James Reasoner Reading Order

16 books (1988–1990)

Start with The Half-Breed, the first of 16 books in the Abilene series.

#	Title
1	The Half-Breed 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Night Riders 1988Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Peacemaker 1988Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Pursuers 1988Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Sharpshooter 1988Buy 🇺🇸
6	The General 1989Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Hangman 1989Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Hellion 1989Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Prizefighter 1989Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Tracker 1989Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Whiskey Runners 1989Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Barlow Brides 1990Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Cattle Baron 1990Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Deputy 1990Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Lawman 1990Buy 🇺🇸
16	The Pistoleer 1990Buy 🇺🇸

23 books (1990–2019)

Start with Under the Gun, the first of 23 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Under the Gun 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	Murder for Father 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Best of the American West II 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Lone Star Law 2005Buy 🇺🇸
5	Cross Plains Universe 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook 2006Buy 🇺🇸
7	Noah’s Ride 2006Buy 🇺🇸
8	Black Prometheus: A Critical Study of Karl Edward Wagner 2007Buy 🇺🇸
9	Beat to a Pulp: Round 1 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	Discount Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Traditional West 2011Buy 🇺🇸
12	Beat to a Pulp: Round 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸
13	Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	Six-Guns and Slay Bells 2012Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Lone Ranger Chronicles 2012Buy 🇺🇸
16	Legend 2013Buy 🇺🇸
17	Trails of the Wild: Seven Tales of the Old West 2013Buy 🇺🇸
18	Weird Western Yarns, Vol. 2 2014Buy 🇺🇸
19	Tales from the Otherverse 2015Buy 🇺🇸
20	Weird Menace Volume 2 2015Buy 🇺🇸
21	Weird Menace, Volume 1 2015Buy 🇺🇸
22	Tales of the Old West 2018Buy 🇺🇸
23	At Home in the Dark 2019Buy 🇺🇸

19 books (1980–1995)

Start with Children of the Lion, the first of 19 books in the Children Of The Lion series.

#	Title
1	Children of the Lion 1980Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Shepherd Kings 1981Buy 🇺🇸
3	Vengeance of the Lion 1983Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Lion in Egypt 1984Buy 🇺🇸
5	Golden Pharaoh 1986Buy 🇺🇸
6	Lord of the Nile 1986Buy 🇺🇸
7	Sword of Glory 1987Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Prophecy 1987Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Deliverer 1988Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Exodus 1989Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Sea Peoples 1989Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Promised Land 1990Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Invaders 1991Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Trumpet and the Sword 1991Buy 🇺🇸
15	Prophets and Warriors 1992Buy 🇺🇸
16	Departed Glory 1993Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Death of Kings 1994Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Shining King 1995Buy 🇺🇸
19	Triumph of the Lion 1995Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (1999–2003)

Start with Manassas, the first of 10 books in the Civil War Battle series.

#	Title
1	Manassas 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Shiloh 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Antietam 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	Chancellorsville 2000Buy 🇺🇸
5	Gettysburg 2001Buy 🇺🇸
6	Vicksburg 2001Buy 🇺🇸
7	Chickamauga 2002Buy 🇺🇸
8	Shenandoah 2002Buy 🇺🇸
9	Appomattox 2003Buy 🇺🇸
10	Savannah 2003Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (1991–1995)

Start with Border Showdown, the first of 12 books in the Cody's Law series.

#	Title
1	Border Showdown 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	Die Lonesome 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	Gunmetal Justice 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	Bounty Man 1992Buy 🇺🇸
5	End of the Line 1992Buy 🇺🇸
6	Mano a Mano 1992Buy 🇺🇸
7	Renegade Trail 1992Buy 🇺🇸
8	A Gallows Waiting 1993Buy 🇺🇸
9	Eagle Pass 1993Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Prisoners 1993Buy 🇺🇸
11	Red Moon's Raid 1994Buy 🇺🇸
12	Commanche Code 1995Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2019–2025)

Start with The Gold Train(By: Robert Vaughan), the first of 6 books in the Faraday series.

5 books (1992–1995)

Start with Blood Ransom, the first of 5 books in the Fury series.

#	Title
1	Blood Ransom 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	Fury 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	Last Chance Canyon 1993Buy 🇺🇸
4	River War 1993Buy 🇺🇸
5	Nevada Guns 1995Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2009–2010)

Start with Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear(By: Charles Ardai), the first of 6 books in the Gabriel Hunt series.

