Louis L’Amour Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Louis L’Amour Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Showdown at Yellow Butte
Buy on Amazon1953
Crossfire Trail
Buy on Amazon1954
Utah Blaine
Buy on Amazon1954
To Tame a Land
Buy on Amazon1955
Heller with a Gun
Buy on Amazon1955
Guns of the Timberlands
Buy on Amazon1955
Silver Canyon
Buy on Amazon1956
The Burning Hills
Buy on Amazon1956
Sitka
Buy on Amazon1957
The Tall Stranger
Buy on Amazon1957
Last Stand at Papago Wells
Buy on Amazon1957
Radigan
Buy on Amazon1959
Flint
Buy on Amazon1960
High Lonesome
Buy on Amazon1962
Killoe
Buy on Amazon1962
Dark Canyon
Buy on Amazon1963
Kiowa Trail
Buy on Amazon1964
Hanging Woman Creek
Buy on Amazon1964
The Key-Lock Man
Buy on Amazon1965
The High Graders
Buy on Amazon1965
The Broken Gun
Buy on Amazon1966
Kilrone
Buy on Amazon1966
Matagorda
Buy on Amazon1967
Chancy
Buy on Amazon1968
Brionne
Buy on Amazon1968
Conagher
Buy on Amazon1969
Under the Sweetwater Rim
Buy on Amazon1971
Tucker
Buy on Amazon1971
The Man from Skibbereen
Buy on Amazon1973
The Quick and the Dead
Buy on Amazon1973
The Californios
Buy on Amazon1974
Where the Long Grass Blows
Buy on Amazon1976
The Iron Marshal
Buy on Amazon1979
The Proving Trail
Buy on Amazon1979
Kiowa Trail and Killoe
Buy on Amazon1979
The Cherokee Trail
Buy on Amazon1982
The ShadowRiders
Buy on Amazon1982
Son of a Wanted Man
Buy on Amazon1984
Where Buzzards Fly
Buy on Amazon1986
Riding for the Brand
Buy on Amazon1986
South of Deadwood
Buy on Amazon1986
Showdown Trail
Buy on Amazon1987
Dead End Drift
Buy on Amazon1987
The Turkeyfeather Riders (With: Jon Tuska)
Buy on Amazon1988
Four Card Draw
Buy on Amazon1988
Bowdrie Passes Through
Buy on Amazon1988
Too Tough to Brand
Buy on Amazon1989
The Louis L'Amour Companion
Buy on Amazon1992
Black Rock: A Western Trio (With: Jon Tuska)
Buy on Amazon1994
The Marshal of Sentinel
Buy on Amazon1995
Strawhouse Trail
Buy on Amazon1997
Love and the Cactus Kid
Buy on Amazon1999
Survival
Buy on Amazon1999
Louis L'Amour Trail Mix: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2002
Lit a Shuck for Texas
Buy on Amazon2003
The Sixth Shotgun
Buy on Amazon2003
The First Fast Draw
Buy on Amazon2003
His Brother's Debt
Buy on Amazon2008
Big Medicine
Buy on Amazon2008
Job for a Ranger
Buy on Amazon2008
No Man's Man
Buy on Amazon2008
Medicine Ground
Buy on Amazon2008
That Triggernometry Tenderfoot
Buy on Amazon2008
Dawn Riders
Buy on Amazon2010
Unguarded Moment
Buy on Amazon2012
The Black Rock Coffin Makers
Buy on Amazon2013
Riders of the Tumbling K
Buy on Amazon2014
Showdown
Buy on Amazon2017
Three Bullets for the Cactus Kid
Buy on Amazon2018
Bannon
Buy on Amazon2019
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Louis L’Amour Standalone series is publication order: 1. Showdown at Yellow Butte (1953), 2. Crossfire Trail (1954), 3. Utah Blaine (1954), 4. To Tame a Land (1955), 5. Heller with a Gun (1955), and 65 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Louis L’Amour Standalone series by Louis L’Amour contains 70 books. The series began in 1953 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Louis L’Amour Standalone series is written by Louis L’Amour. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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