''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. Inaugurated in 1910, the sequence of series comprises more than 100 volumes. The fi ...

. 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. In recent years, through the P ...

, but was published by Wanderer Books, a division of

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster LLC (, ) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. Along with Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group US ...

, which, at the tail-end of the series bought 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 App ...

, 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 nine 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Gateway to Doom'' (1983) # ''The Invisible Force'' (1983) # ''Planet of Nightmares'' (1984) # ''Chaos on Earth'' (1984, Unpublished) # ''Microworld'' (1985, Unpublished)

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