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James Reasoner Books in Order
James Reasoner is an American writer. He is the author of more than 350 novels and many short stories in a career spanning more than thirty years. Reasoner has used at least nineteen pseudonyms, in addition to his own name: Jim Austin; Peter Danielson; Terrance Duncan; Tom Early; Wesley Ellis; Tabor Evans; Jake Foster; William Grant; Matthew Hart; Livia James; Mike Jameson; Justin Ladd; Jake Logan; Hank Mitchum; Lee Morgan; J. L. Reasoner ; Dana Fuller Ross; Adam Rutledge; and Jon Sharpe. Since most of Reasoner's books were written as part of various existing Western fiction series, many of his pseudonyms were publishing "house" names that may have been used by other authors who contributed to those series.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of James Reasoner's book series? James Reasoner has written 34 book series. The most notable is the Abilene series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by James Reasoner
- #1
The Peacemaker(1988) - #2
The Sharpshooter(1988) - #3
The Pursuers(1988) - #4
The Night Riders(1988) - #5
The Half-Breed(1988) - #6
The Hangman(1989) - #7
The Prizefighter(1989) - #8
The Whiskey Runners(1989) - #9
The Tracker(1989) - #10
The General(1989) - #11
The Hellion(1989) - #12
The Cattle Baron(1990) - #13
The Pistoleer(1990) - #14
The Lawman(1990) - #15
The Barlow Brides(1990) - #16
The Deputy(1990)
- #1
Children of the Lion(1980) - #2
The Shepherd Kings(1981) - #3
Vengeance of the Lion(1983) - #4
The Lion in Egypt(1984) - #5
Golden Pharaoh(1986) - #6
Lord of the Nile(1986) - #7
The Prophecy(1987) - #8
Sword of Glory(1987) - #9
The Deliverer(1988) - #10
The Exodus(1989) - #11
The Sea Peoples(1989) - #12
The Promised Land(1990) - #13
The Invaders(1991) - #14
The Trumpet and the Sword(1991) - #15
Prophets and Warriors(1992) - #16
Departed Glory(1993) - #17
The Death of Kings(1994) - #18
The Shining King(1995) - #19
Triumph of the Lion(1995)
- #1
Manassas(1999) - #2
Shiloh(1999) - #3
Antietam(2000) - #4
Chancellorsville(2000) - #5
Vicksburg(2001) - #6
Gettysburg(2001) - #7
Chickamauga(2002) - #8Shenandoah(2002)
- #9
Savannah(2003) - #10
Appomattox(2003)
- #1
Gunmetal Justice(1991) - #2
Die Lonesome(1991) - #3
Border Showdown(1991) - #4
Bounty Man(1992) - #5
Mano a Mano(1992) - #6
Renegade Trail(1992) - #7
End of the Line(1992) - #8
Eagle Pass(1993) - #9
The Prisoners(1993) - #10
A Gallows Waiting(1993) - #11
Red Moon's Raid(1994) - #12
Commanche Code(1995)
- #1
The Gold Train (By: Robert Vaughan)(2019) - #2
The Trackwalker (By: Robert Vaughan)(2019) - #3
Train of Glory (By: Robert Vaughan)(2019) - #4
The Iron Horse(2021) - #5
The Buffalo Train (With: Robert Vaughan)(2021) - #6
Rails Into Hell (By: Robert Vaughan,Brent Towns)(2025)
- #1
Fury(1992) - #2
Blood Ransom(1992) - #3
River War(1993) - #4
Last Chance Canyon(1993) - #5
Nevada Guns(1995)
- #1Hunt at the Well of Eternity(2009)
- #2
Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear (By: Charles Ardai)(2009) - #3
Hunt at World's End (By: Nicholas Kaufmann)(2009) - #4
Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire (By: Christa Faust,Gabriel Hunt)(2010) - #5
Hunt Through Napoleon's Web (By: Raymond Benson,Gabriel Hunt)(2010) - #6
Hunt Among the Killers of Men (By: David J. Schow)(2010)
- #1
The Silver Alibi(2012) - #2
Deadlock(2013) - #3
The Bandera Brawl(2016)
- #1
Kingfisher P. I. (With: Livia J. Washburn)(2023) - #2
