Tom Swift Omnibus Series

Tom Swift Omnibus #1 contains a trio of stories: In the first of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom repairs a wrecked motorcycle, then uses it to deliver some improtant patents to a lawyer on behalf of his father, Barton Swift. When the papers are stolen by the Happy Harry gang, Tom must find a way to retrieve them. In the second of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom overhauls a speedboat and once again faces the Happy Harry gang in a tale of theft and adventure. In the third of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom and balloonist John Sharp construct a combination dirigible/aeroplane, and once again encounter the criminal activities of the Happy Harry gang.

Tom Swift Omnibus #3 contains a trio of stories: In the seventh of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes in search of man-made diamonds, but winds up captured and held prisoner. In the eighth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom flies his airship on a treasure hunt, searching for a valley of gold in Alaska. In the ninth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom designs and builds a two-seat monoplane, but the plans go missing.

Tom Swift Omnibus #2 contains a trio of stories: In the fourth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom and his father, Barton Swift, race to build a submersible for the chance at a government prize, but must face off agaist a rival firm in pursuit of sunken treasure. In the fifth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom and his father, Barton Swift, race their electric automobile across a 500-mile endurance course, and face challenges along the way. In the sixth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom crashes an electric airplane onto a deserted island. It's up to Tom to communicate with the outside world and rescue the stranded adventurers.

Tom Swift Omnibus #4 contains a trio of stories: In the tenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes hunting for ivory in Africa, and encounters an adventurer who is trying to rescue a captured missionary team. In the eleventh of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom once goes hunting for Mexican treasure, supposedly protected by a tribe of head hunters. In the twelfth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom ventures to Russia in search of platinum.

Tom Swift Omnibus #5 contains a trio of stories: In the thirteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom is sent to procure a South American giant for a circus sideshow act. In the fourteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom is engaged to construct an electric motion-picture camera and gather newsreel footage. In the fifteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom invents a searchlight for the purpose of tracking down smugglers.

Tom Swift Omnibus #6 contains a trio of stories: In the sixteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom and his father go in search of treasure along the Panama canal, and Tom develops a new type of artillary. In the seventeenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom develops a precursor to twenty-first-century communication methods, and must use his invention to track down a group of unscrupulous financial manipulators. In the eighteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes up against foreign spies during the build-up to World War I.

Tom Swift Omnibus #7 contains a trio of stories: In the nineteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom lends a hand to a Peruvian construction project, and develops a new blasting powder. In the twentieth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes on a Honduran treasure hunt, in search of a mysterious golden idol. In the twenty-first of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom asks for military exemption to focus on the scientific side of the war effort.

Tom Swift Omnibus #8 contains a quartet of stories: In the twenty-second of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom hits upon the idea of a silent airplane engine, and continues his war effort focus. In the twenty-third of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom once again searches for sunken treasure while aboard his submarine. In the twenty-fourth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom employs his aerial fire suppression system to rescue his friends. In the twenty-fifth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom is employed to design and build an an electric locomotive with exacting specifications, but competitive forces introduce both crime and crisis.