Tom Swift III is the unofficial name of this series of juvenile science fiction adventure novels, the third to feature a protagonist named

Tom Swift Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. The character was ...

. Unlike the previous series, it was not published by the

Grosset & Dunlap Grosset & Dunlap is a New York City-based publishing house founded in 1898. The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of Penguin Random House through its subsidiary Penguin Group. Today, through the Penguin ...

, but was published by

Wanderer Books Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books. History Pocket Books produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in the United States in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing in ...

, a division of

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pub ...

, who would, at the tail-end of the series buy-out and obtained the rights of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's series. However, all gave the author as

Victor Appleton Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Applet ...

, as with the previous series. This series is primarily set in outer space, with various missions to solar system locales. This series was released in paperback format, although one hardback edition was released of the first 9 volumes. Books in the series: # ''The City in the Stars'' (1981) # ''Terror on the Moons of Jupiter'' (1981) # ''The Alien Probe'' (1981) # ''The War in Outer Space'' (1981) # ''The Astral Fortress'' (1981) # ''The Rescue Mission'' (1981) # ''Ark Two'' (1982) # ''Crater of Mystery'' (1983) # ''The Gateway to Doom'' (1983) # ''The Invisible Force'' (1983) # ''Planet of Nightmares'' (1984)

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{{reflist Tom Swift Young adult novel series Juvenile series Children's science fiction novels