Summary Bibliography: John Jakes

Author: John Jakes Author Record # 1170
Legal Name: Jakes, John William
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthdate: 31 March 1932
Deathdate: 11 March 2023
Language: English
Webpages: IMDB, SFE, stopyourekillingme.com, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names: Alexander Blade, Robert Hart Davis, Darius John Granger, Alan Henry, Don Holliday, John W. Jakes, J. W. Jakes,
Джон Джейкс^?Dzhon Dzheyks
John Jakes
,
ジョン・ジェイクス^?Jon Jeikusu
, Alan Marshall, Alan Payne, Jay Scotland, S. M. Tenneshaw, C. H. Thames, Allen Wilder, J. X. Williams
Additional Bibliographic Comments: Author:John Jakes
Author Tags: fantasy (3), science fiction (2), time travel (1), alternate history (1), horror (1), Merril08 (1), novelization (1)

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Fiction Series

Brak the Barbarian
- 1 Brak the Barbarian (1968) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    戦士ブラク対謎の神殿^?Senshi Buraku tai nazo no shinden
    [Japanese] (1973) [as by
    ジョン・ジェイクス^?Jon Jeikusu
    ]
- 2 Brak the Barbarian Versus the Sorceress (1969) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Sorceress (1970)
  - Translation:
    Tochter der Hölle^?Tochter der Hoelle
    [German] (1975)
  - Translation:
    戦士ブラク対女錬金術師^?Senshi Buraku tai jo renkinjutsu-shi
    [Japanese] (1977) [as by
    ジョン・ジェイクス^?Jon Jeikusu
    ]
  - Translation: Sangue di strega [Italian] (1980)
  - Variant: Brak vs.The Sorceress (1981)
  - Variant: Witch of the Four Winds (2012)
  - Serializations:
  - Witch of the Four Winds (Part 1 of 2) (1963)
  - Witch of the Four Winds (Part 2 of 2) (1963)
- 3 Brak the Barbarian Versus the Mark of the Demons (1969) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Mark of the Demons (1970)
  - Translation:
    Das Mal der Dämonen^?Das Mal der Daemonen
    [German] (1975)
  - Translation:
    戦士ブラク対吸血双生児^?Senshi Buraku tai kyūketsu sōseiji
    Senshi Buraku tai kyuketsu soseiji
    [Japanese] (1978) [as by
    ジョン・ジェイクス^?Jon Jeikusu
    ]
  - Variant: Brak Vs. The Mark of the Demons (1981)
- 4 When the Idols Walked (1978) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Die Götzen erwachen^?Die Goetzen erwachen
    [German] (1975)
  - Variant: Brak: When the Idols Walked (1981)
  - Serializations:
  - When the Idols Walked (Part 1 of 2) (1964)
  - When the Idols Walked (Part 2 of 2) (1964)
- 5 The Fortunes of Brak (1980) [C]
- Devils in the Walls (1963) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Palast der Dämonen^?Palast der Daemonen
    [German] (1976)
  - Translation:
    Дьяволы в стенах^?D'yavoly v stenakh
    [Russian] (1996) [as by
    Джон Джейкс^?Dzhon Dzheyks
    John Jakes
    ]
  - Translation: I diavoli nei muri [Italian] (1996)
- The Girl in the Gem (1965) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Mädchen im Meerstein [German] (1973)
- The Pillars of Chambalor (1965) [SF]
- The Silk of Shaitan (1965) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Seidentuch Scheitans [German] (1976)
- Flame Face (1968) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Translation: Flammengesicht [German] (1976)
- Ghosts of Stone (1968) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Translation: Geister im Stein [German] (1974)
  - Translation:
    Les fantômes de pierre^?Les fantomes de pierre
    [French] (1979)
- The Barge of Souls (1968) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Schiff der Seelen [German] (1974)
- The Unspeakable Shrine (1968) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Heiligtum des Schreckens [German] (1974)
- The Mirror of Wizardry (1968) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Am Abgrund der Welt [German] (1976)
- Ghoul's Garden (1973) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Der Garten des Zauberers [German] (1976)
- Schiff der Seelen [German] (1974) [C]
- Am Abgrund der Welt [German] (1976) [C]
- Storm in a Bottle (1977) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: Brak in Chains (1977)
  - Translation:
    Fluch der Dürre^?Fluch der Duerre
    [German] (1979)
- Brak the Barbarian / Mark of the Demons (2012) [O/1,3]
- Witch of the Four Winds / When the Idols Walked (2012) [O/2,4]
Dark Gate
- 1 Master of the Dark Gate (1970)
- 2 Witch of the Dark Gate (1972)
Dragonard
- 1 When the Star Kings Die (1967) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Och stjärnornas konungar dö [Swedish] (1970)
  - Translation:
    星界の王死すとき^?Seikai no ō shisu toki
    [Japanese] (1979) [as by
    ジョン・ジェイクス^?Jon Jeikusu
    ]
- 2 The Planet Wizard (1969)
- 3 Tonight We Steal the Stars (1969) also appeared as:
  - Translation: I natt skall vi erövra stjärnorna [Swedish] (1970)
  - Translation:
    今宵われら星を奪う^?Koyoi warera hoshi o ubau
    [Japanese] (1979) [as by
    ジョン・ジェイクス^?Jon Jeikusu
    ]
Planet of the Apes
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1974) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Aufstand der Affen [German] (1977)
- Planet of the Apes: Omnibus 2 (2017) [O/3N] with David Gerrold and W. T. Quick [only as by David Gerrold and John Jakes and William T. Quick]

