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Standalone Books in Order
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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Harrigan" (1918) and follow publication order through all 268 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Harrigan
1918
Riders of the Silences (As: John Frederick, With: Frank Tenney Johnson)
1919
Trailin'!
1920
Gunmen's Feud / Jerry Peyton's Notched Inheritance
1920
Ghost Rider / Clung
1920
The Ten-Foot Chain (With: Achmed Abdullah,E.K. Means,P.P. Sheehan)
1920
Gunman's Reckoning
1921
The Garden of Eden
1922
Devil Horse
1922
The Gauntlet (As: George Owen Baxter)
1922
Hired Guns (As: Frederick Faust)
1923
Donnegan / The Guns of Dorking Hollow (As: George Owen Baxter)
1923
The Long, Long Trail (As: George Owen Baxter)
1923
Children of Night
1923
Train's Trust (As: George Owen Baxter)
1923
The Gentle Gunman
1924
The Rangeland Avenger (As: George Owen Baxter)
1924
Fire Brain
1925
Beyond the Outposts
1925
The Whispering Outlaw (As: George Owen Baxter)
1925
The Black Signal
1925
King Charlie (As: George Owen Baxter)
1925
Jim Curry's Test
1925
Wooden Guns (As: George Owen Baxter)
1925
The Shadow of Silver Tip (As: George Owen Baxter)
1925
The Bronze Collar (As: John Frederick)
1925
Black Jack
1926
The Tyrant
1926
The White Eagle
1926
The Brute
1926
The Splendid Rascal (As: George Challis)
1926
Monsieur (As: George Challis)
1926
Blackie and Red
1926
Fate's Honeymoon
1926
The Fastest Draw / Senor Jingle Bells
1927
The Blue Jay
1927
Pride of Tyson
1927
Flaming Irons
1927
The Mountain Fugitive
1927
The Trap at Comanche Bend
1927
The Trail to San Triste (As: George Owen Baxter)
1927
Western Tommy
1927
The Sword Lover (As: John Frederick)
1927
On the Trail of Four
1927
Bandit's Honor
1927
The Outlaw Tamer
1927
Mystery Ranch
1928
Sawdust and Sixguns / The Tenderfoot / Outlaw's Gold (As: Evan Evans)
1928
Lost Wolf
1928
Border Guns
1928
Outlaw Valley (As: Evan Evans)
1928
The Mustang Herder
1928
Pleasant Jim / Six-Gun Ambush
1928
Pillar Mountain
1928
The Killers / Three on the Trail / Gunman's Goal (As: George Owen Baxter)
1928
Big Trail
1929
Mistral
1929
The Gun Tamer
1929
Galloping Broncos
1929
Destry Rides Again
1930
The Outlaw of Buffalo Flat
1930
Smiling Charlie
1930
Strange Courage (As: Evan Evans)
1930
The Happy Valley
1930
Dionysus in Hades (As: Frederick Faust)
1931
Valley Vultures (As: Frederick Faust)
1932
Twenty Notches
1932
Drifter's Vengeance
1932
The Longhorn Feud
1932
Gunman's Legacy (As: Evan Evans)
1932
The Jackson Trail
1932
Saddlemates
1932
Jingo
1933
The King Bird Rides
1933
Slow Joe
1933
Fightin' Fool / A Fairly Slick Guy
1933
The Thunderer (As: Frederick Faust)
1933
The Outlaw
1933
Gunman's Gold
1933
Red Devil of the Range (As: George Owen Baxter)
1934
Brothers on the Trail
1934
Timbal Gulch Trail
1934
The Sheriff Rides
1934
Smuggler's Trail
1934
Dead Man's Treasure
1935
Hunted Riders
1935
The Seven of Diamonds / Law of the Gun
1935
Cross Over Nine (As: Walter C. Butler)
1935
The Bait and the Trap (As: George Challis)
1935
The Firebrand (As: George Challis)
1935
Rustlers of Beacon Creek
1935
The Night Flower (As: Walter C. Butler)
1936
South of Rio Grande
1936
The Song of the Whip (As: Evan Evans)
1936
Happy Jack / Outlaw Rider
1936
Secret Agent Number One (As: Frederick Frost)
1936
The Streak
1936
Six Golden Angels
1937
The Smoking Land (As: George Challis)
1937
Trouble Trail / Desert Showdown
1937
Spy Meets Spy (As: Frederick Frost)
1937
The Golden Knight (As: Frederick Frost)
1937
The Bamboo Whistle (As: Frederick Frost)
1937
Dead or Alive
1938
The Iron Trail
1938
Singing Guns
1938
The Naked Blade (As: George Challis)
1938
Marbleface
1939
