W.E. Johns

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  • Bibliography:
    49 Books
  • First Book:
    December 1985
  • Latest Book:
    December 2024
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Book List in Order: 49 titles

  • Biggles, Pioneer Air Fighter

  • Biggles Goes to War

    The escort fell in on either side of the prisoners, and at a word of command the party moved forward. Down the corridor it marched, and through an open door into a grim-looking courtyard. Across this it proceeded, and came to a halt against a wall on...

  • Biggles Breaks the Silence

    A ghost ship full of long-lost gold beckons, and Biggles gets an icy reception... Biggles, Algie, Bertie and Ginger are visited by Grimes, an old pal from the war, whose father, a Merchant Navy captain known as Jumbo, is in a spot of bother. He was r...

  • The Boy Biggles

  • Biggles and the Pirate Treasure and Other Stories

  • Biggles Flies to Work

  • Biggles of the Special Air Police

  • Biggles Takes a Holiday

    There’s trouble in paradise for Biggles…Biggles is summoned suddenly to the London Hospital for Tropical Diseases, where he hears the deathbed revelations of a man named Linton, who has a message from a mutual friend, Angus Mackail. Linton and An...

  • Biggles' Bid Adventures



  • Biggles' Dangerous Missions

  • Biggles' Secret Assignments

    Biggles' Second Case: Biggles hunts for a wartime German submarine, the U-517, whose ruthless captain, Von Shonbeck, has escaped to the Antarctic with a horde of stolen gold bullion.; Biggles Breaks the Silence: Back in the Antarctic once again, Bigg...

  • Worrals of the WAAF

  • Biggles Flies East

    Adventures with amazing flying machines! SHOT DOWN It's the First World War, and in a desperate game of bluff and counterbluff Biggles is sent to work for the Germans while secretly reporting back to the British. Can he survive the eagle-eyed ...

  • Biggles Learns to Fly

    Biggles takes the controls for the first time! Fifteen hours. That is all the flying training seventeen-year-old Biggles receives before gaining his ‘wings’ and being sent to carry out missions over the battlefields of France. Biggles quickly get...

  • Biggles of the Fighter Squadron

    Biggles dogfights over the trenches as World War 1 takes to the skies!The war is in its final two years. The frontline is static, bogged down in mud and warrens of trenches, neither side able to advance.But it’s a different story in the skies. Dram...

  • The Camels Are Coming

    A legend is born.Join Biggles as he takes to the skies for the first time over the trenches and battlefields of France in World War One.Flying in his trusty Sopwith Camel fighter with the men of 266 Squadron, Biggles duels German aces, leads daring r...

  • Biggles and the Rescue Flight

    A DANGEROUS MISSION! In a desperate plan to rescue his brother, missing in action and presumed dead, sixteen year-old Peter Fortymore runs away from school to join the air force. Amongst the chaos of the First World War, Peter and his friend manage ...

  • Biggles in France

    DESPERATE CHANCES! Biggles battles through the First World War, honing his flying skills in terrifying battles against the finest fighters the enemy can supply. But not all his adventures take place in the air, and not all of them are deadly seriou...

  • Biggles Defies the Swastika

    SECRET AGENT! Sworn into the German Air Force as a Gestapo Agent, Biggles is deep undercover on a reconnaissance mission in Norway when the Germans invade without warning. If he can just get back to his plane he can leave Norway quickly and safely, ...



  • Biggles Delivers the Goods

    TAKEN PRISONER! Late in the Second World War Biggles and his team are in Malaya, operating a secret commando under the nose of the Japanese occupiers. Algy is captured after his plane goes down over the Indian Ocean but Biggles will not abandon him ...

  • Biggles Defends the Desert

  • Biggles Fails to Return

  • Biggles and Co

  • Biggles Flies West

  • Biggles

  • Biggles and Cruise of the Condor

  • Biggles and the Black Peril

  • Biggles in Spain

  • Biggles in the Orient



  • Biggles in Mexico

    Biggles and Ginger are sent to Mexico in an attempt to trace the whereabouts of a stash of diamonds that have been stolen by a London gang. Can the gang be caught before they arrange a deal with an international dealer?...

  • Kings of Space

    When Group-Captain Timothy 'Tiger' Clinton and his son Rex take a holiday in Scotland, they expect to spend time in the great outdoors.Instead, lost in the fog while deer-stalking, they find themselves at the door of a mysterious, lonely castle, the ...

  • Return to Mars

    Tiger Clinton, Rex and the Professor are back! In the new, bigger Spacemaster II, and with experience under their belt from before, they're ready to tackle whatever the stars have to throw at them. First stop: Mars.When previously they had found the ...