Novels

Secrets of Stardeep (1969)
The Hybrid (1969) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Halbmensch [German] (1971)
The Last Magicians (1969)
The Asylum World (1969) also appeared as:
- Translation: Keine Rettung für den Mars [German] (1979)
Mask of Chaos (1970)
Monte Cristo #99 (1970)
Six-Gun Planet (1970) also appeared as:
- Translation: Planète à six-coups [French] (1973)
Black in Time (1970) also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Translation: Nero nel tempo (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1979)
Time Gate (1972) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Tor zur anderen Zeit [German] (1975)
Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972) also appeared as:
- Translation: Tolle Tage in Atlantis [German] (1977)
- Translation: Ricordati di Atlantide [Italian] (1992)
On Wheels (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Les roues des ténèbres^?Les roues des tenebres
  [French] (1974)
- Translation: Sobre Rodas [Portuguese] (1974)
- Translation: Im Banne des Feuervogels [German] (1976)
- Translation: Tussen de wielen [Dutch] (1980)
Excalibur! (1980) with Gil Kane

Collections

The Best of John Jakes (1977)

Omnibus

Tonight We Steal the Stars / The Wagered World (1969) [O/2N] with Laurence M. Janifer and S. J. Treibich
The Star Virus / Mask of Chaos (1970) [O/2N] with Barrington J. Bayley
Secrets of Stardeep / Time Gate (1982) [O]
On Wheels / Six-Gun Planet: Two Novels of the Future (2012) [O]

Chapbooks

Bloodstar (1976) with Robert E. Howard
Shango (2019)
The Android Kill (2020)
The Most Horrible Story (2021) [only as by John W. Jakes]

Short Fiction Series

Fortunato
- The Opener of the Crypt (1952) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Opener of the Crypt (1952) [as by John W. Jakes]
  - Translation: Aquele que Abriu o Sepulcro [Portuguese] (1975)
  - Translation: La cripta [Italian] (1988)
The Spider
- Bouquets for the Damned (2007)
U.N.C.L.E.^?UNCLE
- 2 The Man from UNCLE Magazine Novellas
  - 4 The World's End Affair (1966) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]
  - 9 The Moby Dick Affair (1966) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]
  - 11 The Goliath Affair (1966) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]
  - 13 The Deadly Dark Affair (1967) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]
  - 15 The Dolls of Death Affair (1967) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]
  - 17 The Ugly Man Affair (1967) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]
  - 20 The Man from Yesterday Affair (1967) [only as by Robert Hart Davis]

