📖 About Tom Swift

Tom Swift is a series universe written by Victor Appleton. The complete collection runs to 131 books across 7 series, published between 1910 and 2023.

The main series is Publication Order of Tom Swift I Books with 40 books. It opens with Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road (1910) and currently runs to Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer (1941).

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🎯 Where to Start with Tom Swift

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road (1910), book 1 of Publication Order of Tom Swift I Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 7 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Tom Swift Books in Order

Publication Order of Tom Swift I Books
40 books
1
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road book cover1Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road1910Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat / The Rivals of Lake Carlopa book cover2Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat / The Rivals of Lake Carlopa1910Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud book cover3Tom Swift and His Airship / The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud1910Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure book cover4Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat / Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure1910Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the Road book cover5Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout / The Speediest Car on the Road1910Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake Island book cover6Tom Swift and His Wireless Message / The Castaways of Earthquake Island1911Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom Mountain book cover7Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers / The Secret of Phantom Mountain1911Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer / The Quickest Flight on Record book cover8Tom Swift and His Sky Racer / The Quickest Flight on Record1911Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant Island book cover9Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle / Daring Adventures in Elephant Island1911Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the Airship book cover10Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice / The Wreck of the Airship1911Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures Underground book cover11Tom Swift in the City of Gold / Marvelous Adventures Underground1912Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Air Glider / Seeking the Platinum Treasure book cover12Tom Swift and His Air Glider / Seeking the Platinum Treasure1912Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift in Captivity / A Daring Escape by Airship book cover13Tom Swift in Captivity / A Daring Escape by Airship1912Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera / Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures book cover14Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera / Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures1912Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Great Search Light / On the Border for Uncle Sam book cover15Tom Swift and His Great Search Light / On the Border for Uncle Sam1912Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon / The Longest Shots on Record book cover16Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon / The Longest Shots on Record1913Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone / The Picture That Saved a Fortune book cover17Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone / The Picture That Saved a Fortune1914Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship / The Naval Terror of the Seas book cover18Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship / The Naval Terror of the Seas1915Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel / The Hidden City of the Andes book cover19Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel / The Hidden City of the Andes1916Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders / The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold book cover20Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders / The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold1917Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His War Tank / Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam book cover21Tom Swift and His War Tank / Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam1918Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Air Scout / Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky book cover22Tom Swift and His Air Scout / Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky1919Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Undersea Search / The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic book cover23Tom Swift and His Undersea Search / The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic1920Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters / Battling with Flames in the Air / Tom Swift and the Flaming Air Battle book cover24Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters / Battling with Flames in the Air / Tom Swift and the Flaming Air Battle1921Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive / Two Miles a Minute on the Rails book cover25Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive / Two Miles a Minute on the Rails1922Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Flying Boat / Castaways of the Giant Iceberg book cover26Tom Swift and His Flying Boat / Castaways of the Giant Iceberg1923Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher / The Treasure of Goby Farm book cover27Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher / The Treasure of Goby Farm1924Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets / Tracing the Stolen Inventions book cover28Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets / Tracing the Stolen Inventions1925Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Airline Express / From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight book cover29Tom Swift and