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Ralph Compton Books in Order
Ralph Compton is a renowned American author of western fiction. Born in St. Clair County, Alabama, he embarked on a distinguished writing career, marked by his notable debut, The Goodnight Trail, a finalist for the Western Writers of America "Medicine Pipe Bearer Award" for Best Debut Novel. Compton's prolific output includes the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series, with numerous novels published in the last decade of his life. Many of his works have achieved significant commercial success, ranking on the USA Today bestseller list for fiction. Compton's legacy endures, with Signet Books continuing to release novels under his byline, written by authors such as Joseph A. West and David Robbins.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Ralph Compton's book series? Ralph Compton has written 10 book series. The most notable is the Border Empire series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Ralph Compton
- #1
The Border Empire(1997) - #2
Six guns and Double Eagles(1998) - #3
Train to Durango(1998)
- #1
Doomsday Rider(2003) - #2
Showdown at Two-Bit Creek(2003) - #3
Vengeance Rider(2004)
- #1
Death Rides a Chestnut Mare(1999) - #2
The Shadow of a Noose(2000) - #3
Riders of Judgement(2001) - #4
Death Along the Cimarron(2003)
- #1
Reunion in Hell(2020) - #2
Blood of the Hunters(2020) - #3
Broken Rider(2020) - #4
Return to Gila Bend(2020) - #5
Death Valley Drifter(2020) - #6
Ride for Justice(2020) - #7
Ride the Hammer Down(2020) - #8
Frontier Medicine(2021) - #9
Face of a Snake(2021) - #10
Dalton's Justice(2021) - #11
Shot to Hell(2021) - #12
Hell Snake(2021) - #13
The Wrong Side of the Law(2021) - #14
Guns of the Greenhorn(2021) - #15
The Devil's Snare(2021) - #16
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021) - #17
Blood on the Prairie(2021) - #18
Die Trying(2021) - #19
Counterfeit Lawman (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022) - #20
Thirteen Bullets (By: Sean Danker)(2022) - #21
My Brother, My Killer (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022) - #22
The Guns of Wrath(2022) - #23
Stagecoach Revenge (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2022)
- #1West Of The Law(2007)
- #2Shadow of the Gun(2008)
- #3
Blood on the Gallows(2008)
- #1
Clarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001) - #2
Blood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West)(2004) - #3
For the Brand (By: David Robbins)(2005) - #4
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins)(2006) - #5
Guns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West)(2006) - #6
Texas Empire(2006) - #7
By the Horns (By: David Robbins)(2006) - #8
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames)(2006) - #9
The Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2007) - #10
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins)(2007) - #11
Bluff City (By: David Robbins)(2007) - #12
West Of The Law (By: Joseph A. West)(2007) - #13
Blood Duel (By: David Robbins)(2007) - #14
Death of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway)(2008) - #15
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins)(2008) - #16Blood on the Gallows (By: Joseph A. West)(2008)
- #17
Bullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins)(2008) - #18
The Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2008) - #19
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West)(2009) - #20
Rawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West)(2009) - #21
Outlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway)(2009) - #22
The Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West)(2009) - #23
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins)(2009) - #24
Stryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West)(2010) - #25
Death of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West)(2010) - #26
North to the Salt Fork (By: Dusty Richards)(2010) - #27
Rusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway)(2010) - #28
The Shadow Of A Gun (By: Henry Clay Merritt)(2010) - #29
The Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West)(2010) - #30
The Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West)(2011) - #31
The Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West)(2011) - #32
The Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West)(2011) - #33
Dead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012) - #34
Slaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West)(2012) - #35
One Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway)(2012) - #36
Tucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012) - #37
Down on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West)(2012) - #38
Brimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013) - #39
Straight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013) - #40
The Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2013) - #41
Hard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013) - #42
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2014) - #43
Double-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2014) - #44
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers)(2014) - #45
The Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014) - #46
Vigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014) - #47
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #48
Straight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway)(2015) - #49
Shotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2015) - #50
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #51
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #52
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #53
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins)(2016) - #54
Phantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers)(2016) - #55Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)
- #1
North To The Bitterroot(1996) - #2
Demon's Pass (By: Robert Vaughan)(2000) - #3
Runaway Stage (With: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #4
Do or Die (By: David Robbins)(2003) - #5
Nowhere, TX (With: David Robbins)(2004) - #6
Across the Rio Colorado(2004) - #7
West of Pecos (By: David Robbins)(2005) - #8
The Winchester Run(2007) - #9
Whiskey River(2011) - #10
Skeleton Lode(2011) - #11
Devil's Canyon(2013) - #12
Tin Star (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020) - #13
The Wolves of Seven Pines (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020) - #14
Never Bet Against the Bullet (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020) - #15
Lost Banshee Mine (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020) - #16
Prairie Fire, Kansas (By: John Shirley)(2020) - #17
Calvert's Last Bluff (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020) - #18
The Trail's End (By: E. L. Ripley)(2021) - #19
Stagecoach to Hell (By: Terrence McCauley)(2021) - #20
Snake's Fury (By: Bernard Schaffer)(2021) - #21
The Outlaw Hunters (By: D B Pulliam)(2021) - #22
Flames of Silver (By: Jackson Lowry)(2021) - #23
Seven Roads to Revenge (By: Carlton Stowers)(2021) - #24
The Winter of Wolves (By: Royal Harding)(2021) - #25
Ghost Hollow Ranch (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2021) - #26
The Reluctant Lawman (By: Craig Barstow)(2022) - #27
The Robber Barons (By: Craig Barstow)(2022) - #28
Snake Oil Justice (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #1Navarro(2005)
- #2
Bullet Creek(2005)
- #1
The Goodnight Trail(1992) - #2
The Western Trail(1992) - #3
The Chisholm Trail(1993) - #4
The Bandera Trail(1993) - #5
The California Trail(1994) - #6
The Shawnee Trail(1994) - #7
The Virginia City Trail(1994) - #8
The Dodge City Trail(1995) - #9
The Oregon Trail(1995) - #10
The Santa Fe Trail(1997) - #11
The Old Spanish Trail(1998) - #12
The Green River Trail(1999) - #13
The Deadwood Trail(1999) - #14
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001) - #15
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #16
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #17
The Abilene Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2003) - #18
Trail To Fort Smith (By: Dusty Richards)(2004) - #19
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2004) - #20
The Ogallala Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2005) - #21
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2005) - #22
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2006) - #23
Trail to Cottonwood Falls (By: Dusty Richards)(2007) - #24
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2011) - #25
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2012) - #26
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2020) - #27
The Badlands Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2020) - #28
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)(2020) - #29
Drive for Independence (With: Lyle Brandt)(2020) - #30
Red Trail (By: John Shirley)(2020) - #31
The Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin)(2021) - #32
The Too-Late Trail (With: Matthew P. Mayo)(2021) - #33
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2021) - #34
Tthe Sagebrush Trail (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021) - #35
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #1
The Dawn of Fury(1995) - #2
The Killing Season(1996) - #3
Autumn of the Gun(1996)
About Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton is a renowned American author of western fiction. Born in St. Clair County, Alabama, he embarked on a distinguished writing career, marked by his notable debut, The Goodnight Trail, a finalist for the Western Writers of America "Medicine Pipe Bearer Award" for Best Debut Novel. Compton's prolific output includes the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series, with numerous novels published in the last decade of his life. Many of his works have achieved significant commercial success, ranking on the USA Today bestseller list for fiction. Compton's legacy endures, with Signet Books continuing to release novels under his byline, written by authors such as Joseph A. West and David Robbins.
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