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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 "Son of the West / Dead Man Range" (1930) and follow publication order through all 54 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Son of the West / Dead Man Range
1930
Border Trumpet Wild
1939
Trail Town
1941
Alder Gulch
1942
Canyon Passage
1945
By Rope and Lead / Stage-coach
1949
Chaffee of Roaring Horse
1949
The Last Rodeo
1949
The Wild Bunch
1949
Rough Justice
1951
Silver Desert
1951
Bugles in the Night
1952
Bugle's Wake
1953
Man in the Saddle
1953
Outlaw
1953
Rim of the Desert
1953
The Adventurers
1954
Murder On The Frontier
1954
No Law and Order
1954
Rawhide Range
1954
Trail Smoke
1954
Trouble Shooter
1954
Deep West
1955
Secret River
1955
Sundown Jim
1955
Whispering Range
1955
Long Storm
1956
Return of a Fighter
1956
Riders of the High Mesa
1956
Action by Night
1957
Bugles in the Afternoon
1957
Free Grass
1958
Saddle and Ride
1958
Starlight Rider
1958
Brand Fires on the Ridge
1959
The Feudists
1959
Head of the Mountain
1959
Lone Rider
1959
Riders West
1959
The Earthbreakers
1960
The Grim Canyon
1960
Vengeance trail
1960
Fighting Man / On The Prod
1961
Prairie Guns
1961
Frank Peace, Trouble Shooter
1963
The Man from Montana
1964
Outlaw guns
1964
Trigger Trio
1966
Guns of Fury
1967
Starlight and Gunflame
1973
Ride the Wild Trail
1974
Frontier Blood
1974
Guns Up
1994
Burnt Creek
1997
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