William W. Johnstone Books in Order
William W. Johnstone is a renowned American author celebrated for his vast array of novels spanning western, horror, and survivalist genres. Born in southern Missouri, he is the youngest of four children, raised by a minister father and a school teacher mother. Johnstone's early life was marked by unconventional pursuits, including working in a carnival and as a deputy sheriff. His military service followed, after which he transitioned into radio broadcasting for 16 years. Johnstone embarked on his writing career in 1970, publishing his first work, The Devil's Kiss, in 1979. He became a full-time writer in 1980 and went on to author nearly two hundred books across various genres. His notable series include Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles, and The Last of the Dog Team, which remains his personal favorite novel.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by William W. Johnstone
- #1AmazonOut of the Ashes(1983)
- #2AmazonFire in the Ashes(1984)
- #3AmazonAnarchy in the Ashes(1984)
- #4AmazonBlood in the Ashes(1985)
- #5AmazonAlone in the Ashes(1985)
- #6AmazonWind in the Ashes(1986)
- #7AmazonSmoke from the Ashes(1987)
- #8AmazonDanger in the Ashes(1988)
- #9AmazonValor in the Ashes(1988)
- #10AmazonTrapped in the Ashes(1989)
- #11AmazonDeath in the Ashes(1990)
- #12AmazonSurvival in the Ashes(1990)
- #13AmazonFury in the Ashes(1991)
- #14AmazonCourage in the Ashes(1991)
- #15AmazonTerror in the Ashes(1992)
- #16AmazonVengeance in the Ashes(1993)
- #17AmazonBattle in the Ashes(1993)
- #18AmazonFlames from the Ashes(1993)
- #19AmazonTreason in the Ashes(1994)
- #20AmazonD-Day in the Ashes(1994)
- #21AmazonBetrayal in the Ashes(1996)
- #22AmazonChaos in the Ashes(1996)
- #23AmazonSlaughter in the Ashes(1997)
- #24AmazonJudgment in the Ashes(1997)
- #25AmazonAmbush in the Ashes(1997)
- #26AmazonTriumph in the Ashes(1998)
- #27AmazonHatred in the Ashes(1998)
- #28AmazonStandoff in the Ashes(1998)
- #29AmazonCrisis in the Ashes(1998)
- #30AmazonTyranny in the Ashes(2000)
- #31AmazonWarriors from the Ashes(2001)
- #32AmazonDestiny in the Ashes(2001)
- #33AmazonEnemy in the Ashes(2002)
- #34AmazonEscape from the Ashes(2003)
- #1AmazonBlood Bond(1989)
- #2AmazonBrotherhood of the Gun(1990)
- #3AmazonGunsight Crossing(1991)
- #4AmazonGunsmoke and Gold(1992)
- #5AmazonDevil Creek Crossfire(1992)
- #6AmazonShootout at Gold Creek(1993)
- #7AmazonSan Angelo Showdown(1994)
- #8AmazonDeath in Snake Creek(1994)
- #9AmazonSlaughter Trail(2006)
- #10AmazonThe Hanging Road (With: J A Johnstone)(2007)
- #11AmazonRide for Vengeance (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #12AmazonTexas Gundown (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #13AmazonDeadly Road to Yuma (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #14AmazonMoonshine Massacre (With: J A Johnstone)(2010)
- #15AmazonArizona Ambush (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #16AmazonA Hundred Ways to Kill (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #1AmazonA Lone Star Christmas(2011)
- #2AmazonA Rocky Mountain Christmas(2012)
- #3AmazonA Big Sky Christmas(2013)
- #4AmazonA Frontier Christmas(2014)
- #5AmazonA Texas Hill Country Christmas(2015)
- #6AmazonA Colorado Christmas(2016)
- #7AmazonAn Arizona Christmas(2017)
- #8AmazonA High Sierra Christmas(2018)
- #9AmazonA Jensen Family Christmas(2019)
- #10AmazonA Maccallister Christmas(2020)
- #11AmazonA Death Valley Christmas(2021)
- #1AmazonDeputy US Marshall (With: J A Johnstone)(2025)
- #1AmazonDerringer(2025)
- #1AmazonMacCallister(2011)
- #2AmazonEagles Legacy(2011)
- #3AmazonThe Killing(2012)
- #4AmazonDry Gulch Ambush(2013)
- #5AmazonKill Crazy(2014)
- #6AmazonKingdom Come(2015)
- #7AmazonTen Guns from Texas(2016)
- #8AmazonDay of Reckoning(2017)
- #9AmazonThe Stalking Death(2018)
- #10AmazonStranglehold(2019)
- #11AmazonKiller Take All(2020)
- #12AmazonSavage Sunday(2021)
- #13AmazonRiding the Nightmare(2022)
- #1AmazonEyes of Eagles(1993)
