Standalone Books in Order

268

Books

1918

First Book

2019

Latest Book

102

Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Harrigan

1918

2

Riders of the Silences (As: John Frederick, With: Frank Tenney Johnson)

1919

3

Trailin'!

1920

4

Gunmen's Feud / Jerry Peyton's Notched Inheritance

1920

5

Ghost Rider / Clung

1920

6

The Ten-Foot Chain (With: Achmed Abdullah,E.K. Means,P.P. Sheehan)

1920

7

Gunman's Reckoning

1921

8

The Garden of Eden

1922

9

Devil Horse

1922

10

The Gauntlet (As: George Owen Baxter)

1922

11

Hired Guns (As: Frederick Faust)

1923

12

Donnegan / The Guns of Dorking Hollow (As: George Owen Baxter)

1923

13

The Long, Long Trail (As: George Owen Baxter)

1923

14

Children of Night

1923

15

Train's Trust (As: George Owen Baxter)

1923

16

The Gentle Gunman

1924

17

The Rangeland Avenger (As: George Owen Baxter)

1924

18

Fire Brain

1925

19

Beyond the Outposts

1925

20

The Whispering Outlaw (As: George Owen Baxter)

1925

21

The Black Signal

1925

22

King Charlie (As: George Owen Baxter)

1925

23

Jim Curry's Test

1925

24

Wooden Guns (As: George Owen Baxter)

1925

25

The Shadow of Silver Tip (As: George Owen Baxter)

1925

26

The Bronze Collar (As: John Frederick)

1925

27

Black Jack

1926

28

The Tyrant

1926

29

The White Eagle

1926

30

The Brute

1926

31

The Splendid Rascal (As: George Challis)

1926

32

Monsieur (As: George Challis)

1926

33

Blackie and Red

1926

34

Fate's Honeymoon

1926

35

The Fastest Draw / Senor Jingle Bells

1927

36

The Blue Jay

1927

37

Pride of Tyson

1927

38

Flaming Irons

1927

39

The Mountain Fugitive

1927

40

The Trap at Comanche Bend

1927

41

The Trail to San Triste (As: George Owen Baxter)

1927

42

Western Tommy

1927

43

The Sword Lover (As: John Frederick)

1927

44

On the Trail of Four

1927

45

Bandit's Honor

1927

46

The Outlaw Tamer

1927

47

Mystery Ranch

1928

48

Sawdust and Sixguns / The Tenderfoot / Outlaw's Gold (As: Evan Evans)

1928

49

Lost Wolf

1928

50

Border Guns

1928

51

Outlaw Valley (As: Evan Evans)

1928

52

The Mustang Herder

1928

53

Pleasant Jim / Six-Gun Ambush

1928

54

Pillar Mountain

1928

55

The Killers / Three on the Trail / Gunman's Goal (As: George Owen Baxter)

1928

56

Big Trail

1929

57

Mistral

1929

58

The Gun Tamer

1929

59

Galloping Broncos

1929

60

Destry Rides Again

1930

61

The Outlaw of Buffalo Flat

1930

62

Smiling Charlie

1930

63

Strange Courage (As: Evan Evans)

1930

64

The Happy Valley

1930

65

Dionysus in Hades (As: Frederick Faust)

1931

66

Valley Vultures (As: Frederick Faust)

1932

67

Twenty Notches

1932

68

Drifter's Vengeance

1932

69

The Longhorn Feud

1932

70

Gunman's Legacy (As: Evan Evans)

1932

71

The Jackson Trail

1932

72

Saddlemates

1932

73

Jingo

1933

74

The King Bird Rides

1933

75

Slow Joe

1933

76

Fightin' Fool / A Fairly Slick Guy

1933

77

The Thunderer (As: Frederick Faust)

1933

78

The Outlaw

1933

79

Gunman's Gold

1933

80

Red Devil of the Range (As: George Owen Baxter)

1934

81

Brothers on the Trail

1934

82

Timbal Gulch Trail

1934

83

The Sheriff Rides

1934

84

Smuggler's Trail

1934

85

Dead Man's Treasure

1935

86

Hunted Riders

1935

87

The Seven of Diamonds / Law of the Gun

1935

88

Cross Over Nine (As: Walter C. Butler)

1935

89

The Bait and the Trap (As: George Challis)

1935

90

The Firebrand (As: George Challis)

1935

91

Rustlers of Beacon Creek

1935

92

The Night Flower (As: Walter C. Butler)

1936

93

South of Rio Grande

1936

94

The Song of the Whip (As: Evan Evans)

1936

95

Happy Jack / Outlaw Rider

1936

96

Secret Agent Number One (As: Frederick Frost)

1936

97

The Streak

1936

98

Six Golden Angels

1937

99

The Smoking Land (As: George Challis)

1937

100

Trouble Trail / Desert Showdown

1937

101

Spy Meets Spy (As: Frederick Frost)

1937

102

The Golden Knight (As: Frederick Frost)

1937

103

The Bamboo Whistle (As: Frederick Frost)

1937

104

Dead or Alive

1938

105

The Iron Trail‏

1938

106

Singing Guns

1938

107

The Naked Blade (As: George Challis)

1938

108

Marbleface

1939

109

The Dude

1940

110

Danger Trail

1940

111

Riders of the Plains

1940

112

Cleaned Out

1940

113

Vengence Trail

1941

114

The Border Kid

1941

115

The Border Bandit (As: Evan Evans)

1947

116

The Long Chance

1947

117

The Rescue of Broken Arrow (As: Evan Evans)

1947

118

Seven Trails

1949

119

Single Jack

1950

120

The Bandit of the Black Hills (As: Frederick Faust)

