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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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "This Man Colter" (1997) and follow publication order through all 46 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
This Man Colter
1997
The Curse of Dunbar's Gold
1999
Ten and Me
1999
The Lonesome Chisholm Trail
2000
Foundation of the Law
2001
Once They Wore the Gray
2001
Lonely Trumpet
2002
Arm of the Bandit
2002
The Despoilers
2002
The Big Fifty
2003
Spark on the Prairie
2003
Purgatoire
2003
East of the Border
2004
Law of the Land
2004
Dark Voyage of the Mittie Stephens
2004
Camp Ford
2005
Ghost Legion
2005
Walk Proud, Stand Tall
2006
Northfield
2007
Doubtful Canon
2007
Soldier's Farewell
2008
Río Chama
2009
Hard Winter
2009
The Killing Shot
2010
West Texas Kill
2011
South by Southwest
2011
Legacy of a Lawman
2011
And There I'll Be a Soldier
2012
Summer of the Star
2013
Wreaths of Glory
2013
Greasy Grass
2013
Valley of Fire
2014
Mojave
2014
Return to Red River
2016
Top Soldier
2016
Hard Way Out of Hell
2016
The Kansas City Cowboys
2017
The Raven's Honor
2017
Taos Lightning
2018
MacKinnon
2018
The Fall of Abilene
2019
Buckskin, Bloomers, and Me: A Circle V Western
2019
A Thousand Texas Longhorns
2020
Matthew Johnson, US Marshal
2022
Longhorns East
2023
Bloody Newton
2024
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