T. Edward Fox

There have been 8 Anne Swift medical mysteries reported plus the interview she gave upon retiring from her work-collected in a trio of trilogies-but not a word about how she became interested in Biology enough to get an undergraduate degree in the subject, and a graduate degree and even a doctorate in the field... and then just gave it up to be a wife and mother.Granted, her son is the famous young inventor, Tom Swift (or will be when he grows up) and her husband is Damon Swift, head of Swift Enterprises.This is the book that takes us along with Anne from the age of about 13 through her days in school, falling in love, marriage and how she was enticed into becoming a super, secret scientist for the FBI.And how she had to keep it all a secret. From EVERYBODY And how she even helped cure a nasty type of cancer at the age of 18.Plus, her entire first FBI case.So, part biography and part medical mystery, this is how the girl became the woman and what drove her to become one of the top Molecular Biological Detectives around ------------------------------Also available and published in a trio of novella collections, the original Anne Swift stories: Anne Swift and the Microbial Murder MessAnne Swift and the Nasty Nuclear NodulesAnne Swift and Scary Scroungy ScrofulaAnne Swift and the Deadly Dino DNAAnne Swift and the Malicious Meteor MayhemAnne Swift and the Incendiary Incect InfestationAnne Swift and the Alien Anticoagulant AnomalyAnne Swift: Interview With a MoBiDetAnne Swift and the Pernicious Parasite Pandemi

There are many things that puzzle Tom Swift. But among the most vexing in recent times is the discovery of an impossible planet, and one that has existed within the solar system for possibly as long as the Earth. Yet, it has gone completely overlooked and undetected. Now, as Tom supervises a mining operation in the asteroid belt remotely from Shopton, a mysterious something crosses a million miles in front of his ship, the Sutter. Like a ghost in the corner of a dark room, it is vaguely there and yet it is not. And so, he decides to find out just what it is. What Tom and his crew find is a planet that is not the ordinary spherical shape. It isn't even a rough piece of rock as with almost every asteroid other than Ceres. It most certainly is not Ceres. How it manages to remain together is one mystery to solve, but when he attempts to land on this invisible planet, all he finds is a type of chaos that is enough to make even the most sane man think he is crazy Join Tom as he finds out the truths about the mystery planet that has been "out there" practically forever.

The 31st book in this series. Tom Swift and his father are among the best in the world when it comes to designing and building safe and powerful nuclear-based power generators. In fact, Damon Swift became the first ever wholly self-funded, private designer and operator of a nuclear power and research center, the Citadel in New Mexico.Now, Tom is called upon to come up with something so new and radical to create a nearly endless stream of electricity meant to replace several old or even decommissioned nuclear plants in the Pacific Northwest-an area known for its environmentalist and demand for safe energy.He searches for a way to outdo the best of the best, and with his father's help and blessings, sets out to build a better reactor. The problem is, and he discovers this early on, nuclear power may have already hit its upper limits.Is there something he can do that will give the people of Canada, and even Washington, Oregon and parts of Idaho, what they need. Will it be clean and, above all, safe Will a determined group of underground eco-terrorists manage to destroy what he is building before it has the chance to prove its worth?

In novel 30 of the series, Tom Swift seems to be facing something he could scarcely believe possible a couple years earlier. When a mystery object crashes into a walkway at Swift Enterprises-just feet behind the inventor-it is the start of either one of Tom an Damon Swift's most recent joys... of the start of a terrible nightmare The Space Friends had disappeared from the solar system a couple years earlier, but it seems they are coming back. And, they will not (or cannot) tell Tom why they are coming. Once they do, a huge surprise is in store for everyone. Even the President of the United States has no idea what to do and allows the Swifts to "run the show."Tom must plan to do something neither Swift has ever considered to be an option; he must design and construct an offensive weapon just in case the visit turns out to not be a friendly one.

In the 29th novel of this series, Tom Swift decides to "dust off" and see if he can make an early dream come true. At the age of sixteen he had built a small jet he called his Nuclear Hyperplane. It was anything but either of those things. Now, nearly sixteen years later he believes he might do something to make that dream come true. He sets out to design an aircraft that might travel at five times the speed of sound.Because he is award that he cannot continuously spend without bringing some sales into Swift Enterprises, he plans to build a hypersonic passenger jet capable of getting half way around the world in about three-and-a-half hours. It is an ambitions plan.It comes to the attention of at least two unfriendly entities, both of whom try to ruin his plans; at least one believes that killing the inventor is the way to accomplish this.By taking things in little steps, he inches closer and closer to his dream, but can he manage to do it while remaining safe?