#	Title
1	Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear(By: Charles Ardai) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hunt at World's End(By: Nicholas Kaufmann) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
3	Hunt at the Well of Eternity 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	Hunt Among the Killers of Men(By: David J. Schow) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
5	Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire(By: Christa Faust) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
6	Hunt Through Napoleon's Web(By: Raymond Benson) 2010Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2012–2016)

Start with The Silver Alibi and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Silver Alibi 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Deadlock 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Bandera Brawl 2016Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2023–2024)

Start with Kingfisher P. I.(With: Livia J. Washburn) and read in order.

3 books (2001–2003)

Start with Battle Lines and read in order.

#	Title
1	Battle Lines 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	Trial by Fire 2002Buy 🇺🇸
3	Zero Hour 2003Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2012–2013)

Start with Nevermore(By: Debbie Viguié), the first of 6 books in the Latchkeys series.

#	Title
1	Nevermore(By: Debbie Viguié) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Roscoes in the Night 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Ugly Little Bloke(By: Robert Greenberger) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Unlatched(By: Steven Savile) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	Splinters(With: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
6	Time Limit(By: Aaron Rosenberg) 2013Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (2014–2016)

Start with Charlie's Pie(By: Livia J. Washburn), the first of 10 books in the Livia J. Washburn Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Charlie's Pie(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	Guarding Her Heart(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Mockingbird and Big Earl(With: Livia Reasoner) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
4	Missing! City of Gold(With: Livia Reasoner) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
5	Naughty or Mice(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
6	Tinseltown(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
7	Keepsake(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
8	Kissing Until Christmas(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
9	Panhandle Freight(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Badge and the Bride(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2016Buy 🇺🇸

1 book

2 books (1980–1982)

Start with The Man in the Moon and read in order.

1 book (2003–2003)

#	Title
1	Draw: The Greatest Gunfights of the American West 2003Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2014–2022)

Start with Hangman's Knot, the first of 6 books in the Outlaw Ranger series.

#	Title
1	Hangman's Knot 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	Outlaw Ranger 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Blood and Gold 2015Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Last War Chief 2015Buy 🇺🇸
5	Gun Devils of the Rio Grande 2016Buy 🇺🇸
6	Ravagers of the Border 2022Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2005–2006)

Start with Call to Arms(By: Livia J. Washburn) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Call to Arms(By: Livia J. Washburn) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
2	War Drums(With: Livia J. Washburn) 2006Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1992–1994)

Start with Rebel Guns, the first of 6 books in the Patriots series.

#	Title
1	Rebel Guns 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sons of Liberty 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Turncoat 1992Buy 🇺🇸
4	Cannon's Call 1993Buy 🇺🇸
5	Life and Liberty 1993Buy 🇺🇸
6	Stars and Stripes 1994Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1987–1988)

Start with Apache Raiders, the first of 6 books in the Powell's Army series.

#	Title
1	Apache Raiders 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	Mustang Warriors 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Unchained Lightning 1987Buy 🇺🇸
4	Red River Desperadoes 1988Buy 🇺🇸
5	Robbers Roost 1988Buy 🇺🇸
6	Rocky Mountain Showdown 1988Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2021–2021)

Start with Rattler's Law, Volume One and read in order.

3 books (2011–2013)

Start with Redemption, Kansas and read in order.

#	Title
1	Redemption, Kansas 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hunters 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Trackdown 2013Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2000–2015)

Start with Look You on Beauty and Death, the first of 7 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Look You on Beauty and Death 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	Devil Wings Over France 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	Savage Blood 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Red Reef 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	Last Stagecoach To Hell 2014Buy 🇺🇸
6	Mockingbird and Big Earl(With: Livia Reasoner) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
7	Missing! City of Gold(With: Livia Reasoner) 2015Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2007–2012)

Start with Old Times' Sake, the first of 4 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Old Times' Sake 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Paths of Righteousness 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fort Worth Nights 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Texas Rangers 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2024–2024)

Start with Doom of the Dark Delta and read in order.

1 book (1993–1993)

52 books (1982–1991)

Start with Cheyenne, the first of 52 books in the Stagecoach Station series.

