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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 "The Branded Man" (1936) and follow publication order through all 60 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Branded Man
1936
The Feud at Single Shot
1936
The Man on the Blue
1936
Marauders' Moon
1937
Brand of Empire
1937
King Colt
1937
Hard Money
1938
Bold Rider
1938
Raiders Of The Rimrock
1938
Savage Range
1938
War on the Cimarron
1939
Bounty Guns
1939
Dead Freight for Piute
1939
Raw Land
1940
Bought with a Gun
1940
Barren Land Showdown
1940
Hardcase
1941
Blood on the Moon
1941
Gunman's Chance
1941
Ride The Man Down
1942
Sunset Graze
1942
And the Wind Blows Free
1943
Ramrod
1943
Coroner Creek
1945
Fiddlefoot
1946
Station West
1946
High Vermilion
1947
Ambush
1948
Vengeance Valley
1949
The Gold Rustlers
1949
Play a Lone Hand
1950
Saddle by Starlight
1952
Silver Rock
1953
Rimrock
1955
Colt's Law
1957
Summer of the Smoke
1958
The Whip
1958
First Claim
1960
Western Freight
1960
Desert Crossing
1961
Weary Range.
1961
Last Hunt
1962
The Some-Day Country
1963
Paper Sheriff
1965
First Campaign
1965
Trigger Country
1965
The Primrose Try
1966
Debt of Honor
1967
Donovan's Gun
1968
The Guns Of Hanging Lake
1968
Hurricane Range
1968
The Deserters
1969
Three for the Money
1970
Man from the Desert
1971
The Outrider
1972
The Stalkers
1973
The Man From Two Rivers
1974
Trouble Country
1976
A Man Could Get Killed
1980
The Marshal of Vengeance
1985
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