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Reading order

The Floating Outfit Books in Order

This page lists the complete The Floating Outfit reading order by J.T. Edson, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 71 books / 1965-1996

The Floating Outfit Reading Order

01 The Fortune Hunters 1965 Buy
02 The Hooded Riders 1965 Buy
03 Waco's Debt 1968 Buy
04 A Town Called Yellowdog 1968 Buy
05 The Law of the Gun 1968 Buy
06 Rio Guns 1968 Buy
07 McGraw's Inheritance 1968 Buy
08 The Ysabel Kid 1968 Buy
09 Trail Boss 1968 Buy
10 The Hard Riders 1968 Buy
11 Guns In The Night 1968 Buy
12 Terror Valley 1968 Buy
13 Quiet Town 1968 Buy
14 The Rio Hondo Kid 1968 Buy
15 Rangeland Hercules 1968 Buy
16 The Making of a Lawman 1968 Buy
17 Wagons To Backsight 1969 Buy
18 The Man from Texas 1969 Buy
19 Gunsmoke Thunder 1969 Buy
20 Cuchilo 1969 Buy
21 Gun Wizard 1969 Buy
22 .44 Caliber Man 1969 Buy
23 The Half Breed 1969 Buy
24 Sidewinder 1969 Buy
25 Goodnights Dream 1969 Buy
26 The Small Texan 1969 Buy
27 The Wildcats 1969 Buy
28 Apache Rampage 1969 Buy
29 From Hide And Horn 1969 Buy
30 The Trouble Busters 1969 Buy
31 Trigger Fast 1969 Buy
32 The Peacemakers 1969 Buy
33 Troubled Range 1969 Buy
34 The Fast Gun 1969 Buy
35 Return To Backsight 1969 Buy
36 The Rushers 1969 Buy
37 The Rio Hondo War 1970 Buy
38 The Town Tamers 1970 Buy
39 Hell in the Palo Duro 1971 Buy
40 A Horse Called Mogollon 1971 Buy
41 To Arms! To Arms! In Dixie 1972 Buy
42 Go Back To Hell 1972 Buy
43 Set Texas Back on Her Feet 1973 Buy
44 Viridian's Trail 1973 Buy
45 The Quest for Bowie's Blade 1974 Buy
46 Texas Killers 1978 Buy
47 The Nighthawk 1978 Buy
48 The Texas Assassin 1978 Buy
49 The Lone Star Killers 1978 Buy
50 Beguinage Is Dead 1978 Buy
51 The Hide and Tallow Men 1978 Buy
52 The Bad Bunch 1979 Buy
53 The Floating Outfit 1979 Buy
54 The Texan 1979 Buy
55 The Gentle Giant 1979 Buy
56 The Trigger Master 1981 Buy
57 Master of Triggernometry 1981 Buy
58 Old Moccasins on the Trail 1981 Buy
59 White Indians 1982 Buy
60 Ole Devil's Hands and Feet 1983 Buy
61 Buffalo are Coming 1984 Buy
62 Cards and Colts 1986 Buy
63 Diamonds, Emeralds, Cards And Colts 1986 Buy
64 Decision For Dusty Fog 1986 Buy
65 Code of Dusty Fog 1988 Buy
66 Mark Counter's Kin 1990 Buy
67 The South Will Rise Again 1994 Buy
68 Texas Kidnappers 1996 Buy
69 Wedge Goes to Arizona 1996 Buy
70 Arizona Range War 1996 Buy
71 Arizona Gun Law 1996 Buy

The Floating Outfit Books by Publication Order

1965 The Fortune Hunters #1
1965 The Hooded Riders #2
1968 Waco's Debt #3
1968 A Town Called Yellowdog #4
1968 The Law of the Gun #5
1968 Rio Guns #6
1968 McGraw's Inheritance #7
1968 The Ysabel Kid #8
1968 Trail Boss #9
1968 The Hard Riders #10
1968 Guns In The Night #11
1968 Terror Valley #12
1968 Quiet Town #13
1968 The Rio Hondo Kid #14
1968 Rangeland Hercules #15
1968 The Making of a Lawman #16
1969 Wagons To Backsight #17
1969 The Man from Texas #18
1969 Gunsmoke Thunder #19
1969 Cuchilo #20
1969 Gun Wizard #21
1969 .44 Caliber Man #22
1969 The Half Breed #23
1969 Sidewinder #24
1969 Goodnights Dream #25
1969 The Small Texan #26
1969 The Wildcats #27
1969 Apache Rampage #28
1969 From Hide And Horn #29
1969 The Trouble Busters #30
1969 Trigger Fast #31
1969 The Peacemakers #32
1969 Troubled Range #33
1969 The Fast Gun #34
1969 Return To Backsight #35
1969 The Rushers #36
1970 The Rio Hondo War #37
1970 The Town Tamers #38
1971 Hell in the Palo Duro #39
1971 A Horse Called Mogollon #40
1972 To Arms! To Arms! In Dixie #41
1972 Go Back To Hell #42
1973 Set Texas Back on Her Feet #43
1973 Viridian's Trail #44
1974 The Quest for Bowie's Blade #45
1978 Texas Killers #46
1978 The Nighthawk #47
1978 The Texas Assassin #48
1978 The Lone Star Killers #49
1978 Beguinage Is Dead #50
1978 The Hide and Tallow Men #51
1979 The Bad Bunch #52
1979 The Floating Outfit #53
1979 The Texan #54
1979 The Gentle Giant #55
1981 The Trigger Master #56
1981 Master of Triggernometry #57
1981 Old Moccasins on the Trail #58
1982 White Indians #59
1983 Ole Devil's Hands and Feet #60
1984 Buffalo are Coming #61
1986 Cards and Colts #62
1986 Diamonds, Emeralds, Cards And Colts #63
1986 Decision For Dusty Fog #64
1988 Code of Dusty Fog #65
1990 Mark Counter's Kin #66
1994 The South Will Rise Again #67
1996 Texas Kidnappers #68
1996 Wedge Goes to Arizona #69
1996 Arizona Range War #70
1996 Arizona Gun Law #71

Questions readers ask

What is the correct The Floating Outfit reading order?

The The Floating Outfit reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many The Floating Outfit books are there?

This catalog currently lists 71 The Floating Outfit books published across 1965-1996.

Who writes the The Floating Outfit books?

The Floating Outfit is listed as a book series by J.T. Edson.

Should I read The Floating Outfit in publication order?

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