Book 1

North and South

by John Jakes

Published 1 March 1982
Part one of the #1 New York Times bestselling North and South Trilogy—the Civil War saga that inspired the classic television miniseries North and South—with over five million copies sold!

“An entertaining…authentic dramatization of American history.”—The New York Times


From master storyteller John Jakes comes the epic story of two families—the Hazards and the Mains. Separated by vastly different ways of life, joined by the unbreakable bonds of true friendship, and torn asunder by a country on the brink of a bloody conflict that will irrevocably change them all…

Book 2

Love and War

by John Jakes

Published 1 October 1984

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Jakes presents part two of the epic North and South Trilogy—the Civil War saga that inspired the classic television miniseries North and South—with over five million copies sold!

“Massive, lusty, highly readable…A graphic, fast-paced amalgam of good, evil, love, lust, war, violence, and Americana.”—The Washington Post Book World

From the first shots at Fort Sumter, the Hazards and the Mains are divided against each other—and themselves. Some will experience the horrors of war on the front lines on some of the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War. Some will give their lives for their beliefs. But all will be caught in the triumph and tragedy of a conflict that destroyed a country’s innocence—and forged a nation.


Book 3

Heaven and Hell

by John Jakes

Published 5 October 1987
A sequel to "North and South" and "Love and War", this chronicle of a nation striving for peace and unity depicts the Hazards and the Mains as they struggle to rebuild shattered lives, facing evils and discovering new loves in a land threatened by danger and prejudice. The author has also written a series called the "Kent Family Chronicles" of which more than 30 million copies were sold.

The North and South Trilogy

by John Jakes

Published 1 January 2013