Name: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Author: John Jakes
ISBN: 0871298139

The earliest John Jakes book we track dates to 1952, and the catalogue now runs to 94 books. The work is organised into 15 series; the longest is Kent Family at 8 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Silent Night, Deadly Night, from 2016.

New York Times Bestsellers

7 books

John Jakes has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 99 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

North and South

North and South Series

33 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Feb 1982 · 34 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Love and War

North and South Series

21 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Oct 1984

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Reading Order

15 series · 94 books

0 of 4 read

#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Johnny Havoc	1960	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Havoc for Sale / Havoc Meets Zelda (Short Story)	1962	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Holiday for Havoc / And The Doll Who Had 'It' (Short Story)	1963	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red / Making It Big	1968	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Make Mine Mavis	1961	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	And So to Bed	1962	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Give Me This Woman	1962	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	The Planet Wizard	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Tonight We Steal the Stars	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	The Wagered World	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 5 read

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Brak the Barbarian	1968	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Brak vs. The Sorceress / Witch of the Four Winds	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	When the Idols Walked (Short Story)	1978	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	The Fortunes of Brak	1985	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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	1	Witch of the Dark Gate	1972		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 8 read

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#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
1	The Bastard	1974	🎬 Adapted for film/TV →	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	The Rebels	1975	🎬 Adapted for film/TV →	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	The Seekers	1975	🎬 Adapted for film/TV →	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	The Furies	1976		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	The Titans	1976		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	The Warriors	1977		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	The Lawless	1978		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	The Americans	1979		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle, Xan Fielding	1963	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Beneath The Planet of The Apes (Short Story) by Michael Avallone	1970	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Escape from the Planet of the Apes by Jerry Pournelle	1973	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes	1974	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization by William T. Quick	2001	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	North and South	1982	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Love and War	1984	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Heaven and Hell	1987	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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	1	Homeland	1993		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
	2	American Dreams	1998		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	The Texans Ride North	1952	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Wear a Fast Gun	1952	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	The Devil Has Four Faces	1958	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	The Seventh Man	1958	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	I, Barbarian	1959	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	The Imposter	1959	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	Strike the Black Flag	1961	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	Veils of Salome	1962	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9	Sir Scoundrel	1962	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10	The Man from Cannae	1963	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11	G. I. Girls	1963	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12	Traitors' Legion	1963	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13	Arena	1963	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14	Secrets of Stardeep	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15	The Asylum World	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16	The Last Magicians	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17	The Hybrid	1969	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18	Six-Gun Planet	1970	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19	Black in Time	1970	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20	Monte Cristo # 99	1970	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21	The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos	1970	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22	Time Gate (Short Story)	1972	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23	Mention My Name in Atlantis (Short Story)	1972	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24	On Wheels	1973	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25	Fortune's Whirlwind	1975	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26	To an Unknown Shore	1975	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27	King's Crusader	1977	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28	A Night for Treason	1978	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29	Excalibur! with Gil Kane	1980	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30	California Gold	1989	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31	On Secret Service	2000	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32	The Bold Frontier	2001	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33	Charleston	2002	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34	Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln / Savannah Christmas	2004	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35	The Gods of Newport	2006	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	Ghoul's Garden	1973		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	The Best of John Jakes	1977		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
	2	The Best Western Stories of John Jakes	1991		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

John Jakes Plays

1 book · 1998

John Jakes Non-Fiction Books

3 books · 1967–1969

John Jakes Anthologies

18 books · 1967–2016

About the Author

John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction.

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John Jakes Books in Order

New York Times Bestsellers

Reading Order

Johnny Havoc Series

Lou Largo Series

II Galaxy Series

Brak the Barbarian Series

Gavin Black Series

Kent Family Series

Planet of the Apes Series

North and South Series

The Crown Family Saga Series

John Jakes Other Novels

John Jakes Short Stories/Novellas

John Jakes Short Story Collections

John Jakes Plays

John Jakes Non-Fiction Books

John Jakes Anthologies