- #2AmazonDreams of Eagles(1994)
- #3AmazonTalons of Eagles(1995)
- #4AmazonScream of Eagles(1996)
- #5AmazonRage of Eagles(1998)
- #6AmazonSong of Eagles(1999)
- #7AmazonCry of Eagles(1999)
- #8AmazonBlood of Eagles(2000)
- #9AmazonDestiny of Eagles(2004)
- #10AmazonRevenge of Eagles(2005)
- #11AmazonPride of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2006)
- #12AmazonCrusade of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2007)
- #13AmazonThunder of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #14AmazonBloodshed of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #15AmazonSlaughter of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2010)
- #16AmazonMassacre of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #17AmazonCarnage of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #18AmazonDefiance of Eagles (With: J A Johnstone)(2013)
- #1AmazonFort Misery(2023)
- #1AmazonThe Man from Blood Gulch(2025)
- #1AmazonTo the River's End (With: J A Johnstone)(2021)
- #1AmazonBeans, Bourbon, and Blood(2024)
- #1These Violent Years(2024)
- #2A Time for Killing(2024)
- #1AmazonMatt Jensen, the Last Mountain Man(2007)
- #2AmazonDeadly Trail(2008)
- #3AmazonPurgatory(2008)
- #4AmazonSavage Territory(2009)
- #5AmazonSnake River Slaughter(2010)
- #6AmazonDakota Ambush(2011)
- #7AmazonMassacre at Powder River(2012)
- #8AmazonThe Eyes of Texas(2013)
- #9AmazonTorture Town(2014)
- #10AmazonThe Great Train Massacre(2016)
- #11AmazonDie with the Outlaws(2020)
- #1AmazonThe Black Hills Blood Hunt(2022)
- #1AmazonThe Last Mountain Man(1984)
- #2AmazonReturn of the Mountain Man(1986)
- #3AmazonTrail of the Mountain Man(1987)
- #4AmazonRevenge of the Mountain Man(1988)
- #5AmazonJourney of the Mountain Man(1989)
- #6AmazonLaw of the Mountain Man(1989)
- #7AmazonWar of the Mountain Man(1990)
- #8AmazonCode of the Mountain Man(1991)
- #9AmazonPursuit of the Mountain Man(1991)
- #10AmazonCourage of the Mountain Man(1992)
- #11AmazonBlood of the Mountain Man(1992)
- #12AmazonFury of the Mountain Man(1993)
- #13AmazonRage of the Mountain Man(1994)
- #14AmazonCunning of the Mountain Man(1994)
- #15AmazonPower of the Mountain Man(1995)
- #16AmazonSpirit of the Mountain Man(1995)
- #17AmazonOrdeal of the Mountain Man(1996)
- #18AmazonTriumph of the Mountain Man(1997)
- #19AmazonVengeance of the Mountain Man(1997)
- #20AmazonHonor of the Mountain Man(1998)
- #21AmazonBattle of the Mountain Man(1998)
- #22AmazonPride of the Mountain Man(1998)
- #23AmazonCreed of the Mountain Man(1999)
- #24AmazonGuns of the Mountain Man(1999)
- #25AmazonHeart of the Mountain Man(2000)
- #26AmazonJustice of the Mountain Man(2000)
- #27AmazonValor of the Mountain Man(2001)
- #28AmazonWarpath of the Mountain Man(2002)
- #29AmazonTrek of the Mountain Man(2002)
- #30AmazonQuest of the Mountain Man(2003)
- #31AmazonAmbush of the Mountain Man(2003)
- #32AmazonWrath of the Mountain Man(2004)
- #33AmazonDestiny of the Mountain Man(2005)
- #34AmazonBetrayal of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2006)
- #35AmazonRampage of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2007)
- #36AmazonViolence of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #37AmazonSavagery of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #38AmazonShootout of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2010)
- #39AmazonAssault of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #40AmazonStrike of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #41AmazonButchery of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2013)
- #42AmazonTerror of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2014)
- #43AmazonBloodshed of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2015)
- #44AmazonBrutal Night of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2016)
- #45AmazonVenom of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2017)
- #46AmazonTorture of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2018)
- #47AmazonWhere There's Fire, There's Smoke(2019)