Dark Ride (With: Livia J. Washburn)(2024) - #3
Tourist Trap (With: Livia J. Washburn)(2024)
- #1
Battle Lines(2001) - #2
Trial by Fire(2002) - #3
Zero Hour(2003)
- #1
Unlatched (By: Steven Savile)(2012) - #2
The Ugly Little Bloke (By: Robert Greenberger)(2012) - #3
Nevermore (By: Debbie Viguié)(2012) - #4Roscoes in the Night(2012)
- #5
Time Limit (By: Aaron Rosenberg)(2013) - #6
Splinters (With: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger)(2013)
- #1
Mockingbird and Big Earl (With: Livia Reasoner)(2014) - #2
Charlie's Pie (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2014) - #3
Guarding Her Heart (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2014) - #4
Missing! City of Gold (With: Livia Reasoner)(2015) - #5
Tinseltown (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2015) - #6
Naughty or Mice (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2015) - #7
The Badge and the Bride (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2016) - #8
Panhandle Freight (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2016) - #9
Keepsake (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2016) - #10
Kissing Until Christmas (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2016)
- #1Lone Star and the Mountain of Fire (0)
- #2Lone Star and the Mountain of Fire
- #1
The Man in the Moon(1980) - #2
War Games(1982)
- #1
Draw: The Greatest Gunfights of the American West(2003)
- #1
Outlaw Ranger(2014) - #2
Hangman's Knot(2014) - #3
Blood and Gold(2015) - #4
The Last War Chief(2015) - #5
Gun Devils of the Rio Grande(2016) - #6
Ravagers of the Border(2022)
- #1
Call to Arms (By: Livia J. Washburn)(2005) - #2
War Drums (With: Livia J. Washburn)(2006)
- #1Sons of Liberty(1992)
- #2
Rebel Guns(1992) - #3
The Turncoat(1992) - #4
Life and Liberty(1993) - #5
Cannon's Call(1993) - #6
Stars and Stripes(1994)
- #1
Unchained Lightning(1987) - #2
Apache Raiders(1987) - #3
Mustang Warriors(1987) - #4
Robbers Roost(1988) - #5
Rocky Mountain Showdown(1988) - #6
Red River Desperadoes(1988)
- #1
Rattler's Law, Volume One(2021) - #2
Rattler's Law, Volume Two(2021)
- #1
Redemption, Kansas(2011) - #2
Hunters(2012) - #3
Trackdown(2013)
- #1
Doom of the Dark Delta(2024) - #2
Fear on the Fever Coast(2024) - #3
Under the Gun(1990) - #4Murder for Father(1994)
- #5The Best of the American West II(1999)
- #6
Lone Star Law(2005) - #7
Cross Plains Universe(2006) - #8
Noah’s Ride(2006) - #9Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook(2006)
- #10
Black Prometheus: A Critical Study of Karl Edward Wagner(2007) - #11
Beat to a Pulp: Round 1(2010) - #12Discount Noir(2010)
- #13The Traditional West(2011)
- #14
Beat to a Pulp: Round 2(2012) - #15
The Lone Ranger Chronicles(2012) - #16
Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT(2012) - #17
Six-Guns and Slay Bells(2012) - #18
Trails of the Wild: Seven Tales of the Old West(2013) - #19
Legend(2013) - #20
Weird Western Yarns, Vol. 2(2014) - #21
Weird Menace, Volume 1(2015) - #22
Weird Menace Volume 2(2015) - #23Tales from the Otherverse(2015)
- #24
Tales of the Old West(2018) - #25
At Home in the Dark(2019)
- #1
The Defiant(1993)
- #1
Dodge City(1982) - #2
Cheyenne(1982) - #3
Santa Fe(1983) - #4
Tombstone(1983) - #5
Virginia City(1983) - #6
Seattle(1983) - #7
Laredo(1983) - #8
Fort Yuma(1983) - #9
Sonora(1983) - #10
Abilene(1984) - #11
Deadwood(1984) - #12
Tucson(1984) - #13
Carson City(1984) - #14
Cimarron(1984) - #15
Wichita(1984) - #16
Casa Grande(1985) - #17
