John Legg Books in Order

John Legg has written 60 books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is Cheyenne Lance (1984) and the newest is On the Devil's Trail (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
1984–2026
Pages on record
1,902 in 7 of 60 books

John Legg writes westerns set on the American frontier of the nineteenth century. The catalogue holds 60 books published between 1984 and 2026, from Cheyenne Lance to On the Devil's Trail, and stays active. Series include Arizona Territory, Colorado Territory, Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Mountain Country, Mountain Times, Savage Land, Forts of Freedom and Buckskin. Trappers, lawmen, gunfights and conflict with the Shoshoni and Arikara supply the material, across books averaging 256 pages.

How many John Legg books are there?

John Legg has 60 books, released between 1984 and 2026. They include 9 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

John Legg Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 John Legg 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. 1
    Cheyenne Lance1984 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984240
  2. 2
    Guns of Apache SpringsArizona Territory #11988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988
  3. 3
    Arizona CoffinArizona Territory #21989 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989224
  4. 4
    Showdown At Six-Gun Mine1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989
  5. 5
    Medicine Wagon1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990
  6. 6
    Trouble in Tall PineArizona Territory #31990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990
  7. 7
    Apache CoffinArizona Territory #41991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991
  8. 8
    Gunfight In Mescalito1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991
  9. 9
    High Country ShowdownArizona Territory #51991 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991256
  10. 10
    Sheriff's BloodRocky Mountain Lawmen #11992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992
  11. 11
    Guns of ArizonaArizona Territory #61992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992
  12. 12
    Southwest ThunderMountain Country #11993 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993376
  13. 13
    Blood In The SnowRocky Mountain Lawmen #21993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993
  14. 14
    Shoshoni VengeanceRocky Mountain Lawmen #31993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993
  15. 15
    Vigilante CoffinRocky Mountain Lawmen #41993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993
  16. 16
    Buckskins and BloodBuckskin #11994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994
  17. 17
    Treaty at Fort LaramieForts of Freedom #11994 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994296
  18. 18
    War at Bent's FortForts of Freedom #21994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994
  19. 19
    Winter ThunderMountain Country #21994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994
  20. 20
    Mountain ThunderMountain Country #31994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994
  21. 21
    Siege at Fort DefianceForts of Freedom #31994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994
  22. 22
    Blood at Fort BridgerForts of Freedom #41995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995
  23. 23
    Buckskin VengeanceBuckskin #21996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996
  24. 24
    Flintlock Trail1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997
  25. 25
    To Face a Savage LandSavage Land #12007 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007226
  26. 26
    Blood Of The Scalphunter2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  27. 27
    Blood TrailBlood Trail #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  28. 28
    Blood FeudBlood Trail #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  29. 29
    The Last Cheyenne2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  30. 30
    Blood VengeanceBlood Trail #32015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015

John Legg 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.

Arizona Territory in order

7 books
  1. 1. Guns of Apache Springs
  2. 2. Arizona Coffin
  3. 3. Trouble in Tall Pine
  4. 4. Apache Coffin
  5. 5. High Country Showdown
  6. 6. Guns of Arizona
  7. 7. Guns of Justice

Rocky Mountain Lawmen in order

6 books
  1. 1. Sheriff's Blood
  2. 2. Blood In The Snow
  3. 3. Shoshoni Vengeance
  4. 4. Vigilante Coffin
  5. 5. Hard Justice
  6. 6. On the Devil's Trail

Colorado Territory in order

6 books
  1. 1. Buckskin County War
  2. 2. Pike's Vengeance
  3. 3. Colorado Renegade
  4. 4. Coward of Sand Creek
  5. 5. Cheyenne Lance
  6. 6. Hard Land

Savage Land in order

5 books
  1. 1. To Face a Savage Land
  2. 2. To Face a Savage Winter
  3. 3. To Face a Savage Mountain
  4. 4. To Face a Savage Time
  5. 5. To Face a Savage Trail

Forts of Freedom in order

4 books
  1. 1. Treaty at Fort Laramie
  2. 2. War at Bent's Fort
  3. 3. Siege at Fort Defiance
  4. 4. Blood at Fort Bridger

Mountain Country in order

3 books
  1. 1. Southwest Thunder
  2. 2. Winter Thunder
  3. 3. Mountain Thunder

Blood Trail in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blood Trail
  2. 2. Blood Feud
  3. 3. Blood Vengeance

Mountain Times in order

3 books
  1. 1. Winter Rage
  2. 2. Blackfoot Dawn
  3. 3. Mountain Rage

Buckskin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Buckskins and Blood
  2. 2. Buckskin Vengeance

Standalone books

21 books

21 John Legg titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Legg books in order?

You only need to read John Legg books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with John Legg

Start with Cheyenne Lance (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Legg book?

On the Devil's Trail (2026) is the newest John Legg book released so far.

Is there a new John Legg book coming?

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

John Legg at a glance

Still publishing
John Legg published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
John Legg books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,902 pages across the 7 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Legg books, 20 of 60, were published in the 1990s.

What the John Legg books are about

12 of the 60 John Legg 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 6 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Westerns 6 of 12 books
  • History 2 of 12 books