#	Title
1	Cheyenne 1982Buy 🇺🇸
2	Dodge City 1982Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fort Yuma 1983Buy 🇺🇸
4	Laredo 1983Buy 🇺🇸
5	Santa Fe 1983Buy 🇺🇸
6	Seattle 1983Buy 🇺🇸
7	Sonora 1983Buy 🇺🇸
8	Tombstone 1983Buy 🇺🇸
9	Virginia City 1983Buy 🇺🇸
10	Abilene 1984Buy 🇺🇸
11	Carson City 1984Buy 🇺🇸
12	Cimarron 1984Buy 🇺🇸
13	Deadwood 1984Buy 🇺🇸
14	Tucson 1984Buy 🇺🇸
15	Wichita 1984Buy 🇺🇸
16	Casa Grande 1985Buy 🇺🇸
17	Durango 1985Buy 🇺🇸
18	Fargo 1985Buy 🇺🇸
19	Last Chance 1985Buy 🇺🇸
20	Leadville 1985Buy 🇺🇸
21	Mojave 1985Buy 🇺🇸
22	Devil's Canyon 1986Buy 🇺🇸
23	El Paso 1986Buy 🇺🇸
24	Mesa Verde 1986Buy 🇺🇸
25	Pecos 1986Buy 🇺🇸
26	San Antonio 1986Buy 🇺🇸
27	Tulsa 1986Buy 🇺🇸
28	Death Valley 1987Buy 🇺🇸
29	El Dorado 1987Buy 🇺🇸
30	Panhandle 1987Buy 🇺🇸
31	Rawhide 1987Buy 🇺🇸
32	Royal Coach 1987Buy 🇺🇸
33	Taos 1987Buy 🇺🇸
34	Bonanza City 1988Buy 🇺🇸
35	Casper 1988Buy 🇺🇸
36	Deadman Butte 1988Buy 🇺🇸
37	Fort Verde 1988Buy 🇺🇸
38	Grand Teton 1988Buy 🇺🇸
39	Shawnee 1988Buy 🇺🇸
40	Apache Junction 1989Buy 🇺🇸
41	Fort Davis 1989Buy 🇺🇸
42	Presidio 1989Buy 🇺🇸
43	Red Buffalo 1989Buy 🇺🇸
44	Silverado 1989Buy 🇺🇸
45	Socorro 1989Buy 🇺🇸
46	Buckskin Pass 1990Buy 🇺🇸
47	Buffalo Station 1990Buy 🇺🇸
48	Gila Bend 1990Buy 🇺🇸
49	Juárez 1990Buy 🇺🇸
50	North Platte 1990Buy 🇺🇸
51	Wild West 1990Buy 🇺🇸
52	The Last Frontier 1991Buy 🇺🇸

30 books (1980–2024)

Start with Texas Wind, the first of 30 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Texas Wind 1980Buy 🇺🇸
2	Yankee(As: Dana Fuller Ross) 1982Buy 🇺🇸
3	Yankee Rogue(As: Dana Fuller Ross) 1984Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Prodigal Gun 1992Buy 🇺🇸
5	Stark's Justice 1994Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Hawthorne Legacy 1994Buy 🇺🇸
7	Crusade: Lyron's Lament(With: Livia Reasoner) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
8	Rivers of Gold(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Diablo Grant 1995Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Healer's Road(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
11	Healer's Calling(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Wilderness Road 1996Buy 🇺🇸
13	Cossack Three Ponies(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Hunted 1997Buy 🇺🇸
15	Under Outlaw Flags 1998Buy 🇺🇸
16	Tie a Black Ribbon(With: Livia J. Washburn) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
17	Jur 2002Buy 🇺🇸
18	Death Head Crossing 2007Buy 🇺🇸
19	Dust Devils 2007Buy 🇺🇸
20	Diamondback 2011Buy 🇺🇸
21	Tractor Girl 2011Buy 🇺🇸
22	Hell-For-Leather Rider / The Man from Nightshade Valley(With: Ed Gorman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
23	Dancing with Dead Men 2013Buy 🇺🇸
24	The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang(With: Livia Reasoner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
25	The Fyredrake's Prey 2014Buy 🇺🇸
26	New Mexico Trackdown 2023Buy 🇺🇸
27	Texas Bushwhack 2023Buy 🇺🇸
28	West Texas Blood Feud 2023Buy 🇺🇸
29	Arizona Bounty 2024Buy 🇺🇸
30	California Powdersmoke 2024Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2005–2009)

Start with Tales from Deadwood, the first of 4 books in the Tales From Deadwood series.

#	Title
1	Tales from Deadwood 2005Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Gamblers 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Killers 2007Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Troopers 2009Buy 🇺🇸

22 books (2011–2014)

Start with Face of Evil(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin), the first of 22 books in the The Dead Man series.