  • Now to the Stars

    Continuing their mission to explore the galaxy and find new worlds for man to conquer, Captain Timothy "Tiger" Clinton, the Professor, Toby Paul and Rex are ready for whatever challenges the stars have to throw at them.From Mars to Mino, Unkos to Lin...

  • The Death Rays of Ardilla

    Tiger, Rex and the Professor return in book six of Captain W.E. John's classic space adventure series!In their previous adventures, they encountered the planet Ardilla and its strange rays, which caused its inhabitants to develop thick skin in resist...

  • The Edge of Beyond

    Tiger, Rex and the Professor are the heroes of the day! After saving far flung planets from invaders, helping to re-colonise Mars, and taking on monsters unimaginable, they have been granted the use of the Tavona for as long as they need. The Profess...

  • The Man Who Vanished into Space

    The final book in Captain W.E. Johns' space adventure series takes Tiger even further into the cosmos!When the crew of the Tavona discover a body floating in space - and wearing a kilt, no less! - they know at once the man must be from Earth. But how...

  • To Outer Space

    Tiger Clinton and his crew return for more adventures in the distant stars!With their allies from space, they travel first to Mars to see the results of their aid, and then onwards - further into the unknown. Stumbling across a peaceful planet, howev...

  • Worlds of Wonder

    In the penultimate book of Captain W.E. Johns' space adventures, the crew of the Tavona travel yet further and see yet more unbelievable sights!First up is the planet Krona, whose seemingly youthful inhabitants can live for centuries. What is in thei...

  • Quest for the Perfect Planet

    The Tavona is called to action once again!When signals from space summon Vargo, the Professor joins the crew to conduct more research into the alien races their adventures have introduced to them. This journey takes them into the unknown reaches of t...



  • The Cruise of the Condor

    Biggles flies to Brazil to hunt for the treasure of an ancient civilisation…The Great War is over, and Biggles is bored. The adrenaline-pounding thrill of flying over the trenches seems a lifetime ago. When he receives word that his uncle is back i...

  • Biggles and the Black Peril Captain

    A mysterious black aeroplane… and a dastardly plot.Forced down by thick fog, Biggles and Algy cut short a pleasure flight and land on a river in Norfolk to wait out the weather. Exploring the banks, they stumble across a wartime pillbox with papers...

  • Biggles Flies East Captain

    Biggles turns double agent!Biggles is in London on leave from the Front when he is approached by a stranger who greets him as ‘Captain Brunow’. Curious, Biggles plays along with the mistaken identity, and is quickly offered the chance to become a...

  • Biggles Goes to War Captain

    Biggles is asked to set up a new air force!In the aftermath of the Great War, Biggles is contacted by an ambassador in London, alerting him to growing tensions between the small European nation of Maltovia and their sabre-rattling neighbour, Lovitzna...

  • Biggles in France Captain

    Biggles makes a name for himself as a crack fighter pilot. The insanity of World War One shows no sign of letting up, and for the pilots of 266 Squadron the missions over No Man’s Land continue. But, not one to let a bad situation get him down, Big...

  • Biggles & Co.

    Biggles must thwart the schemes of an international gang of thieves!Paul Cronfelt, head of a firm of bullion brokers called Cronfelt and Carstairs, has a problem. Shipments of gold and precious stones being ferried between European capitals by aeropl...

  • Biggles Flies West Captain

    Biggles searches for pirate gold!Out on a walk in London with Algy and Ginger, Biggles bumps into a young lad called Dick Denver. A chance encounter perhaps, but there isn’t time for formal introductions.Dick knows the location of a secret treasure...

  • Biggles in Spain Captain

    Biggles protects a secret message!Following a bad bout of fever, Biggles is taking it easy. His doctor has advised him that a sea voyage will do him good, and so he is relaxing aboard the S.S. Stavritos bound for Athens, with Algy and Ginger for comp...

  • Biggles Defends the Desert Captain

    Seven missing planes and a compromised air-route… Sounds like a job for Biggles! Mid-way through the Second World War, there has been suspicious activity along a vital British air corridor between the West coast of Africa and the Middle East. A...

  • Biggles Defies the Swastika Captain

    Biggles gets caught up in a game of spies! Biggles is deep undercover on a reconnaissance operation in Norway. His alias: Norwegian citizen Sven Hendrik. His mission: to map useful landing sites for British aircraft. But when the Germans invade witho...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

W.E. Johns has published 49 books.

The next book by W.E. Johns, Biggles Defies the Swastika Captain, will be published in December 2024.

The first book by W.E. Johns, Biggles, Pioneer Air Fighter, was published in December 1985.

No. W.E. Johns does not write books in series.
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