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Reading order

Louis L’Amour Standalone Books in Order

This page lists the complete Louis L’Amour Standalone reading order by Louis L’Amour, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 69 books / 1953-2019

Louis L’Amour Standalone Reading Order

01 Showdown at Yellow Butte 1953 Buy
02 Crossfire Trail 1954 Buy
03 Utah Blaine 1954 Buy
04 To Tame a Land 1955 Buy
05 Heller with a Gun 1955 Buy
06 Guns of the Timberlands 1955 Buy
07 Silver Canyon 1956 Buy
08 The Burning Hills 1956 Buy
09 Sitka 1957 Buy
10 The Tall Stranger 1957 Buy
11 Last Stand at Papago Wells 1957 Buy
12 Radigan 1959 Buy
13 Flint 1960 Buy
14 High Lonesome 1962 Buy
15 Killoe 1962 Buy
16 Dark Canyon 1963 Buy
17 Kiowa Trail 1964 Buy
18 Hanging Woman Creek 1964 Buy
19 The Key-Lock Man 1965 Buy
20 The High Graders 1965 Buy
21 The Broken Gun 1966 Buy
22 Kilrone 1966 Buy
23 Matagorda 1967 Buy
24 Chancy 1968 Buy
25 Brionne 1968 Buy
26 Conagher 1969 Buy
27 Under the Sweetwater Rim 1971 Buy
28 Tucker 1971 Buy
29 The Man from Skibbereen 1973 Buy
30 The Quick and the Dead 1973 Buy
31 The Californios 1974 Buy
32 Where the Long Grass Blows 1976 Buy
33 The Iron Marshal 1979 Buy
34 The Proving Trail 1979 Buy
35 Kiowa Trail and Killoe 1979 Buy
36 The Cherokee Trail 1982 Buy
37 The ShadowRiders 1982 Buy
38 Son of a Wanted Man 1984 Buy
39 Where Buzzards Fly 1986 Buy
40 Riding for the Brand 1986 Buy
41 South of Deadwood 1986 Buy
42 Showdown Trail 1987 Buy
43 Dead End Drift 1987 Buy
44 The Turkeyfeather Riders 1988 Buy
45 Four Card Draw 1988 Buy
46 Bowdrie Passes Through 1988 Buy
47 Too Tough to Brand 1989 Buy
48 The Louis L'Amour Companion(With: Robert Weinberg) 1992 Buy
49 The Marshal of Sentinel 1995 Buy
50 Strawhouse Trail 1997 Buy
51 Love and the Cactus Kid 1999 Buy
52 Survival 1999 Buy
53 Lit a Shuck for Texas 2003 Buy
54 The Sixth Shotgun 2003 Buy
55 The First Fast Draw 2003 Buy
56 His Brother's Debt 2008 Buy
57 Big Medicine 2008 Buy
58 Job for a Ranger 2008 Buy
59 No Man's Man 2008 Buy
60 Medicine Ground 2008 Buy
61 That Triggernometry Tenderfoot 2008 Buy
62 Dawn Riders 2010 Buy
63 Unguarded Moment 2012 Buy
64 The Black Rock Coffin Makers 2013 Buy
65 Riders of the Tumbling K 2014 Buy
66 A Man Called Trent 2014 Buy
67 Showdown 2017 Buy
68 Three Bullets for the Cactus Kid 2018 Buy
69 Bannon 2019 Buy

Louis L’Amour Standalone Books by Publication Order

1953 Showdown at Yellow Butte #1
1954 Crossfire Trail #2
1954 Utah Blaine #3
1955 To Tame a Land #4
1955 Heller with a Gun #5
1955 Guns of the Timberlands #6
1956 Silver Canyon #7
1956 The Burning Hills #8
1957 Sitka #9
1957 The Tall Stranger #10
1957 Last Stand at Papago Wells #11
1959 Radigan #12
1960 Flint #13
1962 High Lonesome #14
1962 Killoe #15
1963 Dark Canyon #16
1964 Kiowa Trail #17
1964 Hanging Woman Creek #18
1965 The Key-Lock Man #19
1965 The High Graders #20
1966 The Broken Gun #21
1966 Kilrone #22
1967 Matagorda #23
1968 Chancy #24
1968 Brionne #25
1969 Conagher #26
1971 Under the Sweetwater Rim #27
1971 Tucker #28
1973 The Man from Skibbereen #29
1973 The Quick and the Dead #30
1974 The Californios #31
1976 Where the Long Grass Blows #32
1979 The Iron Marshal #33
1979 The Proving Trail #34
1979 Kiowa Trail and Killoe #35
1982 The Cherokee Trail #36
1982 The ShadowRiders #37
1984 Son of a Wanted Man #38
1986 Where Buzzards Fly #39
1986 Riding for the Brand #40
1986 South of Deadwood #41
1987 Showdown Trail #42
1987 Dead End Drift #43
1988 The Turkeyfeather Riders #44
1988 Four Card Draw #45
1988 Bowdrie Passes Through #46
1989 Too Tough to Brand #47
1992 The Louis L'Amour Companion(With: Robert Weinberg) #48
1995 The Marshal of Sentinel #49
1997 Strawhouse Trail #50
1999 Love and the Cactus Kid #51
1999 Survival #52
2003 Lit a Shuck for Texas #53
2003 The Sixth Shotgun #54
2003 The First Fast Draw #55
2008 His Brother's Debt #56
2008 Big Medicine #57
2008 Job for a Ranger #58
2008 No Man's Man #59
2008 Medicine Ground #60
2008 That Triggernometry Tenderfoot #61
2010 Dawn Riders #62
2012 Unguarded Moment #63
2013 The Black Rock Coffin Makers #64
2014 Riders of the Tumbling K #65
2014 A Man Called Trent #66
2017 Showdown #67
2018 Three Bullets for the Cactus Kid #68
2019 Bannon #69

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Louis L’Amour Standalone reading order?

The Louis L’Amour Standalone reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Louis L’Amour Standalone books are there?

This catalog currently lists 69 Louis L’Amour Standalone books published across 1953-2019.

Who writes the Louis L’Amour Standalone books?

Louis L’Amour Standalone is listed as a book series by Louis L’Amour.

Should I read Louis L’Amour Standalone in publication order?

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