In book 28 of this new series, Tom Swift finds out that a wandering planet is coming into the solar system, and while it will not hit or even come close to the Earth, its trajectory will take it around the Sun and into a near miss (or possible collision) with the super giant, Jupiter many months later.That could cause untold damage to Earth if enough of that planet breaks off and heads inward.Without a lot of solid evidence as to what it will really do, but a very short time period in which to do something, Tom decides on a bold move to get this new planet, named Wanderer (for obvious reasons ) into another path that will not impact any part of the solar system before it leaves in about a year.He runs afoul of an old nemesis who holds a personal grudge more than a decade old plus an unscrupulous woman who seems out to avenge an old rivalry between Damon Swift and her mentor. The biggest problem is that her interference could spell disaster for the entire population Time is not on Tom's side as he struggles to get his solution to the forthcoming disaster in place. Even before he knows if he has been successful, Tom makes a startling discovery

In the 27th novel of this new series, Tom is now back from his adventure on Neptune and had a small mission to accomplish before he feels the previous one is complete. His small unmanned test submarine was lost on its deep sea test in the region of the Mariana Trench south of Guam, and now he wants to go get it back. Nothing is as easy os it sounds, and he must find a way to get Yamato II down to Earth before it can be used.Even when he succeeds (and you just know he will) what he finds deep under the Pacific Ocean will change his way of looking at the world.But, dare he reveal what he and his small crew encounter? Or, could it cause a frenzy of activity from many seafaring nations to try to get down to see what it is for themselves?But first, he must get his new space submarine, the Yamato II, back to Earth so it can be used at the incredible depths he intends to get down to.

In book 26 of this new series, Tom Swift is requested to head a consortium of nations in developing and flying a new type of mission into space. He finds himself developing a brand new vessel, one that likely needs to fly into the sky, through space at incredible speeds, and plunge into the thick atmosphere of the only other blue planet in our solar system, Neptune.There are several things going against him starting with all he unknowns about the distant planet and its blue ocean that appears to be mostly liquid methane. How in the world, or out of it, can you get through something that might be absolutely solid once you get under the surface. Then, how to you withstand the pressures from a compacted, nearly frozen liquid that is thousands of kilometers thick?To top things off, one of the nations funding this project insists he bring back several tons of what they believe will be priceless methane diamonds. If he refuses, or if they believe he is holding out on them, there might be political and economic repercussions

In book 24 of this new series, Tom Swift runs afoul of several flying vehicles including a recent Venus Probe sent to study seismic activity on the super hot second planet. What he does not realize is he will be drawn into a rescue mission when the designers fail to take into consideration many things that go toward keeping a tall structure upright.Before he can even plan a rescue Tom and Bud Barclay must wrestle a small jet down to the ground when someone tries to knock them from the sky. Then, he and another pilot take a test flight that ends in Tom being a crash victim in an unfriendly country where he is rescued by a resistance organization but not before the government there declares to the world that the is dead Finally, when the mission to Venus looks as if it can be handled by a robot, it soon becomes clear that it will take a human touch. And, we all know that means Tom Swift

In his second novel, Damon Swift takes us through the trials and tribulations he must go through in order to build his eponymous nuclear research and power facility in New Mexico, the Citadel.He finds that Washington DC is not ready for someone with new and different plans fora nuclear reactor and runs int more stupidity, un-education and "It's not my job" problems as he attempts to get the necessary licenses to build, fuel and operate a small reactor that will be the absolutely safest reactor in the world.This is the story about how he bumps into a man who will become his champion and his friend and help cut the red tape. It is also about how they must continue to fight for what Damon knows to be right an his friend, Senator Peter Quintana, whole-heartedly believes in.

Have you ever wondered just How Damon Swift went from the older Swift Company to having the mega-complex, Swift Enterprises?Well, the story is told in this new novel about his initial dream and announcement he intends to build a facility four miles on each side for a whopping sixteen square miles of space. It covers his struggles with various local and state government agencies, and how the FAA nearly put a halt to it all because of a misunderstanding This story takes place over a one year period and covers from the first set of plans through the first day the new Enterprises is open for business and also tells how some of the key people working there got hired.And, it tells the story of Damon's frustrating first encounters with would-be muckraker, Dan Perkins, the new Editor of the local paper, the Shopton Bulletin.