Short Fiction

The Dreaming Trees (1950) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Your Number Is Up! (1950)
Half Past Fear (1951) only appeared as:
- Variant: Half Past Fear (1951) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Variant: Half-Past Fear (1951)
No Dark Gallows for Me (1951) [also as by John W. Jakes]
Death Has Green Eyes (1951) [also as by John W. Jakes]
Secret of the Burning Finger (1951) [only as by John W. Jakes]
"Old Spacemen Never Die!" (1951) only appeared as:
- Variant: "Old Spacemen Never Die!" (1951) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Variant: Old Spacemen Never Die! (1951) [as by John W. Jakes]
The Running Hounds (1952) [only as by John W. Jakes]
The Android Kill (1952)
The Most Horrible Story (1952) only appeared as:
- Variant: The Most Horrible Story (1952) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Variant: The Most Horrible Story in the World (1955) [as by John W. Jakes]
The Fire Magicians (1952)
Space Opera (1952) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Machine (1952) also appeared as:
- Variant: Machine (1952) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Translation: La machine [French] (1985) [as by John W. Jakes]
The Beast (1952) [only as by John W. Jakes]
And the Monsters Walk (1952) also appeared as:
- Translation: E os monstros andam [Portuguese] (1990)
Frozen Hell (1952)
Coffins to Mars (1952)
With Wings (1952)
Doom Jungle (1952) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Idiot Command (1952)
Skin Game (1952) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Hunt the Red Roe (1953) [only as by Alan Payne]
Checkmate Morning (1953)
War Drums of Mercury Lost (1953) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Forever Is So Long (1953)
Jackrogue Second (1953)
Earth Can Be Fun (1953) [only as by John W. Jakes]
The Fiends in the Bedroom (1953)
With Intent to Kill (1953)
Survey (1954)
Crack-Up (1954)
Dirge for the Sane (1954)
The Revenge of Edwin Mudd (1954)
The Taint (1955)
Shango (1956)
The Cybernetic Kid (1956)
My Brother on the Highway (1956)
Hero at Work (1957)
Alias Napoleon (1957)
The Devil Spins a Sun-Dream (1957)
The Singular Occurence at Styles (1957) [only as by Alan Henry]
Miss Impossible (1958) [only as by C. H. Thames]
Blizzard-Brain (1958) [only as by Darius John Granger]
Feed Me, Mr. Wodgett (1958)
The Deadly Mission (1958) [only as by Alexander Blade]
Nine Shadows at Doomsday (1958) [only as by S. M. Tenneshaw]
Night of the Robots (1959) [only as by Allen Wilder]
The Red Telephone (1960)
The Strange Paintings of Felix A. Orth (1960)
Political Machine (1961) also appeared as:
- Variant: Political Machine (1961) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Translation: Die Politikmaschine [German] (1989)
The Highest Form of Life (1961)
A Cabbage Named Sam (1961)
The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies (1962) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies (1962) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Translation: Mies joka halusi elokuviin [Finnish] (1994)
Recidivism Preferred (1962)
The Protector (1962)
One Race Show (1962) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mostra di una razza [Italian] (1963)
The Screams of the Wergs (1963) [only as by Jay Scotland]
In the Days of King Arsgrat (1963)
Underfollow (1963)
The Sellers of the Dream (1963) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Sellers of the Dream (1963) [as by John W. Jakes]
- Translation: I venditori del sogno [Italian] (1964)
There's No Vinism Like Chauvinism (1965) also appeared as:
- Variant: No Vinism Like Chau-vinism (1965)
- Variant: There's No Vinism Like Chauvinism (1985) [as by John W. Jakes]
Miranda (1965)
Unc Solves Flix Flap (1965)
Unc Probes Pickle Plot (1965)
Buggaratz (1966)
Love Is a Punch in the Nose (1966)
Unc Foils Show Foe (1966)
Here Is Thy Sting (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Itt a te fullánkod [Hungarian] (1989)
Ranging (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Prospection [French] (1969)
Merry Xmas, Post/Gute (1970) also appeared as:
- Translation: Fröhliche Weihnachten — Post-Gutenberg [German] (1989)
Seedling from the Stars (1970)
Stranger with Roses (1972) [also as by John W. Jakes]
Bloodstar (1976) with Robert E. Howard
Sums (1976) with Richard E. Peck also appeared as:
- Variant: Sums (1976) [as by John W. Jakes and Richard E. Peck]
- Translation: Somme [Italian] (1981)
from 'On Wheels' (excerpt) (1977)
Dagger (1988)
Chicago Rhapsody (1991) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Mercy at Gettysburg (1994)
Witch House (1995) with Jonathan Jakes-Schauer
The Running of Ladyhound (unpublished)
Uncle Tom's Time Machine (unpublished)

Poems

Cybernetic (1950) [only as by J. W. Jakes]

Essays

Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1949): Everything's Jakes (1949) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Straight Crit (1950) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1950): Wot---No Clinkers? (1950) [only as by John W. Jakes]
Prefatory Note (Brak the Barbarian) (1968)
Prefatory Note (Brak the Barbarian Versus the Mark of the Demons) (1969)
Title List and Ms. Return Survey Results (1970)
Letter (The Alien Critic #8) (1974)
Letter (Anduril #4, July 1974) (1974)
Letter (Fantasy Crossroads, February 1975) (1975)
Prefatory Note (Brak the Barbarian Versus the Sorceress) (1977)
Fritz Leiber: An Appreciation (1978)
Author's Preface (Brak vs. the Sorceress) (1981)
Author's Preface (Brak: When the Idols Walked) (1981)
Introduction (The Lake) (1982)
Author's Introduction to the New Edition (Mention My Name in Atlantis) (1988)
Introduzione alla nuova edizione (Ricordati di Atlantide) [Italian] (1992)
Introduction: Hollywood is a Story Town (1993)
Introduction (Stark and the Star Kings) (2005)

Interior Art

A Portion of the World (map) (1969)

Interviews with This Author

The John Jakes Interview (1977) by uncredited
Interview with Writer: John Jakes (1990) by uncredited

Non-Genre Titles

Novels

Carnival of Lust (1959) only appeared as:
- Variant: Carnival of Lust (1959) [as by J. X. Williams]
- Variant: Wanton Wife (1973) [as by J. X. Williams]
Sex Spy (1961) only appeared as:
- Variant: Sex Spy (1961) [as by J. X. Williams]
- Variant: The Arms of Glory Hill (1973) [as by J. X. Williams]
Shame Isle (1964) [only as by Alan Marshall]
More Than a Tango (1973) [only as by Don Holliday]

Summary Bibliography: John Jakes

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