His Airline Express / From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight1926Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift Circling the Globe / The Daring Cruise of the Air Monarch book cover30Tom Swift Circling the Globe / The Daring Cruise of the Air Monarch1927Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures / The Greatest Invention on Record book cover31Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures / The Greatest Invention on Record1928Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His House on Wheels / A Trip Around the Mountain of Mystery book cover32Tom Swift and His House on Wheels / A Trip Around the Mountain of Mystery1929Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible / Adventures Over the Forest of Fire book cover33Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible / Adventures Over the Forest of Fire1930Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Sky Train / Overland Through the Clouds book cover34Tom Swift and His Sky Train / Overland Through the Clouds1931Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Giant Magnet / Bringing Up the Lost Submarine book cover35Tom Swift and His Giant Magnet / Bringing Up the Lost Submarine1932Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Television Detector / Trailing the Secret Plotters book cover36Tom Swift and His Television Detector / Trailing the Secret Plotters1933Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport / Foiling the Haargolanders book cover37Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport / Foiling the Haargolanders1934Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Planet Stone / Discovering the Secret of Another World book cover38Tom Swift and His Planet Stone / Discovering the Secret of Another World1935Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope book cover39Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope1939Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer book cover40Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer1941Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tom Swift Jr. Books
32 books
2
Tom Swift and His Flying Lab book cover1Tom Swift and His Flying Lab1954Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Jetmarine book cover2Tom Swift and His Jetmarine1954Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship book cover3Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship1954Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Giant Robot book cover4Tom Swift and His Giant Robot1954Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster book cover5Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster1954Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space / Tom Swift and His Sky Wheel book cover6Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space / Tom Swift and His Sky Wheel1955Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter book cover7Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter1956Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire book cover8Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire1956Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift on the Phantom Satellite book cover9Tom Swift on the Phantom Satellite1956Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Ultrasonic Cycloplane book cover10Tom Swift and His Ultrasonic Cycloplane1957Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Deep-Sea Hydrodome book cover11Tom Swift and His Deep-Sea Hydrodome1958Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift in the Race to the Moon book cover12Tom Swift in the Race to the Moon1958Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Space Solartron book cover13Tom Swift and His Space Solartron1958Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope / Tom Swift in the Jungle of the Mayas book cover14Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope / Tom Swift in the Jungle of the Mayas1959Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Spectromarine Selector / Tom Swift and the City of Gold book cover15Tom Swift and His Spectromarine Selector / Tom Swift and the City of Gold1959Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts book cover16Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts1960Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X book cover17Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X1961Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung book cover18Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung1961Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar book cover19Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar1962Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Megascope Space Prober book cover20Tom Swift and His Megascope Space Prober1962Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates book cover21Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates1963Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Repelatron Skyway book cover22Tom Swift and His Repelatron Skyway1963Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Aquatomic Tracker book cover23Tom Swift and His Aquatomic Tracker1964Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His 3-D Telejector book cover24Tom Swift and His 3-D Telejector1964Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Polar-Ray Dynasphere book cover25Tom Swift and His Polar-Ray Dynasphere1965Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Sonic Boom Trap book cover26Tom Swift and His Sonic Boom Trap1965Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Sub-ocean Geotron book cover27Tom Swift and His Sub-ocean Geotron1966Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Mystery Comet book cover28Tom Swift and the Mystery Comet1966Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid book cover29Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid1967Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His G-Force Inverter book cover30Tom Swift and His G-Force Inverter1968Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Dyna-4 Capsule book cover31Tom Swift and His Dyna-4 Capsule1969Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Cosmotron Express book cover32Tom Swift and His Cosmotron Express1970Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tom Swift III Books