#	Title
1	Face of Evil(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hell In Heaven(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Kill Them All(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Harry Shannon) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	Ring of Knives(By: James Daniels,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Beast Within(By: James Daniels,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Blood Mesa(With: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Dead Woman(By: David McAfee,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
8	Carnival of Death(By: Bill Crider,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
9	Fire and Ice(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Jude Hardin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
10	Freaks Must Die(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Joel Goldman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
11	Midnight Special(By: Phoef Sutton,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
12	Slaves to Evil(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Black Death(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Aric Davis) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Death Match(By: Christa Faust,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Killing Floor(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,David Tully) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
16	Colder than Hell(By: Anthony Neil Smith,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
17	Crucible of Fire(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Mel Odom) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
18	Evil to Burn(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
19	Streets of Blood(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Barry Napier) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
20	The Dark Need(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Stant Litore) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
21	The Rising Dead(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Stella Green) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
22	Reborn(By: Phoef Sutton,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink,Kate Danley) 2014Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (1989–1995)

Start with The Oregon Legacy, the first of 10 books in the The Holts: An American Dynasty series.

#	Title
1	The Oregon Legacy 1989Buy 🇺🇸
2	Carolina Courage 1990Buy 🇺🇸
3	Oklahoma Pride 1990Buy 🇺🇸
4	California Glory 1991Buy 🇺🇸
5	Hawaii Heritage 1991Buy 🇺🇸
6	Sierra Triumph 1992Buy 🇺🇸
7	Yukon Justice 1992Buy 🇺🇸
8	Homecoming 1994Buy 🇺🇸
9	Pacific Destiny 1994Buy 🇺🇸
10	Awakening 1995Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2026–2026)

25 books (1979–2012)

Start with Independence!, the first of 25 books in the Wagons West series.

#	Title
1	Independence! 1979Buy 🇺🇸
2	Nebraska! 1979Buy 🇺🇸
3	Wyoming! 1979Buy 🇺🇸
4	Oregon! 1980Buy 🇺🇸
5	Texas! 1980Buy 🇺🇸
6	California! 1981Buy 🇺🇸
7	Colorado! 1981Buy 🇺🇸
8	Nevada! 1982Buy 🇺🇸
9	Washington! 1982Buy 🇺🇸
10	Dakota! 1983Buy 🇺🇸
11	Montana! 1983Buy 🇺🇸
12	Utah! 1983Buy 🇺🇸
13	Idaho! 1984Buy 🇺🇸
14	Missouri! 1984Buy 🇺🇸
15	Louisiana! 1985Buy 🇺🇸
16	Mississippi! 1985Buy 🇺🇸
17	Illinois! 1986Buy 🇺🇸
18	Tennessee! 1986Buy 🇺🇸
19	Kentucky! 1987Buy 🇺🇸
20	Wisconsin! 1987Buy 🇺🇸
21	Arizona! 1988Buy 🇺🇸
22	New Mexico! 1988Buy 🇺🇸
23	Celebration! 1989Buy 🇺🇸
24	Oklahoma! 1989Buy 🇺🇸
25	Texas Freedom! 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1998–1999)

Start with Honor! and read in order.

#	Title
1	Honor! 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Justice! 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Vengeance! 1999Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1992–1993)

Start with Westward! and read in order.

#	Title
1	Westward! 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	Expedition! 1993Buy 🇺🇸
3	Outpost! 1993Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1999–1999)

Start with Hell's Half Acre and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hell's Half Acre 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Siege on the Belle 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Walker Texas Ranger 1999Buy 🇺🇸

9 books (2013–2021)

Start with The Artist(By: Jackson Lowry), the first of 9 books in the West of The Big River series.

#	Title
1	The Artist(By: Jackson Lowry) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Avenging Angel(By: Michael Newton) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Bandit(By: ) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Forty-Niners(By: Charlie Steel) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Lawman 2013Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Ranger(By: James J. Griffin) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Doctor(By: Clay More) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Sheriff(By: Chuck Tyrell) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Dime Novelist(By: Clay More) 2021Buy 🇺🇸

9 books (1994–2020)

Start with Thunder Wagon, the first of 9 books in the Wind River series.

#	Title
1	Thunder Wagon 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	Wind River 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	Wolf Shadow 1994Buy 🇺🇸
4	Dark Trail 1995Buy 🇺🇸
5	Medicine Creek 1995Buy 🇺🇸
6	Judgment Day 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	Ransom Valley(With: L.J. Washburn) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
8	Outlaw Blood(With: L.J. Washburn) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
9	Six-Gun Law(With: L.J. Washburn) 2020Buy 🇺🇸