Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Dragon | 1991 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 2 | The Negative Zone | 1991 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 3 | Cyborg Kickboxer | 1991 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 4 | The DNA Disaster | 1991 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 5 | Monster Machine | 1991 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 6 | Aquatech Warriors | 1991 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 7 | Moonstalker | 1992 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 8 | The Microbots | 1992 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 9 | Fire Biker | 1992 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 10 | Mind Games | 1992 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 11 | Mutant Beach | 1992 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 12 | Death Quake | 1993 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
| 13 | Quantum Force | 1993 | Victor Appleton | Buy |
Tom Swift IV reboots the franchise for the 1990s with a darker, more cyberpunk-influenced tone. Thirteen books published between 1991 and 1993 feature Tom dealing with cyborg kickboxers, DNA disasters, microbots, and mind games — technology that’s as threatening as it is exciting.
The series reflects the shift in science fiction attitudes from space-age optimism to 90s-era concerns about what technology might do to people, not just what people could do with technology.