- #48AmazonBloody Trail of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2019)
- #49AmazonTexas Kill of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2020)
- #50AmazonSlaughter of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2021)
- #51AmazonCruel Winter of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2022)
- #52AmazonDark Night of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2023)
- #53AmazonBlood Bounty of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2024)
- #1AmazonFrom the Ashes: America Reborn(1998)
- #1AmazonThe Edge of Nowhere(2024)
- #1AmazonRemington 1894(2017)
- #1AmazonA Crying Shame(1983)
- #2AmazonThe Nursery(1983)
- #3AmazonRockinghorse(1986)
- #4AmazonJack-in-the-Box(1986)
- #5AmazonSweet Dreams(1986)
- #6AmazonBaby Grand(1987)
- #7AmazonToy Cemetery(1987)
- #8AmazonThe Uninvited(1988)
- #9AmazonSandman(1988)
- #10AmazonCarnival(1989)
- #11AmazonDarkly the Thunder(1990)
- #12AmazonRockabilly Hell(1995)
- #13AmazonRockabilly Limbo(1996)
- #14AmazonBlood Oath(1999)
- #1AmazonSidewinders (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #2AmazonMassacre at Whiskey Flats (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #3AmazonCutthroat Canyon (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #4AmazonMankiller, Colorado (With: J A Johnstone)(2010)
- #5AmazonDeadwood Gulch (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #6AmazonTexas Bloodshed (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #7AmazonThe Butcher of Bear Creek (With: J A Johnstone)(2013)
- #8AmazonBleeding Texas (With: J A Johnstone)(2014)
- #1AmazonSpringfield 1880(2018)
- #1AmazonThe Sanction(1981)
- #2AmazonThe Initiation(1982)
- #3AmazonDagger(1984)
- #4AmazonEagle Down(1985)
- #5AmazonBloodland(1986)
- #6AmazonDeath Master(1987)
- #7AmazonWatchers in the Woods(1991)
- #8AmazonThem(1992)
- #9AmazonBats(1993)
- #10AmazonNight Mask(1994)
- #11AmazonWhat the Heart Knows(1995)
- #12AmazonBreakdown(1997)
- #13AmazonOrdeal(1998)
- #14AmazonVengeance Is Mine(2005)
- #15AmazonThe Blood of Patriots (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #16AmazonThe Bleeding Edge (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #17AmazonSuicide Mission (With: J A Johnstone)(2013)
- #18AmazonStand Your Ground (With: J A Johnstone)(2014)
- #19AmazonTyranny (With: J A Johnstone)(2015)
- #20AmazonA Texas Hill Country Christmas (With: J A Johnstone)(2015)
- #21AmazonBlack Friday (With: J A Johnstone)(2016)
- #22AmazonThe Doomsday Bunker (With: J A Johnstone)(2017)
- #23AmazonTrigger Warning (With: J A Johnstone)(2018)
- #24AmazonThe Scorching (With: J A Johnstone)(2021)
- #25AmazonDown the Dark Streets (With: J A Johnstone)(2022)
- #26AmazonThe Wicked and the Dead (With: J A Johnstone)(2024)
- #27AmazonNot My Home (With: J A Johnstone)(2024)
- #28AmazonThe Dead We Honor (With: J A Johnstone)(2025)
- #29AmazonHard Men to Kill (With: J A Johnstone)(2025)
- #30AmazonThunder of the Mountain Man (With: J A Johnstone)(2025)
- #31AmazonThe Last Ride of the Dirty Creek Gang (With: J A Johnstone)(2026)
- #32AmazonThe Valley of the Three Forks (With: J A Johnstone)(2026)
- #1AmazonThe Texas Hill Country(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Texas Moonshiners(2019)
- #1AmazonThe Family Jensen (With: J A Johnstone)(2010)
- #2AmazonHelltown Massacre (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #3AmazonThe Violent Land (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #4AmazonHard Ride to Hell (With: J A Johnstone)(2013)
- #5AmazonMassacre Canyon (With: J A Johnstone)(2014)
- #6AmazonBrotherhood of Evil (With: J A Johnstone)(2015)
- #1AmazonThe First Mountain Man(1991)
- #2AmazonBlood on the Divide(1992)
- #3AmazonAbsaroka Ambush(1993)
- #4AmazonForty Guns West(1993)
- #5AmazonCheyenne Challenge(1995)
- #6AmazonPreacher and the Mountain Caesar(1995)
- #7AmazonBlackfoot Messiah(1996)
- #8AmazonPreacher(2002)
- #9AmazonPreacher's Peace(2003)
- #10AmazonPreacher's Justice(2004)
