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Gordon D. Shirreffs Books in Order

Gordon D. Shirreffs has written 78 books, published between 1956 and 1987. The first book is Rio Bravo (1956) and the newest is Hell’s Forty Acres (1987). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
78
Published
1956–1987
Pages on record
8,143 in 34 of 78 books
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Gordon D. Shirreffs was an American author of westerns and young adult novels who lived from 1914 to 1996. Three of his works reached the screen: Rio Bravo (1956) became Oregon Passage (1957), Judas Gun (1964) became A Long Ride from Hell (1968), and the short story Silent Reckoning (1954) became The Lonesome Trail (1955). The catalogue records 78 Shirreffs titles between 1956 and 1987, some published as Gordon Donalds or Stewart Gordon. Manhunter and Quint Kershaw are his series.

How many Gordon D. Shirreffs books are there?

Gordon D. Shirreffs has 78 books, released between 1956 and 1987. They include 4 series and 65 titles listed outside any series.

Gordon D. Shirreffs Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 78 Gordon D. Shirreffs 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 Gunswift (As: Stewart Gordon) by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1956)
  2. Cover of Code of the Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1956)
  3. Cover of Top Gun (As: Gordon Donalds) by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1957)
  4. Cover of Fort Vengeance by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1957)
  5. Cover of Bugles on the Prairie by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1957)
  6. Cover of Massacre Creek by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1958)
  7. Cover of Shadow Valley by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1958)
  8. Cover of Last Train from Gun Hill by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1959)
  9. Cover of Fort Suicide by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1959)
  10. Cover of Apache Butte by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1960)
  11. Cover of The Proud Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1961)
  12. Cover of Hangin' Pards by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1962)
  13. Cover of The Valiant Bugles by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1962)
  14. Cover of Voice of the Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1962)
  15. Cover of Slaughter At Broken Bow by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1963)
  16. Cover of The Nevada Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1963)
  17. Cover of Quicktrigger by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1963)
  18. Cover of Gunslingers Three by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1963)
  19. Cover of Now He is Legend by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1965)
  20. Cover of Showdown in Sonora by Gordon D. Shirreffs, book 1 of the Manhunter series (1969)
  21. Cover of Brasada by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1972)
  22. Cover of Rio Diablo by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1977)
  23. Cover of Captain Cutlass by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1978)
  24. Cover of Calgaich the Swordsman by Gordon D. Shirreffs (1980)
  1. 1
    Rio Bravo1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  2. 2
    Gunswift (As: Stewart Gordon)1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  3. 3
    Code of the Gun1956 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956250
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  4. 4
    Arizona Justice (As: Gordon Donalds)1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  5. 5
    Range Rebel1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  6. 6
    Top Gun (As: Gordon Donalds)1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  7. 7
    Son of the Thunder People1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  8. 8
    Ambush on the Mesa1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  9. 9
    Fort Vengeance1957 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957320
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  10. 10
    Bugles on the Prairie1957 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957176
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  11. 11
    Massacre Creek1958 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958251
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  12. 12
    Shadow Valley1958 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958304
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  13. 13
    Swiftwagon1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  14. 14
    Last Train from Gun Hill1959 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959156
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  15. 15
    The Brave Rifles1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  16. 16
    Trail's End1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  17. 17
    Roanoke Raiders1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  18. 18
    Renegade Lawman1959 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959177
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  19. 19
    The Lonely Gun1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  20. 20
    Fort Suicide1959 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959298
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  21. 21
    Shadow of a Gunman1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  22. 22
    The Rebel Trumpet1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  23. 23
    They Met Danger1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  24. 24
    Apache Butte1960 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960186
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  25. 25
    The Proud Gun1961 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961128
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  26. 26
    Ride a Lone Trail1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  27. 27
    The Gray Sea Raiders1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  28. 28
    Hangin' Pards1962 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962224
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  29. 29
    The Valiant Bugles1962 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962320
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  30. 30
    Border Guidon1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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Gordon D. Shirreffs 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.

Manhunter in order

5 books
  1. 1. Showdown in Sonora
  2. 2. The Manhunter
  3. 3. Bowman's Kid
  4. 4. Renegade's Trail
  5. 5. The Apache Hunter

Gunsmoke in order

4 books
  1. 1. Renegades
  2. 2. Shootout
  3. 3. Duel at Dodge City
  4. 4. Cheyenne Vengeance

Quint Kershaw in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Untamed Breed
  2. 2. Bold Legend
  3. 3. Glorieta Pass

Dave Hunter & Ash Mawson in order

1 book
  1. 1. Hell’s Forty Acres

Standalone books

65 books

65 Gordon D. Shirreffs titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gordon D. Shirreffs books in order?

You only need to read Gordon D. Shirreffs books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gordon D. Shirreffs

Start with Rio Bravo (1956), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gordon D. Shirreffs book?

Hell’s Forty Acres (1987) is the newest Gordon D. Shirreffs book released so far.

Is there a new Gordon D. Shirreffs book coming?

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

Gordon D. Shirreffs at a glance

Died
Gordon D. Shirreffs died in 1996, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Gordon D. Shirreffs on record dates from 1987.
Release pace
Gordon D. Shirreffs books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,143 pages across the 34 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gordon D. Shirreffs books, 36 of 78, were published in the 1960s.

What the Gordon D. Shirreffs books are about

32 of the 78 Gordon D. Shirreffs books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 5 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Fiction in English 5 of 32 books
  • Westerns 4 of 32 books
  • Large print books 3 of 32 books
  • Livres en gros caractères 3 of 32 books
  • Romans, nouvelles 2 of 32 books
  • Western fiction 2 of 32 books