Standalone Books in Order

54
Books
1930
First Book
1997
Latest Book
68
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

Son of the West / Dead Man Range

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1930

2

Border Trumpet Wild

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1939

3

Trail Town

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1941

4

Alder Gulch

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1942

5

Canyon Passage

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1945

6

By Rope and Lead / Stage-coach

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1949

7

Chaffee of Roaring Horse

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1949

8

The Last Rodeo

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1949

9

The Wild Bunch

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1949

10

Rough Justice

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1951

11

Silver Desert

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1951

12

Bugles in the Night

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1952

13

Bugle's Wake

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1953

14

Man in the Saddle

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1953

15

1953

16

Rim of the Desert

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1953

17

The Adventurers

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1954

18

Murder On The Frontier

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1954

19

No Law and Order

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1954

20

Rawhide Range

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1954

21

Trail Smoke

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1954

22

Trouble Shooter

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1954

23

Deep West

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1955

24

Secret River

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1955

25

Sundown Jim

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1955

26

Whispering Range

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1955

27

Long Storm

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1956

28

Return of a Fighter

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1956

29

Riders of the High Mesa

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1956

30

Action by Night

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1957

31

Bugles in the Afternoon

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1957

32

Free Grass

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1958

33

Saddle and Ride

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1958

34

Starlight Rider

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1958

35

Brand Fires on the Ridge

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1959

36

The Feudists

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1959

37

Head of the Mountain

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1959

38

Lone Rider

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1959

39

Riders West

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1959

40

The Earthbreakers

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1960

41

The Grim Canyon

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1960

42

Vengeance trail

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1960

43

Fighting Man / On The Prod

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1961

44

Prairie Guns

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1961

45

Frank Peace, Trouble Shooter

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1963

46

The Man from Montana

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1964

47

Outlaw guns

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1964

48

Trigger Trio

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1966

49

Guns of Fury

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1967

50

Starlight and Gunflame

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1973

51

Ride the Wild Trail

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1974

52

Frontier Blood

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1974

53

1994

54

Burnt Creek

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1997

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Son of the West / Dead Man Range (1930), 2. Border Trumpet Wild (1939), 3. Trail Town (1941), 4. Alder Gulch (1942), 5. Canyon Passage (1945), and 49 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Ernest Haycox contains 54 books. The series began in 1930 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Ernest Haycox. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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