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The Tom Swift Saga

Tom Swift was first released in 1910 and has to date spawned 114 volumes in six
series and one spinoff with the Hardy Boys, in addition to a pilot TV show in
the 80s and a short lived CW series starting in May 2022.

    Books in the Tom Swift saga.
 1. Tom Swift Sr.: 38 volumes + 2 Better Little Books
 2. Tom Swift Jr.: 33 volumes + Activity Book
 3. Tom Swift III: 11 volumes
 4. Tom Swift IV: 13 volumes
 5. Hardy Boys-Tom Swift Ultra Thriller: 2 volumes
 6. Tom Swift Young Inventor: 6 volumes
 7. Tom Swift Inventors' Academy: 8 volumes

Created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, Tom Swift Sr. is the eponymous hero in the
Tom Swift series published by Grosset & Dunlap and Whitman. The stories are
basically adventure tales with Tom's latest invention being heavily involved in
the plot.

Tom Swift Jr. is the son of Tom Sr. & Mary Nestor Swift. Tom Swift Sr. is now
the head of Swift Enterprises, the sprawling facility in Shopton, NY where
inventions are dreamed up and manufactured. Tom Jr. is now the primary genius of
the family and shares his all adventures with his pal, Bud Barclay. This series
prompted Parker Bros. to make a limited edition Tom Swift board game.

The eleven volume third Swift series was scifi based and Tom spent his time
flying around outer space.

The fourth Swift series Tom Swift Jr. is the son of Tom Swift Sr. and Mary
Nestor. The series is set mostly on Earth, with occasional space trips to the
Moon. Swift Enterprises is now located in California. The stories are adventures
with science fiction driven plots.

The six volume fifth series finds a younger Tom Swift back in Shopton, New York,
once again the son of Tom Swift and Mary Nestor.

The eight volume sixth series again finds a younger Tom Swift and his adventures
at his dad's Inventors' Academy.

Cultural influence

The Tom Swift books have been credited with assisting the success of American
science fiction and with establishing the edisonade (stories focusing on
brilliant scientists and inventors) as a basic cultural myth. Tom Swift's
adventures have been popular since the character's inception in 1910: by 1914,
150,000 copies a year were being sold. By 2009, Tom Swift books had sold more
than 30 million copies worldwide. The success of Tom Swift also paved the way
for other Stratemeyer Syndicate creations, such as The Hardy Boys and Nancy
Drew. The series' writing style, which was sometimes adverb heavy, suggested a
name for a type of adverbial pun promulgated during the 1950s and 1960s, a type
of wellerism known as "Tom Swifties". Originally this kind of pun was called a
"Tom Swiftly" in reference to the adverbial usage, but over time has come to be
called a "Tom Swifty". Some examples are: "'I lost my crutches,' said Tom
lamely" and "'I'll take the prisoner downstairs', said Tom condescendingly."

Tom Swift's fictional inventions have apparently inspired several actual
inventions, among them Lee Felsenstein's "Tom Swift Terminal", which "drove the
creation of an early personal computer known as the Sol", and the taser. The
name "taser" was originally "TSER", for "Tom Swift Electric Rifle". The
invention was named for the central device in the story Tom Swift and His
Electric Rifle (1911); according to inventor Jack Cover, "an 'A' was added
because we got tired of answering the phone 'TSER'."

A number of scientists, inventors, and science fiction writers have also
credited Tom Swift with inspiring them, including Ray Kurzweil, Robert A.
Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell was also
known to have read the first series as a child. The Tom Swift Jr. series was
also a source of inspiration to many. Scientist and television presenter Bill
Nye said the books helped "make me who I am", and inspired him to launch his own
young adult series. Microsoft founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates also read the
books as children, as did co-founder of competing company Apple, Steve Wozniak.
Wozniak, who cited the series as his inspiration to become a scientist, said the
books made him feel "that engineers can save the world from all sorts of
conflict and evil".



Tom Swift Sr.
Cover Art, Plot Summaries, Author & Artist Information.



A product of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, Tom Swift is the eponymous hero in the
38 volume Tom Swift series published by Grosset & Dunlap from 1910 to 1935 and
two Whitman Better Little Books published 1938 to 1941. The stories are
basically adventure tales with Tom's latest invention being heavily involved in
the plot.

Tom Swift lives in Shopton, NY, near Lake Carlopa. He is the son of Barton
Swift, inventor and founder of the Swift Construction Company. Tom's mother is
deceased and housekeeper Mrs. Baggert functions as his surrogate mother. Tom is
accompanied on his adventures by his close friend Ned Newton. Regular characters
include Mr. Wakefield Damon, Mary Nestor, Eradicate "Rad" Sampson & his mule
Boomerang, and the Patagonian giant Koku. Tom's main antagonists in the early
stories were Andy Foger and his crony Sam Snedecker.



