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ⓘ About John D. MacDonald
John D MacDonald was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and thriller books best known for his Travis McGee series. He was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania but later moved out to Europe on his quest for adventure and photography. He studied at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse, and Harvard University. John also happened to serve in the military during the world war two. John D MacDonald’s writing career started with the first publication that was submitted by his wife to the Esquire while he still was serving in the military. From writing short stories, John has managed to come up with several other novels and is accredited for his series Travis McGee. He has received numerous awards for his writing among them the 1980 U.
All Book Series by John D. MacDonald
Death Quotient and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2010
What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
San Francisco Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1990 Anthology · John Miller
On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question
Book 3 of 12 · published 1992 Anthology · William Shakespeare,Virginia Woolf,Ambrose Bierce,Leo Tolstoy,Graham Greene,Langston Hughes,Emily Dickinson,John Donne,Plato,Jorge Luis Borges,Gustave Flaubert,Robert Coles,Walker Percy,Albert Camus,Cynthia Ozick,William Styron,Dorothy Parker,Sylvia Plath,Primo Levi,Phillip Lopate,John Miller,Genevieve Anderson,Alfred Alvarez,Émile Durkheim,Howard I. Kushner
New Orleans Stories
Book 4 of 12 · published 1992 Anthology · John Miller,Genevieve Anderson
Chicago Stories
Book 5 of 12 · published 1993 Anthology · Stuart Dybek,John Miller
Southwest Stories
Book 6 of 12 · published 1993 Anthology · D.H. Lawrence,Alison Moore,Barry Gifford,Sandra Cisneros,Larry McMurtry,Sam Shepard,Leslie Marmon Silko,C.G. Jung,John Miller,Georgia O'Keefe
Florida Stories
Book 7 of 12 · published 1993 Co-authored · Dave Barry,Elmore Leonard,Ernest Hemingway,Damon Runyon,Isaac Bashevis Singer,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Stephen Crane,Zora Neale Hurston,Elizabeth Bishop,Tennessee Williams,Alison Lurie,Wallace Stevens,John Sayles,John James Audubon,Joy Williams,Joan Didion,John Miller,KirstenMiller,William Bartram
Lust: Lascivious Love Stories and Passionate Poems
Book 8 of 12 · published 1994 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
Alaska Stories
Book 9 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
Texas Stories
Book 10 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
San Francisco Thrillers
Book 11 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · Tim Smith,John Miller
Cape Cod Stories
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2002 Anthology · Tim Smith,John Miller
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is John D. MacDonald?
John D MacDonald was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and thriller books best known for his Travis McGee series. He was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania but later moved out to Europe on his quest for adventure and photography. He studied at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse, and Harvard University.
Which John D. MacDonald series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Travis McGee series, the earliest of John D. MacDonald's multi-book series: it opens with The Deep Blue Good-By (1964) and runs to 21 books across 1964–1984, ending with The Lonely Silver Rain (1984).
How many books has John D. MacDonald written?
John D. MacDonald has 103 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1950 and 2019. 21 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Travis McGee series with 21 books — and 82 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should John D. MacDonald's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John D. MacDonald's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Travis McGee (1964–1984, 21 books).
How are John D. MacDonald's books organised into series?
This guide splits John D. MacDonald's 103 books into 1 named series and 82 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Travis McGee (21 books, 1964–1984).