift and his G-force Inverter
1968 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. discovers a new energy source, Serptilium, after investigating mysterious reptilian forms on the moon that are actually caused by gas…
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Tom Swift and his Dyna-4 Capsule
1969 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift and his Dyna-4 Capsule features the young inventor's deep-sea exploration in the Mariana Trench using his specially designed super…
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Tom Swift and his Cosmotron Express
1970 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Jr. of Swift Enterprises designs the Cosmotron Express, the largest and fastest spaceship ever built, intending to tour the planets in the solar…
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Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts
1971 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. uses his invention, the Transmittaton, to solve two scientific mysteries, including preventing a catastrophic invasion by ghosts from…
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2006 · Victor Appleton II
Tom Swift Jr. and his companions are aboard the U.S. Navy missile launching ship Recoverer, where they await the recovery of a Jupiter probe missile…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Tom Swift Jr. books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Tom Swift and His Flying Lab”.
How many books are in the Tom Swift Jr. series?
We list 32 books by Victor Appleton II , published between 1954–2006.
Where can I buy the Tom Swift Jr. books?
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