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Alan LeMay Books in Order

Alan LeMay has written 22 books, published between 1928 and 2009. The first book is Old Father Of Waters (1928) and the newest is The Bold West (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1928–2009
Pages on record
2,786 in 10 of 22 books
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Alan LeMay wrote westerns set on the American frontier, with Texas and the rangelands among the subjects. The earliest of 22 catalogued books is Old Father Of Waters (1928). The 1930s and 1940s brought Thunder In The Dust, Winter Range, Useless Cowboy, Cattle Kingdom and Gunsight Trail, and The Searchers followed in 1954. The Bold West (2009) is the most recent edition listed.

How many Alan LeMay books are there?

Alan LeMay has 22 books, released between 1928 and 2009.

Alan LeMay Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Alan LeMay books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Old Father Of Waters by Alan LeMay (1928)
  2. Cover of Winter Range by Alan LeMay (1938)
  3. Cover of Useless Cowboy by Alan LeMay (1944)
  4. Cover of Cattle Kingdom by Alan LeMay (1948)
  5. Cover of Gunsight Trail by Alan LeMay (1949)
  6. Cover of The Searchers by Alan LeMay (1954)
  7. Cover of Painted Ponies by Alan LeMay (1956)
  8. Cover of By Dim And Flaring Lamps by Alan LeMay (1962)
  9. Cover of The Bells Of San Juan by Alan LeMay (2001)
  10. Cover of West of Nowhere by Alan LeMay (2002)
  11. Cover of Pelican Coast by Alan LeMay (2004)
  12. Cover of Tonopah Range by Alan LeMay (2006)
  13. Cover of The Bold West by Alan LeMay (2009)
  1. 1
    Old Father Of Waters1928 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1928319
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  2. 2
    Thunder In The Dust1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  3. 3
    Winter Range1938 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1938223
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  4. 4
    Useless Cowboy1944 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1944256
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  5. 5
    Hell For Breakfast1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  6. 6
    The Smoky Years1948 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948304
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  7. 7
    Cattle Kingdom1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  8. 8
    Wild Justice1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  9. 9
    Gunsight Trail1949 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1949335
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  10. 10
    The Searchers1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  11. 11
    Painted Ponies1956 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956302
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  12. 12
    The Unforgiven1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  13. 13
    Unforgiven1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  14. 14
    By Dim And Flaring Lamps1962 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962263
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  15. 15
    Spanish Crossing1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  16. 16
    The Wolf HunterChap #11999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  17. 17
    The Bold West, Volume 242000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  18. 18
    The Bells Of San Juan2001 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001192
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  19. 19
    West of Nowhere2002 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002240
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  20. 20
    Pelican Coast2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004352
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  21. 21
    Tonopah Range2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  22. 22
    The Bold West2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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Alan LeMay books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Chap in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Wolf Hunter

Standalone books

21 books

21 Alan LeMay titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Alan LeMay books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 22 Alan LeMay books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Alan LeMay

Start with Old Father Of Waters (1928), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alan LeMay book?

The Bold West (2009) is the newest Alan LeMay book released so far.

Is there a new Alan LeMay book coming?

No next Alan LeMay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alan LeMay at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alan LeMay title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alan LeMay books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,786 pages across the 10 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alan LeMay books, 6 of 22, were published in the 2000s.

What the Alan LeMay books are about

14 of the 22 Alan LeMay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.