The Dude
1940
Danger Trail
1940
Riders of the Plains
1940
Cleaned Out
1940
Vengence Trail
1941
The Border Kid
1941
The Border Bandit (As: Evan Evans)
1947
The Long Chance
1947
The Rescue of Broken Arrow (As: Evan Evans)
1947
Seven Trails
1949
Single Jack
1950
The Bandit of the Black Hills (As: Frederick Faust)
1950
Hair-Trigger Kid
1951
Tragedy Trail
1951
The Hair-Trigger Kid
1951
Larramee's Ranch
1952
Smiling Desperado
1953
Outlaw's Code (As: Evan Evans)
1953
The Gambler
1954
The Invisible Outlaw
1954
Outlaw Breed
1954
Speedy
1955
Trail Partners
1956
The Big Trail
1956
Lucky Larribee
1957
Blood on the Trail
1957
Showdown (As: Evan Evans)
1959
The White Cheyenne
1960
The Long Chase
1960
Tamer of the Wild
1962
Mighty Lobo
1962
Golden Lightning
1962
The Stranger
1963
Torture Trail
1965
Ride the Wild Trail
1966
The Stingaree
1969
Rippon Rides Double
1969
Trouble Kid
1971
Ambush at Torture Canyon
1971
Happy Valley
1972
The Luck of the Spindrift
1972
War Party
1973
The Phantom Spy
1973
Big Game
1973
Gunman's Goal
1974
Steve Train's Ordeal
1974
White Cheyenne
1974
The White Wolf
1975
The Last Showdown
1975
Rawhide Justice
1976
The Man from Savage Creek
1977
Rider of the High Hills / Rider of the High Hill
1977
The Reward
1977
Shotgun Law
1977
The Bells of San Filipo
1977
Storm on the Range
1978
Gunfighter's Return
1979
Tiger
1979
Galloping Danger
1979
The Man From The Wilderness
1980
Six-Gun Country
1980
Wild Freedom
1981
The Revenge of Broken Arrow
1981
King of the Range
1982
The Lawless Land
1983
The Making of a Gunman
1983
Trouble in Timberline
1984
Mountain Guns
1985
The Gentle Desperado
1985
Rogue Mustang
1985
Trail of San Trieste
1986
Sixgun Legacy
1986
The Nighthawk Trail
1987
One Man Posse
1987
Coward of the Clan
1991
Carcajou's Trail
1991
Fugitive's Fire
1991
The Three Crosses
1993
Black Thunder
1993
Battle's End
1993
The Best Bandit
1993
Gun Gentlemen
1993
The Cross Brand
1993
Earth Magic
1993
King Charlie's Riders
1993
Tiger Man (As: George Owen Baxter)
1994
Dust Across the Range
1994
Chip Champions a Lady
1994
The Desert Pilot
1994
Valley of Jewels
1994
Outcast Breed
1994
Free Range Lanning
1995
Sixteen in Nome
1995
Above the Law
1995
The Quest of Lee Garrison / Lee Garrison's Quest
1995
Murder Me!
1995
Sunset Wins
1996
The Wolf Strain
1996
The One-Way Trail
1996
The Black Rider
1996
The Ghost Wagon
1996
Lightning Warrior
1996
The Stone That Shines
1997
The Fugitive's Mission
1997
The Ghost Rides Tonight!
1997
The Laughter of Slim Malone
1997
Werewolf
1997
The City in the Sky
1998
In the Hills of Monterey
1998
Chinook
1998
Safety McTee
1998
Seven Faces
1998
The Lost Valley
1998
The Two-Handed Man
1998
The Geraldi Trail
1999
The Survival of Juan Oro
1999
The Fear of Morgan the Fearless
1999
The Gold Trail
1999
A Sagebrush Cinderella
2000
The Masterman
2000
The Outlaw Redeemer
2000
The Peril Trek
2000
The Bright Face of Danger
2000
The House of Gold
2001
Don Diablo
2001
The Welding Quirt
2001
Crusader
2002
The Lone Rider
2002
Smoking Guns
2002
Blue Kingdom
2003
The Runaways
2003
Mountain Storms
2004
Trouble's Messenger
2005
Dogs of the Captain
2006
Treasure Well
2006
Acres of Unrest
2007
Outlaws from Afar
2007
Rancher's Legacy
2008
Mountain Made
2009
Iron Dust
2010
Lightning of Gold
2012
Bandit's Trail
2013
Old Carver Ranch
2013
Stagecoach
2013
The Brass Man
2014
The Wolf and the Man
2014
The Lightning Warrior
2014
Champion of Lost Causes
2014
Out of the Wilderness
2014
The Trail Beyond
2014
The Tracker
2014
The Golden Cat
2015
Comanche
2015
The Winged Horse
2015
Torturous Trek
2016
Daring Duval
2017
Sour Creek Valley
2017
Red Hawk's Trail
2018
The Double Rider
2018
Jigger Bunts
2019
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