Victor Appleton II books

Tom Swift and His Giant Robot (2015)

Semi-Spoiler ReviewI suppose now is as good a time as any to state my intentions reading all of these old adventure stories. Soon, you'll see my GoodReads book reviews flooded with more Nancy Drew, more Hardy Boys, more Tintin, more Tom Swift Jr, more Ken Holt, etc, than ever assembled on this si...

Tom Swift on The Phantom Satellite (2015)

Tom Swift and His Jetmarine (1954)

These are the famous books about a young scientist whose amazing inventions promise to be the great achievements of the future!

Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X (2006)

Tom, we're having a problem with the gyro-stabilizer, said Mark Faber, gray-haired president of the Faber Electronics Company. "Hope you can find out what's wrong." The eighteen-year-old inventor accepted the challenge with a smile. "I'll be glad to

Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar (1962)

The Tom Swift, Jr., books were a fun, upbeat, and interesting adventure series published for kids from 1954 to 1971 that promoted science, fair-play, patriotism, and team-work; they were good, positive books. The series served as a sequel to the original Tom Swift series that appeared from 1910 t...

Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire (1978)

"Tom, this strange gas is fantastic--disintegrates everything it touches! What do you think it is?" Fascinated by the amazing report from a pilot who crash-landed in the African jungle, Tom Swift Jr.'s eyes glow with curiosity as he replies: "sounds like anti-protons rampaging. Such a phenomenon...

Tom Swift and His Megascope Space Prober (1962)

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Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster (2015)

Tom Swift and His Aquatomic Tracker (1964)

Tom Swift and his pal Bud Barclay embark on one of the greatest scientific adventures of the century--a daring underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, equipped only with Tom's electronic hydro-lung suits! Hundreds of miles from land, the hydro-lung batteries inexplicably go dead and the two bo...

Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope (2015)

While on an expedition to the Yucatan, Tom Swift discovers records of a space armada that flew to the earth 3000 years ago

Tom Swift and His Repelatron Skyway (1963)

Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 EXPLOSION IN SPACE "OUTPOST to Sky Queen. Looks as if the ...

Tom Swift and His Space Solartron (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 MORE POWER!     "CALLING Tom Swift!" "...

Tom Swift and His Flying Lab (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 MENACE FROM THE SKY "SO YOU’RE the famous Tom Swift!" said...

Tom Swift and His G-Force Inverter

"Tom Swift, you makin’ fun o’ me? Ain’t more o’ that voodoo stuff, is it?" "Neither!—just being a little hyperbolic," Tom chuckled.     "Ye-aah, well, jest calm down. Causes heart attacks." "It sure felt magnetic," Bud remarked wryly. "But Skipper, that screwdriver wasn’t bein...

Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT TOM SWIFT surveyed the gathering ...

Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com               CHAPTER 1 DANGER IN THE SKY "DON’T TRY I...

Tom Swift and His Spectromarine Selector (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 THE SUBMARINE CITY "ATLANTIS dead ahead, skipper!" sang ou...

Tom Swift in the Race to the Moon (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 A FALTERING FLIGHT "TOM! What’s wrong with your machine? W...

Tom Swift and His Ultrasonic Cycloplane (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com     CHAPTER 1 DANGEROUS WAVES "YOU mean this little gadget can rev up a big eno...

Tom Swift and the Mystery Comet

"What’s happened?" gulped Hank Sterling.     "Jetz! Tom!" choked Bud. A swath of indicators on his board were flashing red! With a single sweep of hand he switched on the craft’s sophisticated automatic pilot system and rocketed out of his seat toward the metal stairs leading ...

Tom swift and the Captive Planetoid

He left the tower and stepped onto a ridewalk conveyor, and began heading across to the plant infirmary. Fishing his cellphone out of his pocket, he called his father, who had spent the morning at home. “Dad, I’ve changed my mind at the last minute. Maybe you’re right. I think it’d be best for me...

Tom Swift and His Polar-Ray Dynasphere (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 A TALE OF TWO SATELLITES "SORRY, Tom," came the voice of t...

Tom Swift and His Cosmotron Express

"Space sleuthing. Andy, Dad and I talked about a survey trip to the moon as soon as we heard the... rumors. But right now—" Emda interrupted with a nod. "Obviously, you’re in the middle of your latest project, your Cosmotron Express spacecraft and the trip to the outer planets. But two presidents...

Tom Swift and His Deep Sea Hydrodome (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 THE UNDERSEA MOUNTAIN "SWING the searchlight around, will ...

Tom Swift and His 3-D Telejector (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 THE PEG-LEGGED GHOST "HOW would you girls like to visit a ...

Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 DISAPPOINTMENT "ONE HUNDRED miles to the west is Lake Disa...

Tom Swift and His Subocean Geotron (2013)

characters.     As of this printing, copyright to The New TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures is owned by SIMON & SCHUSTER This edition privately printed by RUNABOUT © 2011 www.tomswiftlives.com       CHAPTER 1 SKYHOOK SNAG "IT IS no surprise," Bashalli Prandit observe...

Tom Swift and His Dyna-4 Capsule

Tall and muscled, broad of shoulder, the black-haired youth stretched, knowing he would wince. They had just returned to Shopton from the Grand Canyon project, the levitating monorail made possible by Tom Swift’s G-force inverter.     As souvenirs of the adventure, Bud had bro...