John William Jakes was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction. His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent Family Chronicles. Jakes used the pen name Jay Scotland among others.
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The Bastard
1978
ISBN 9780515045963
Heaven and Hell
1987
ISBN 9780002231459
Charleston
2002
ISBN 9781587243554
Love and War
2000
ISBN 9780451200822
The Rebels
2004
ISBN 9780451211729
The Seekers
2004
ISBN 9780451212498
Rebels
1985
ISBN 9780515086522
California gold
1989
ISBN 9780394561066
The Lawless
2005
ISBN 9780451214522
American dreams
1998
ISBN 9780316645188
The Americans
2005
ISBN 9781453255971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1974
ISBN 9780095132411
The titans
1976
ISBN 9781453255940
Homeland
1999
ISBN 9780451198426
Savannah
2005
ISBN 9780451215703
Północ i Południe
2022
ISBN 9788367426725
Bastard
2012
ISBN 9781453263211
Americans, The (The Kent Family Chronicles)
2015
ISBN 9781491581469
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9, Ben Bova and Others
2015
ISBN 9781612872681