11 books
3
The City in the Stars book cover1The City in the Stars1981Buy on Amazon
Terror on the Moons of Jupiter book cover2Terror on the Moons of Jupiter1981Buy on Amazon
The Alien Probe book cover3The Alien Probe1981Buy on Amazon
The War in Outer Space book cover4The War in Outer Space1981Buy on Amazon
The Astral Fortress book cover5The Astral Fortress1981Buy on Amazon
The Rescue Mission book cover6The Rescue Mission1981Buy on Amazon
Ark Two book cover7Ark Two1982Buy on Amazon
Crater of Mystery book cover8Crater of Mystery1982Buy on Amazon
The Gateway to Doom book cover9The Gateway to Doom1983Buy on Amazon
The Invisible Force book cover10The Invisible Force1983Buy on Amazon
Planet of Nightmares book cover11Planet of Nightmares1984Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tom Swift IV Books
13 books
4
The Black Dragon book cover1The Black Dragon1991Buy on Amazon
The Negative Zone book cover2The Negative Zone1991Buy on Amazon
Cyborg Kickboxer book cover3Cyborg Kickboxer1991Buy on Amazon
The DNA Disaster book cover4The DNA Disaster1991Buy on Amazon
Monster Machine book cover5Monster Machine1991Buy on Amazon
Aquatech Warriors book cover6Aquatech Warriors1991Buy on Amazon
Moonstalker book cover7Moonstalker1992Buy on Amazon
The Microbots book cover8The Microbots1992Buy on Amazon
Fire Biker book cover9Fire Biker1992Buy on Amazon
Mind Games book cover10Mind Games1992Buy on Amazon
Mutant Beach book cover11Mutant Beach1992Buy on Amazon
Death Quake book cover12Death Quake1993Buy on Amazon
Quantum Force book cover13Quantum Force1993Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tom Swift, Young Inventor Books
6 books
5
Into the Abyss book cover1Into the Abyss2006Buy on Amazon
The Robot Olympics book cover2The Robot Olympics2006Buy on Amazon
The Space Hotel book cover3The Space Hotel2006Buy on Amazon
Rocket Racers book cover4Rocket Racers2007Buy on Amazon
On Top of the World book cover5On Top of the World2007Buy on Amazon
Under the Radar book cover6Under the Radar2007Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tom Swift Invention Books
21 books
6
Tom Swift and His EnvirOzone Revivicator book cover1Tom Swift and His EnvirOzone Revivicator2010Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His QuieTurbine Skyliner book cover2Tom Swift and His QuieTurbine Skyliner2010Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Transcontinental BulleTrain book cover3Tom Swift and His Transcontinental BulleTrain2011Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Oceanic SubLiminator book cover4Tom Swift and His Oceanic SubLiminator2011Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Cyclonic Eradicator book cover5Tom Swift and His Cyclonic Eradicator2011Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift: Galactic Ambassador book cover6Tom Swift: Galactic Ambassador2011Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Paradox Planet book cover7Tom Swift and the Paradox Planet2012Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts book cover8Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts2012Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Martian TerraVironment book cover9Tom Swift and His Martian TerraVironment2013Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Tectonic Interrupter book cover10Tom Swift and His Tectonic Interrupter2013Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the AntiInferno Suppressor book cover11Tom Swift and the AntiInferno Suppressor2013Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the High Space L-Evator book cover12Tom Swift and the High Space L-Evator2014Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the IntraEarth Invaders book cover13Tom Swift and the IntraEarth Invaders2014Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Coupe of Invisibility book cover14Tom Swift and the Coupe of Invisibility2014Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Yesterday Machine book cover15Tom Swift and the Yesterday Machine2015Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Reconstructed Planet book cover16Tom Swift and the Reconstructed Planet2016Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His NanoSurgery Brigade book cover17Tom Swift and His NanoSurgery Brigade2016Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Thermo-Ion Jetpack book cover18Tom Swift and His Thermo-Ion Jetpack2016Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and the Atlantean HydroWay book cover19Tom Swift and the Atlantean HydroWay2016Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Cybernetic Planeteers book cover20Tom Swift and His Cybernetic Planeteers2023Buy on Amazon
Tom Swift and His Flying RaceYacht book cover21Tom Swift and His Flying RaceYacht2023Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tom Swift: Inventors' Academy Books
8 books
7
The Drone Pursuit book cover1The Drone Pursuit2019Buy on Amazon
The Sonic Breach book cover2The Sonic Breach2019Buy on Amazon
Restricted Access book cover3Restricted Access2019Buy on Amazon
The Virtual Vandal book cover4The Virtual Vandal2020Buy on Amazon
The Spybot Invasion book cover5The Spybot Invasion2020Buy on Amazon
Augmented Reality book cover6Augmented Reality2021Buy on Amazon
The Blurred Blogger book cover7The Blurred Blogger2021Buy on Amazon
Depth Perception book cover8Depth Perception2022Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Tom Swift books are there?
There are 131 books in the Tom Swift collection, organised into 7 series and published between 1910 and 2023.
What is the first Tom Swift book?
The first book is Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle / Fun and Adventure on the Road, published in 1910.
What order should I read the Tom Swift books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Tom Swift books?
The Tom Swift books were written by Victor Appleton.
Is the Tom Swift series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Tom Swift I Books, has 40 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Tom Swift series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1910, and the most recent in 2023.