![]() ![]() The fourth Tom Swift series was created as a counterpart to The Nancy Drew Files and The Hardy Boys Casefiles spin-offs, and was published by Archway from 1991 to 1993. The manuscripts of the two titles are in the Syndicate's archives, which are held at the New York Public Library. Two titles - Chaos on Earth and The Micro World - were written by Neal Barrett, but not published before its cancellation. ![]() The series was cancelled in 1984, when Simon & Schuster bought the Syndicate. This series took place in outer space and featured fan-favorite character Aristotle the Robot, who was introduced in the second volume. The series was published under the publisher's Wanderer imprint (as were the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books at the time), and lasted from 1981 to 1984. The third Tom Swift series was launched following the Stratemeyer Syndicate moving publishers to Simon & Schuster. ![]() Titles, authorship, and publication dates Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X and Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung are in the public domain, and are available as downloadable texts from Project Gutenberg. Officially titled Tom Swift Jr., the second series was published by Grosset & Dunlap from 1954 to 1971. Or, Discovering the Secret of Another World Or, A Trip around the Mountain of Mystery Or, The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic Or, The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold Or, Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures Two more titles were published as a part of the Big Little Book series (by rival Western Publishing), and were ghostwritten by Thomas Moyston Mitchell. The first 38 titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, with two ghostwriters: Howard Garis wrote the first thirty-five titles, while Harriet Adams wrote the final three. The series was created by Edward Stratemeyer, and written by several ghostwriters in its duration. The first novels to feature the Tom Swift character were released in 1910 by Grosset & Dunlap. Counterparts to the Tom Swift character and series are later Stratemeyer creations, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, the former of which Swift crossed over with in the fourth series. series, Victor Appleton II), while the character was created by Edward Stratemeyer for his book packaging house, the Stratemeyer Syndicate. All books are credited to the pseudonym Victor Appleton (or, in the case of the Tom Swift Jr. All books in the various Tom Swift book series. ![]()
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