Tom Swift Series by Victor Appleton Tom Swift is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present. Each such series stars a hero named Tom Swift who is a genius inventor and whose breakthroughs in technology (especially transport technology) drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called "invention fiction" or "Edisonade". Some of the later heroes might be considered the same character after a rebooted continuity, but in at least one series, Tom Swift was identified as a relative of the original Tom Swift. The first books were outlined by Edward Stratemeyer and his Stratemeyer Syndicate, written by ghostwriters and all credited to the house name of Victor Appleton. A series of juvenile adventure novels that began in the early twentieth century, featuring technology (especially transport technology) as a major focus. Written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton -- actually Howard Garis for most of the novels, as well as W. Bert Foster, John Duffield, and Thomas M. Mitchell, for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. This Series contains 25 existing novels books: fun and adventures on the road the rivals of lake carlopa tom swift and his airship under the ocean for sunken treasure the speediest car on the road the castaways of earthquake island the secret of phantom mountain the wreck of the airship the quickest flight on record daring adventures in elephant land marvelous adventures underground seeking the platinum treasure a daring escape by airship thrilling adventures while taking moving pictures on the border for uncle sam the longest shots on record the picture that saved a fortune the naval terror of the seas the hidden city of the andes the underground search for the idol of gold doing his bit for uncle sam uncle sam's mastery of the sky the treasure on the floor of the atlantic battling with flames from the air two miles a minute on the rails