Durango(1985) - #18
Mojave(1985) - #19
Last Chance(1985) - #20
Leadville(1985) - #21
Fargo(1985) - #22
Devil's Canyon(1986) - #23
El Paso(1986) - #24
Pecos(1986) - #25
Mesa Verde(1986) - #26
San Antonio(1986) - #27
Tulsa(1986) - #28
Taos(1987) - #29
Royal Coach(1987) - #30
Death Valley(1987) - #31
El Dorado(1987) - #32
Panhandle(1987) - #33
Rawhide(1987) - #34
Fort Verde(1988) - #35
Deadman Butte(1988) - #36
Bonanza City(1988) - #37
Casper(1988) - #38Shawnee(1988)
- #39
Grand Teton(1988) - #40
Socorro(1989) - #41
Fort Davis(1989) - #42
Silverado(1989) - #43
Red Buffalo(1989) - #44
Apache Junction(1989) - #45
Presidio(1989) - #46
North Platte(1990) - #47
Juárez(1990) - #48
Buffalo Station(1990) - #49
Gila Bend(1990) - #50
Buckskin Pass(1990) - #51
Wild West(1990) - #52
The Last Frontier(1991)
- #1Texas Wind(1980)
- #2
Yankee (As: Dana Fuller Ross)(1982) - #3
Yankee Rogue (As: Dana Fuller Ross)(1984) - #4
The Prodigal Gun(1992) - #5
Stark's Justice(1994) - #6
The Hawthorne Legacy(1994) - #7
Rivers of Gold (As: J.L. Reasoner)(1995) - #8
The Diablo Grant(1995) - #9
The Healer's Road (As: J.L. Reasoner)(1995) - #10
Crusade: Lyron's Lament (With: Livia Reasoner)(1995) - #11
Healer's Calling (As: J.L. Reasoner)(1996) - #12
The Wilderness Road(1996) - #13
Cossack Three Ponies (As: J.L. Reasoner)(1997) - #14
The Hunted(1997) - #15Under Outlaw Flags(1998)
- #16
Tie a Black Ribbon (With: Livia J. Washburn)(2000) - #17
Jur(2002) - #18Dust Devils(2007)
- #19Death Head Crossing(2007)
- #20Diamondback(2011)
- #21
Tractor Girl(2011) - #22
Hell-For-Leather Rider / The Man from Nightshade Valley (With: Ed Gorman)(2012) - #23
Dancing with Dead Men(2013) - #24
The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang (With: Livia Reasoner)(2013) - #25
The Fyredrake's Prey(2014) - #26
West Texas Blood Feud(2023) - #27
Texas Bushwhack(2023) - #28
New Mexico Trackdown(2023) - #29
Arizona Bounty(2024) - #30
California Powdersmoke(2024) - #31
Old Times' Sake(2007) - #32
The Paths of Righteousness(2011) - #33
Fort Worth Nights(2012) - #34
Texas Rangers(2012) - #35
Look You on Beauty and Death(2000) - #36
Devil Wings Over France(2006) - #37
The Red Reef(2012) - #38
Savage Blood(2012) - #39Mockingbird and Big Earl (With: Livia Reasoner)(2014)
- #40
Last Stagecoach To Hell(2014) - #41Missing! City of Gold (With: Livia Reasoner)(2015)
- #1
Tales from Deadwood(2005) - #2
The Gamblers(2006) - #3
The Killers(2007) - #4
The Troopers(2009)
- #1
Face of Evil (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2011) - #2
Ring of Knives (By: James Daniels,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2011) - #3
Hell In Heaven (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2011) - #4
The Dead Woman (By: David McAfee,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2011) - #5
The Blood Mesa (With: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2011) - #6
Kill Them All (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Harry Shannon)(2011) - #7
The Beast Within (By: James Daniels,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2011) - #8
Fire and Ice (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Jude Hardin)(2012) - #9
Carnival of Death (By: Bill Crider,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2012) - #10
Freaks Must Die (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Joel Goldman)(2012) - #11
Slaves to Evil (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink)(2012) - #12