- #11AmazonPreacher's Journey(2005)
- #12AmazonPreacher's Fortune (With: Fred Austin)(2006)
- #13AmazonPreacher's Quest (With: J A Johnstone)(2007)
- #14AmazonPreacher's Showdown (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #15AmazonPreacher's Pursuit (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #16AmazonPreacher's Fire (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #17AmazonPreacher's Assault (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #18AmazonPreacher's Fury (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #19AmazonPreacher's Massacre (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #20AmazonPreacher's Blood Hunt (With: J A Johnstone)(2014)
- #21AmazonPreacher's Slaughter (With: J A Johnstone)(2014)
- #22AmazonPreacher's Bloodbath (With: J A Johnstone)(2015)
- #23AmazonPreacher's Hellstorm (With: J A Johnstone)(2016)
- #24AmazonPreacher's Kill (With: J A Johnstone)(2017)
- #25AmazonPreacher's Rage (With: J A Johnstone)(2018)
- #26AmazonPreacher's Frenzy (With: J A Johnstone)(2019)
- #27AmazonPreacher's Carnage (With: J A Johnstone)(2020)
- #28AmazonPreacher's Inferno (With: J A Johnstone)(2021)
- #29AmazonPreacher's Purge (With: J A Johnstone)(2022)
- #30AmazonPreacher's Bloody Rampage (With: J A Johnstone)(2023)
- #31AmazonPreacher's Strike (With: J A Johnstone)(2024)
- #32AmazonPreacher's Hell (With: J A Johnstone)(2026)
- #1AmazonThe Drifter(2000)
- #2AmazonReprisal(2000)
- #3AmazonGhost Valley(2001)
- #4AmazonThe Forbidden(2001)
- #5AmazonShowdown(2002)
- #6AmazonImposter(2002)
- #7AmazonRescue(2003)
- #8AmazonThe Burning(2003)
- #9AmazonNo Man's Land(2004)
- #10AmazonManhunt(2004)
- #11AmazonViolent Sunday(2005)
- #12AmazonRenegades(2005)
- #13AmazonSavage Country (With: Fred Austin)(2006)
- #14AmazonThe Devil's Legion (With: J A Johnstone)(2006)
- #15AmazonAvenger (With: J A Johnstone)(2007)
- #16AmazonHell Town (With: J A Johnstone)(2007)
- #17AmazonAmbush Valley (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #18AmazonKilling Ground (With: J A Johnstone)(2008)
- #19AmazonSlaughter (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #20AmazonSudden Fury (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #21AmazonWinter Kill (With: J A Johnstone)(2009)
- #22AmazonDead Before Sundown (With: J A Johnstone)(2011)
- #23AmazonMontana Gundown (With: J A Johnstone)(2012)
- #24AmazonThe Morgan Men (With: J A Johnstone)(2024)
- #25AmazonLost Trails(2007)
- #26AmazonLaw of the Gun(2010)
- #27AmazonGhost Towns(2010)
- #1AmazonSurvivor(2004)
- #1AmazonThe Morgans (With: J A Johnstone)(2018)
- #1AmazonThe High Country(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Best of Enemies (With: J A Johnstone)(2025)
- #1AmazonWill Tanner (With: J A Johnstone)(2016)
- #2AmazonA Stranger in Town (With: J A Johnstone)(2016)
- #3AmazonPowder Burn (With: J A Johnstone)(2017)
- #4AmazonEvil Never Sleeps (With: J A Johnstone)(2018)
- #5AmazonDig Your Own Grave (With: J A Johnstone)(2019)
- #6AmazonPray for Death (With: J A Johnstone)(2020)
- #7AmazonThe Violent Storm (With: J A Johnstone)(2022)
About William W. Johnstone
William W. Johnstone is a renowned American author celebrated for his vast array of novels spanning western, horror, and survivalist genres. Born in southern Missouri, he is the youngest of four children, raised by a minister father and a school teacher mother. Johnstone's early life was marked by unconventional pursuits, including working in a carnival and as a deputy sheriff. His military service followed, after which he transitioned into radio broadcasting for 16 years. Johnstone embarked on his writing career in 1970, publishing his first work, The Devil's Kiss, in 1979. He became a full-time writer in 1980 and went on to author nearly two hundred books across various genres. His notable series include Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles, and The Last of the Dog Team, which remains his personal favorite novel.
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