John William Jakes, the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction. His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy. Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of “the godfather of historical novelists” from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center. He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida. Also writes under pseudonyms Jay Scotland, Alan Payne, Rachel Ann Payne, Robert Hart Davis, Darius John Granger, John Lee Gray. Has ghost written as William Ard.
Series
Books
I, Barbarian
1959
The Lawless
1978
Secrets of Stardeep
1969
The Americans
1979
Black in Time
1970
Charleston
2002
When the Star Kings Die
1967
American Dreams
1998
The Best of John Jakes
1977
Reading Area Community College and LWW 2010 Nursing Fundamentals Package
1972
The Bastard
1974
North and South 2
1982
On Wheels
1973
The North and South Trilogy
North and South / Love and War / Heaven and Hell
1988
Savannah, or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln
2004
The Last Magicians
1969
Homeland
1993
The Gods of Newport
2006
Brak the Barbarian
1968
The Kent Family Chronicles Volumes One Through Three
The Bastard, The Rebels, and The Seekers
1974
Heaven and Hell
1987
The Asylum World
1969
In the Big Country
1991
The Bold Frontier
2001
Love and War
1984
The Star Virus/Mask of Chaos
1970
The Rebels
1975
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
The Fortunes of Brak
1985
When the Idols Walked
1978
Brak the Barbarian Versus the Sorceress
1969
Six-Gun Planet
1970
Master of the Dark Gate
1970
The Warriors
1977
The American Bicentennial Series
The Kent Family Chronicles
2023
Susanna of the Alamo
A True Story
1986
California Gold
1989
The Planet Wizard
1969
North and South
1982
On Secret Service
2000
The Spider Chronicles
2007
The Titans
1976
The Americans 1
1993
The Funeral of Tanner Moody
2004
Time Gate
1972
Brak vs. the Mark of the Demons
1969
The Furies
1976
Heaven and Hell 1
1993
King's Crusader
1977
The Seekers
1975