Midnight Special (By: Phoef Sutton,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2012) - #13
The Death Match (By: Christa Faust,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2012) - #14
The Black Death (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Aric Davis)(2012) - #15
The Killing Floor (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,David Tully)(2012) - #16
Colder than Hell (By: Anthony Neil Smith,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin)(2013) - #17
Evil to Burn (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink)(2013) - #18
Streets of Blood (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Barry Napier)(2013) - #19
Crucible of Fire (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Mel Odom)(2013) - #20
The Dark Need (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Stant Litore)(2013) - #21
The Rising Dead (By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Stella Green)(2013) - #22
Reborn (By: Phoef Sutton,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink,Kate Danley)(2014)
- #1
The Oregon Legacy(1989) - #2
Oklahoma Pride(1990) - #3
Carolina Courage(1990) - #4
California Glory(1991) - #5
Hawaii Heritage(1991) - #6
Sierra Triumph(1992) - #7
Yukon Justice(1992) - #8
Pacific Destiny(1994) - #9
Homecoming(1994) - #10Awakening(1995)
- #1
Independence!(1979) - #2
Nebraska!(1979) - #3
Wyoming!(1979) - #4
Oregon!(1980) - #5
Texas!(1980) - #6
California!(1981) - #7
Colorado!(1981) - #8
Nevada!(1982) - #9
Washington!(1982) - #10
Montana!(1983) - #11
Dakota!(1983) - #12
Utah!(1983) - #13
Idaho!(1984) - #14
Missouri!(1984) - #15
Mississippi!(1985) - #16
Louisiana!(1985) - #17
Tennessee!(1986) - #18
Illinois!(1986) - #19
Wisconsin!(1987) - #20
Kentucky!(1987) - #21
Arizona!(1988) - #22
New Mexico!(1988) - #23
Oklahoma!(1989) - #24
Celebration!(1989) - #25
Texas Freedom!(2012)
- #1
Honor!(1998) - #2
Vengeance!(1999) - #3
Justice!(1999)
- #1
Westward!(1992) - #2
Expedition!(1993) - #3
Outpost!(1993)
- #1
Walker Texas Ranger(1999) - #2Hell's Half Acre(1999)
- #3
Siege on the Belle(1999)
- #1The Lawman(2013)
- #2
The Avenging Angel (By: Michael Newton)(2013) - #3
The Artist (By: Jackson Lowry)(2013) - #4
The Ranger (By: James J. Griffin)(2013) - #5
The Forty-Niners (By: Charlie Steel)(2013) - #6
The Bandit (By: )(2013) - #7
The Doctor (By: Clay More)(2014) - #8
The Sheriff (By: Chuck Tyrell)(2014) - #9
The Dime Novelist (By: Clay More)(2021)
- #1Wind River(1994)
- #2
Thunder Wagon(1994) - #3Wolf Shadow(1994)
- #4
Medicine Creek(1995) - #5
Dark Trail(1995) - #6
Judgment Day(2011) - #7
Ransom Valley (With: L.J. Washburn)(2012) - #8
Outlaw Blood (With: L.J. Washburn)(2020) - #9
Six-Gun Law (With: L.J. Washburn)(2020)
About James Reasoner
James Reasoner is an American writer. He is the author of more than 350 novels and many short stories in a career spanning more than thirty years. Reasoner has used at least nineteen pseudonyms, in addition to his own name: Jim Austin; Peter Danielson; Terrance Duncan; Tom Early; Wesley Ellis; Tabor Evans; Jake Foster; William Grant; Matthew Hart; Livia James; Mike Jameson; Justin Ladd; Jake Logan; Hank Mitchum; Lee Morgan; J. L. Reasoner ; Dana Fuller Ross; Adam Rutledge; and Jon Sharpe. Since most of Reasoner's books were written as part of various existing Western fiction series, many of his pseudonyms were publishing "house" names that may have been used by other authors who contributed to those series.
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