... or, they are more akin to good-length novellas STORY 1: When a letter arrives inviting Damon to come to New Zealand for a possible project, he nearly refuses due to the terrible time he had on his last visit to Australia. But, he gives the Kiwis the benefit of the doubt and heads Down Under again. With an oceangoing ferry system about the only thing uniting the two main islands, and two of the three about to be taken out of service for major overhauls, they need his help, and almost immediately.He signs on for the project, but is taken by surprise when an old enemy seems to be involved in first a smear campaign and then sabotage and even attempted murder.Will the project be finished, or will it finish with even more deaths?STORY 2: While attempting to test a new drive system for the two main hyper-loop systems, neither of which have been true successes, Damon and his team find they must undertake a recovery mission when the test capsule is catapulted into space.But, things are not as they seem and they soon find themselves embroiled in a brand new mission, and one that will see them all shocked to their cores.Plus an all-new bonus story only in this collection: Damon Swift and the Gizmo

In the twenty-first novel in this new series, Tom has defeated the Electricity Vampires and now wants something a bit less diabolical to take up his time. A new X-Prize is announced that intrigues him: fly a solar-powered aircraft, non-stop, around the globe in just 36 hours That sort of speed will require an electrical powered jet, and that will burn up a lot of electricity. So, how can he manage to make what he needs by day... and still have enough to run at full speed at night?Might his recently discovered cousin in England, Thomasina Swift, be of some assistance?Complicating things is a mysterious woman and a deadly opponent out to keep Tom from winning or perhaps from ever getting back home.

The fourth collection of invention stories involving Damon Swift, father to young inventor Tom Swift. As before, these are separate from any Tom Swift novels.Damon begins this book with a problem. The state-sponsored space program in India has been suffering disaster after disaster. And, rather than learn from it, they keep repeating launches hoping for the best. He wrangles an invitation to come observe and sees immediately that they have a problem with sabotage. But, will they accept his suggestions... and what about the elephant?Story two has Damon back in Australia. Even though politicians and ranchers have a major problem with wild livestock, they DO NOT WANT an outsider coming in telling them how to fix the problem. So much so that Damon is kidnapped and left to die. All this over a little robotic assistance he has in mind.Story three has him returning to NASA to assist in a probe project. But as more and more of the other contractors step away citing costs, timing and other reasons, he is getting into a position where he may need to also quit because of a no-compete clause he has with the U.S. Government. The real issue is that he and Enterprises can do it better, cheaper and faster if they are allowed to go it alone.To round things out, a shot bonus story is included concerning a mysteriously-growing island north of Hawaii and who might be behind it

The Tom Swift adventure about his Rocket Ship doesn't tell much of the real tale other than the build and launch. In fact it just assumes that things like Fearing Island exist and his own father, Damon, has nothing better to do than stand and watch his son shoot into space. The truth is Damon also built a privately-funded rocket as part of an X-Prize competition. His was unique with a series of obstacles to overcome and began even before Tom had finished his Flying Lab. This included locating and building out Fearing Island off the coast of Georgia and everything that went into that massive operation. This is the story of how Fearing island came to be, how Damon became very good friends with the U.S. Senator who would play a large part in their lives, how he designed and built something more like a monstrous child's toy than a heavy-lifting rocket, and how he and Tom went into a friendly competition to see whose rocket would be launched first. It is a unique look into the father of Tom Swift.

The Tom Swift adventure about his Rocket Ship doesn't tell much of the real tale. In fact it just assumes that things like Fearing Island exist and that his own father, Damon Swift, has nothing better to do than stand aside and watch.The truth is that Damon also built a new, privately-funded rocket as part of an X-Prize competition. His was unique with a whole series of obstacles to overcome and began even before Tom had finished his Flying Lab. This included locating and building out the scrub grass island, Fearing, off the coast of Georgia. That is a story in and of itself and is told here.This novel is the story of how Fearing came to be leased by the Swifts, how Damon became very good friends with the U.S. Senator who would play a large part in their lives, how he designed and built something looking more like a child's toy than a heavy-lifting rocket, and how he and Tom went into a private and friendly competition to see whose rocket would be launched first.It is a unique look into the father of Tom Swift.