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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 "Rowdy of the Cross L" (1907) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Rowdy of the Cross L
1907
The Range Dwellers
1907
Lonesome Land
1912
Good Indian (With: Fran Berkeley Smith)
1912
The Gringos
1913
Jean of the Lazy
1915
The Phantom Herd
1916
Starr of the Desert
1917
The Lookout Man
1917
Cabin Fever
1918
Skyrider
1918
Cow-Country
1921
Casey Ryan
1921
Open Land
1933
Haunted Hills
1934
Shadow Mountain
1936
Pirates of the Range
1938
The Voice at Johnnywater
2005
The Lure of the Dim Trails
2006
The Long Shadow
2007
Her Prairie Knight
2009
The Family Failing
2011
Trails Meet
2018
Hay Wire
2018
Fool's Goal
2018
Tiger Eye
2020
The ranch at the Wolverine:
2020
The Thunder Bird
2020
The Quirt
2020
The Trail of the White Mule
2020
The Parowan Bonanza
2020
The Uphill Climb
2020
The Terror: Western Stories
2003
The Lonesome Trail
2015
Collected Works of B. M. Bower
2017
Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 12
2020
The American Short Story: A Chronological History - Volume 5
2021
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