1950

121

Hair-Trigger Kid

1951

122

Tragedy Trail

1951

123

The Hair-Trigger Kid

1951

124

Larramee's Ranch

1952

125

Smiling Desperado

1953

126

Outlaw's Code (As: Evan Evans)

1953

127

The Gambler

1954

128

The Invisible Outlaw

1954

129

Outlaw Breed

1954

130

Speedy

1955

131

Trail Partners

1956

132

The Big Trail

1956

133

Lucky Larribee

1957

134

Blood on the Trail

1957

135

Showdown (As: Evan Evans)

1959

136

The White Cheyenne

1960

137

The Long Chase

1960

138

Tamer of the Wild

1962

139

Mighty Lobo

1962

140

Golden Lightning

1962

141

The Stranger

1963

142

Torture Trail

1965

143

Ride the Wild Trail

1966

144

The Stingaree

1969

145

Rippon Rides Double

1969

146

Trouble Kid

1971

147

Ambush at Torture Canyon

1971

148

Happy Valley

1972

149

The Luck of the Spindrift

1972

150

War Party

1973

151

The Phantom Spy

1973

152

Big Game

1973

153

Gunman's Goal

1974

154

Steve Train's Ordeal

1974

155

White Cheyenne

1974

156

The White Wolf

1975

157

The Last Showdown

1975

158

Rawhide Justice

1976

159

The Man from Savage Creek

1977

160

Rider of the High Hills / Rider of the High Hill

1977

161

The Reward

1977

162

Shotgun Law

1977

163

The Bells of San Filipo

1977

164

Storm on the Range

1978

165

Gunfighter's Return

1979

166

Tiger

1979

167

Galloping Danger

1979

168

The Man From The Wilderness

1980

169

Six-Gun Country

1980

170

Wild Freedom

1981

171

The Revenge of Broken Arrow

1981

172

King of the Range

1982

173

The Lawless Land

1983

174

The Making of a Gunman

1983

175

Trouble in Timberline

1984

176

Mountain Guns

1985

177

The Gentle Desperado

1985

178

Rogue Mustang

1985

179

Trail of San Trieste

1986

180

Sixgun Legacy

1986

181

The Nighthawk Trail

1987

182

One Man Posse

1987

183

Coward of the Clan

1991

184

Carcajou's Trail

1991

185

Fugitive's Fire

1991

186

The Three Crosses

1993

187

Black Thunder

1993

188

Battle's End

1993

189

The Best Bandit

1993

190

Gun Gentlemen

1993

191

The Cross Brand

1993

192

Earth Magic

1993

193

King Charlie's Riders

1993

194

Tiger Man (As: George Owen Baxter)

1994

195

Dust Across the Range

1994

196

Chip Champions a Lady

1994

197

The Desert Pilot

1994

198

Valley of Jewels

1994

199

Outcast Breed

1994

200

Free Range Lanning

1995

201

Sixteen in Nome

1995

202

Above the Law

1995

203

The Quest of Lee Garrison / Lee Garrison's Quest

1995

204

Murder Me!

1995

205

Sunset Wins

1996

206

The Wolf Strain

1996

207

The One-Way Trail

1996

208

The Black Rider

1996

209

The Ghost Wagon

1996

210

Lightning Warrior

1996

211

The Stone That Shines

1997

212

The Fugitive's Mission

1997

213

The Ghost Rides Tonight!

1997

214

The Laughter of Slim Malone

1997

215

Werewolf

1997

216

The City in the Sky

1998

217

In the Hills of Monterey

1998

218

Chinook

1998

219

Safety McTee

1998

220

Seven Faces

1998

221

The Lost Valley

1998

222

The Two-Handed Man

1998

223

The Geraldi Trail

1999

224

The Survival of Juan Oro

1999

225

The Fear of Morgan the Fearless

1999

226

The Gold Trail

1999

227

A Sagebrush Cinderella

2000

228

The Masterman

2000

229

The Outlaw Redeemer

2000

230

The Peril Trek

2000

231

The Bright Face of Danger

2000

232

The House of Gold

2001

233

Don Diablo

2001

234

The Welding Quirt

2001

235

Crusader

2002

236

The Lone Rider

2002

237

Smoking Guns

2002

238

Blue Kingdom

2003

239

The Runaways

2003

240

Mountain Storms

2004

241

Trouble's Messenger

2005

242

Dogs of the Captain

2006

243

Treasure Well

2006

244

Acres of Unrest

2007

245

Outlaws from Afar

2007

246

Rancher's Legacy

2008

247

Mountain Made

2009

248

Iron Dust

2010

249

Lightning of Gold

2012

250

Bandit's Trail

2013

251

Old Carver Ranch

2013

252

Stagecoach

2013

253

The Brass Man

2014

254

The Wolf and the Man

2014

255

The Lightning Warrior

2014

256

Champion of Lost Causes

2014

257

Out of the Wilderness

2014

258

The Trail Beyond

2014

259

The Tracker

2014

260

The Golden Cat

2015

261

Comanche

2015

262

The Winged Horse

2015

263

Torturous Trek

2016

264

Daring Duval

2017

265

Sour Creek Valley

2017

266

Red Hawk's Trail

2018

267

The Double Rider

2018

268

Jigger Bunts

2019

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Harrigan (1918), 2. Riders of the Silences (As: John Frederick, With: Frank Tenney Johnson) (1919), 3. Trailin'! (1920), 4. Gunmen's Feud / Jerry Peyton's Notched Inheritance (1920), 5. Ghost Rider / Clung (1920), and 263 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Max Brand contains 268 books. The series began in 1918 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

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