One thing all Tom Swift novels have in common is the lack of details about his lesser inventions. How did they come about? Were they part of something else of standalone projects? This series of four collections attempts to put the story behind the 'thingamy' as in, "Tom raced from the room pausing only long enough to cream the thin gamy into his jacket pocket knowing it might come in handy later on." Of course, it usually is a vital device for him, but space and word colt requirements usually meant such details had to be left out. Now you have the tales of seven of Tom's inventions,...

One thing all Tom Swift novels have in common is the lack of details about his lesser inventions. How did they come about? Were they part of something else of standalone projects? This series of four collections attempts to put the story behind the 'thingamy' as in, "Tom raced from the room pausing only long enough to cream the thin gamy into his jacket pocket knowing it might come in handy later on." Here is the second collection of tales of seven more of Tom's inventions, everything from his innovative fuel kicker that will get his into space as the first privately-funded astronaut to the...

Tom Swift novels feature his major inventions, some books even delving into great details about them. But, his lesser inventions? They get the old, "He grabbed one of his fribbles and raced after the bad guys " Fribble? This series of four collections attempts to put the story behind the 'Fribbles' in Tom Swift books. Of course, it usually is a vital device for him, but space and word count requirements usually meant such details had to be left out. Now you have the third set of seven of Tom's inventions available, everything from the origin of his L'il Idiot computers to the creation of a...

All Tom Swift novels have more than the primary invention from the title, but there is a lack of details about those lesser inventions. How did they come about? Were they part of something else of standalone projects? This series of four collections attempts to put the story behind the 'thingamy' as in, "Tom raced from the room pausing only long enough to cream the thin gamy into his jacket pocket knowing it might come in handy later on." Now you have the latest tales of five of Tom's inventions, plus one from his father, Damon Swift. In this volume is everything from the fight to built a...

Within each Tom Swift novel there are a couple major characters who you get to know, and a lot of secondary characters who walk in, say a few lines, and walk out. You never get the chance to know who they are other that in that context I have set about writing back stories for these people. The novels may not have the 9,000 - 15,000 words to devote to giving you a good background story about them, but these collections do. This first book contains stories about the original Tom Swift's wife, Mary Nestor, and her diary entries from their honeymoon, a story where ranch chef Chow Winkler gets...

Within each Tom Swift novel there are a couple major characters who you get to know, and a lot of secondary characters who walk in, say a few lines, and walk out. You never get the chance to know who they are other that in that context I have set about writing back stories for these people. The novels may not have the 9,000 - 15,000 words to devote to giving you a good background story about them, but these collections do. This second book contains stories about the first major invention from a young Tom Swift Jr., an adventure of his cousin as he tries to locate a giant and cursed diamond in...

Within each Tom Swift novel there are a couple major characters who you get to know, and a lot of secondary characters who walk in, say a few lines, and walk out. You never get the chance to know who they are other that in that context I have set about writing back stories for these people. The novels may not have the 9,000 - 15,000 words to devote to giving you a good background story about them, but these collections do. This third book contains stories about the two men at Enterprises who are always getting mistaken for each other (and how they finally fixed that ), the journals of Doc...

Within each Tom Swift novel there are a couple major characters who you get to know, and a lot of secondary characters who walk in, say a few lines, and walk out. You never get the chance to know who they are other that in that context I have set about writing back stories for these people. The novels may not have the 9,000 - 15,000 words to devote to giving you a good background story about them, but these collections do. This fourth book contains stories about Ken Horton, the commander of Tom's Outpost in Space, one about the girlfriend that never was, another about Tom's sister Sandy as...

Chow Winkler worked for most of his teen and adult life-at least up until he turned 50-on the ranges and prairies of Texas and New Mexico cooking for real cowboys (not, as he snorts in disgust, "Pretty City Cowpokes who couldn't wrassle a steer if his life depended on it " and those who "Smell of men's perfumes instead o' nature's aromas ") In that time he developed more than 1,000 recipes often using the meats and other ingredients that were available in the wide open spaces. Once he pulled up stakes and headed to work for Tom Swift out in Shopton, he brought his recipes along, but had to...

Everyone knows Tom Swift, famous teen inventor. But, do you know his mother, Anne Swift, is one of the top molecular biological detectives in the United States? Well, did you know she secretly works special assignments for the FBI? How about that she has never told anyone in her family about her secret work? This is the first trilogy of her stories as she balances being a wife and a mother with being a crackerjack biological detective, helping to solve cases that no other lab or team can handle-or would be allowed to tackle. This volume contains the stories: Anne Swift and the Deadly Dino DNA...