John Jakes

The first volume in the addictive saga of the American Revolution by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the North and South trilogy.
  Meet Phillipe Charboneau: the illegitimate son and unrecognized heir of the Duke of Kentland. Upon the Duke’s death, Phillipe is denied his birthright and left to build a life of his own. Seeking all that the New World promises, he leaves London for America,...

In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht races, tennis matches, and costume balls raged undeclared class warfare, scandalous doings, even madness. In 1893, railroad mogul Sam Driver, one of the few surviving robber barons of the lawless years after the Civil War, knocks...

Continues the saga of two American families, the Mains of South Carolina and the Hazards of Pennsylvania, in the aftermath of the Civil War.

A historical epic chronicles the first years of the American Republic through the eyes of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of a British aristocrat who joins the ragtag Continental Army as a soldier during the American Revolution.

The brilliant collection of short stories about the American West by author John Jakes, hailed by Patricia Cornwell as "the best historical novelist of our time" The Bold Frontier collects bestselling author John Jakes's timeless stories about the untamed American West. Jakes thrillingly portrays the harsh realities of life on the frontier with tales of lawmen in the Sierra Nevada, railroad workers in Kansas, and gamblers on the steamboat River Queen....

The end of the colonies' fight for independence begins a new and glorious battle to build the new nation. When Abraham Kent falls in love with his step-sister he sets in motion a fate that will drive a generation westward.

Charleston follows the lives, loves, and shifting fortunes of the Bells -- saints and evil-doers mingled in one unforgettable family -- from the American Revolution through the turbulent antebellum years to the Civil War and the savage defeat of the Confederacy. Delving into our country's history as only he can, Jakes paints a powerful portrait of the Charleston aristocracy who zealously guarded their privilege and position, harboring dark family...

The Main and Hazard families clash on and off the Civil War's battlefields as they grapple with the violent realities of a divided nation America's master storyteller continues his reign with Love and War, a story steeped in passion and betrayal. With the Confederate and Union armies furiously fighting, the once-steadfast bond between the Main and Hazard families continues to be tested. From opposite sides of the conflict, they face heartache and...

Amazing Stories Volume 105 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are three short stories by John Jakes: "Shango", "The Android Kill", and "The Most Horrible Story", and three stories by Gordon R. Dickson, "No Shield from the Dead", "The Stranger", and "Time Grabber".

Two visions of the world gone mad, from master storyteller John Jakes. In On Wheels, the United States has become so overpopulated that a tenth of its people have no home. Instead, they spend their lives on the highway. With all of the dangers of the road, dropping below forty miles per hour would mean certain death, even for men like Billy Spoiler. The clans of the open road spend their lives battling each other for control of the freeway, and the...