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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 "The Snake Stomper (As: Joseph Wayne)" (1951) and follow publication order through all 110 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Snake Stomper (As: Joseph Wayne)
1951
Massacre at White River
1952
Gunmen's Grass (As:Lewis Ford)
1954
Gunsmoke Empire
1955
White Warrior
1956
Rope Law
1956
Back Trail
1956
Showdown at Stony Crest (As: Joseph Wayne)
1957
Pursuit
1957
Home is the Outlaw
1957
Massacre at San Pablo
1957
Maverick Empire (As: Lewis Ford)
1957
Valley of Violent Men
1957
Gun Proud
1957
Showdown at War Cloud
1958
Five Rode West
1958
Tomahawk (As: Lee Leighton)
1958
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1958
The Man Who Rode Alone
1959
Top Man with a Gun
1959
Fighting Rawhide / Sunblade
1959
The Ruthless Men
1959
Savage Star
1959
Range .45
1960
Hangman's Country
1960
Savage Town
1960
The Angry Horsemen (As: Lewis Ford)
1961
Outlaw Canyon
1961
Law of the Gun
1961
Renegade Gun
1961
The Savage Country
1961
The Gold Magnet
1962
Savage Vengeance
1962
Flame in the West
1962
Tarnished Star
1963
The Guilty Guns
1963
Guns at Gray Butte
1963
The Ruthless Range
1963
The Tarnished Star
1963
The Scaffold at Hangman's Creek
1963
Vengeance Rider
1963
The Killer from Yuma
1964
Giant on Horseback
1964
Wagons East!
1964
Proudly They Die
1964
Ride for Vengeance
1964
The Arrogant Guns
1965
The Odds Against Circle L
1966
No God in Saguaro
1966
Death Waited at Rialto Creek / The Trap
1966
Deputy from Furnace Creek
1966
Prodigal Gunfighter
1966
The Star and the Gun
1967
Bones of the Buffalo
1967
Ambush Creek
1967
Death of a Gunfighter
1968
The Red Sabbath
1968
Cheyenne Drums
1968
The Youngerman Guns
1969
The Meeker Massacre (With: Wayne D Overholser)
1969
Posse From Poison Creek
1969
A Death in Indian Wells
1970
Red Runs the River
1970
Apache Hostage
1970
Six Ways of Dying
1970
Showdown at Mesilla
1971
Massacre Ridge
1971
Ride the Hot Wind
1971
Guilt of a Killer Town
1971
The Hands of Geronimo
1971
Track of the Hunter
1971
The Trial of Judas Wiley
1972
The Cheyenne Pool
1972
A Killing in Kiowa
1972
The Feud at Chimney Rock
1972
The Homesteader
1972
The Tired Gun
1973
The Hide Hunters
1973
Redskin
1973
The Gun of Jesse Hand
1973
The Ordeal of Jason Ord
1973
Lynching at Broken Butte
1974
Bounty Man
1974
The Angry Town of Pawnee Bluffs
1974
Two for Vengeance
1974
Death Stalks Yellowhorse
1974
The Gallows at Graneros
1975
The Orphans of Coyote Creek
1975
Vow of Vengeance
1975
Ride a Crooked Trail
1976
Ambush at Soda Creek
1976
The Lawless Breed
1976
Man Outgunned
1976
Villa's Rifles
1977
The Trial at Apache Junction
1977
The Killings at Coyote Springs
1977
Hunt The Man Down
1977
Death Rides a Black Horse
1978
Cheyenne Captives
1978
The Law in Cottonwood
1978
Rifles of Revenge
1979
The Trail of the Apache Kid
1979
Ride a Tall Horse
1980
Redskin Time
1982
Tincup in the Storm Country
1996
Trail to Vicksburg
1997
Death Rides the Denver Stage
1999
The Woman at Ox-Yoke
2000
Blood on the Grass
2002
Guns of Vengeance
2003
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