Tom Swift Jr.
Cover Art, Plot Summaries, Artist & Author Information.

The 33 volume Tom Swift Jr. series, again a product of the Stratemeyer
Syndicate, was published by Grosset & Dunlap from 1954 to 1971 with a Tom Swift
Jr. Activity Book published in 1978 by the Elephant Books division of Grosset &
Dunlap.

Tom Swift Jr. is the son of Tom Sr. & Mary Nestor Swift. Tom Swift Sr. is now
the head of Swift Enterprises, the sprawling facility in Shopton, NY where
inventions are dreamed up and manufactured. Tom Jr. is now the primary genius of
the family and shares his all adventures with his pal, Bud Barclay. Regular
characters include Tom Sr, Mary Nestor, Bud, Ned Newton & his daughter Phyllis,
Tom's sister Sandra and Charles "Chow" Winkler. Appearing throughout the series
are Swift Enterprises employees Harlan Ames, Phil Radnor, Hank Sterling, Arvid
Hanson, Slim Davis, George Dilling, Art Wiltessa, and Miss Trent.



Tom Swift III
Cover Art, Plot Summaries, Author & Artist Information.

The 11 volume Tom Swift III was published from 1981 to 1984 by the Wanderer
Books division of Simon & Schuster in paperback and hardcover with dustjacket.
Two unpublished manuscripts ("Chaos On Earth" & "The Micro World") were later
printed in paperback by Tom Swift enthusiasts.

This series is set primarily in outer space. Tom is 18 and is the son of Tom
Swift but it's unclear if it is Senior or Junior. Swift Enterprises is now
located in Shopton, New Mexico. Tom Swift cruises the galaxies in the starship
Exedra, using a faster-than-light drive. He is aided by his best friend and
co-pilot, Benjamin Franklin Walking Eagle, a computer wizard. Regular characters
include technician Anita Thorwald, a technician whose right leg has been rebuilt
to contain a miniature computer, and Tom's robot, Aristotle.



Tom Swift IV
Cover Art, Plot Summaries and Artist Information.



The 13 volume Tom Swift IV series was published by the Archway division of Simon
& Schuster in paperback from 1991 to 1993.

Tom Swift Jr. is the son of Tom Swift Sr. and Mary Nestor. The series is set
mostly on Earth, with occasional space trips to the Moon. Swift Enterprises is
now located in California. The stories are adventures with science fiction
driven plots. Tom's inventions at times have unexpected results.

Tom joins forces with Hardy Boys in the 2 volume spin-off Ultra Thriller series
(1992 to 1993) which also has science fiction based plots.



Tom Swift Young Inventor (Tom Swift V)
Cover Art, Plot Summaries and Artist Information.

Published from 2006 to 2007 by Simon & Schuster's Alladin Books division, this
six volume series, finds a younger Tom Swift back in Shopton, New York, once
again the son of Tom Swift and Mary Nestor. His friends are Bud Barclay and
Yolanda "Yo" Aponte. In some books, Tom's antagonist is The Road Back (TRB), an
anti-technology terrorist organization. Tom's nemesis is Andy Foger, teenage son
of his father's former tormentor who now owns a shady competing high-tech
company. The series features inventions that are close to current technology.
The stories are written in 1st person with Tom as the narrator.



Tom Swift Inventors' Academy (Tom Swift VI)
Cover Art, Plot Summaries and Artist Information.

An eight volume series beginning in 2019 and ending in 2022.
When your dad funds the Swift Academy of Science and Technology, you're bound to
have a bunch of tech at your disposal. With his three best friends and the world
of science at his fingertips, Tom gets into all sorts of hijinks and escapades
as a student at the Swift Academy. And at this school, it's normal to see robots
and other contraptions weaving through the halls with students! The stories are
written in 1st person with Tom as the narrator.



Tom Swift On Television

Tom appeared in the pilot episode of "The Tom Swift & Linda Craig Mystery Hour"
in the 1980s and in 2022 there was a short lived Tom Swift series on The CW
network.



Tom Swift Fan Fiction
Cover Art and Plot Summaries.

Published fan fiction stories Thomas Hudson, Leo Levesque, T. Edward Fox and
others.
Available from Amazon in paperback and for the Kindle Reader



Since 1996, The Tom Swift Unofficial Home Page has been the premier spot on the
web for adult collectors and fans of the Tom Swift books. Here you'll find
detailed information on all the various Tom Swift series, such as authors,
illustrators and much more. There are also full color images of all the cover
art for all the series, in addition to various social media groups for fans to
get together and swap information, look for books, etc.

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