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Luke Short Books in Order

61 books are credited to Luke Short, published between 1936 and 1985; 4 of them appeared after Luke Short's death in 1975. The first book is The Branded Man (1936) and the newest is The Marshal of Vengeance (1985). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
61
Published
1936–1985
Pages on record
4,112 in 18 of 61 books
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Luke Short was the pen name of Frederick Dilley Glidden, 1908 to 1975, a prolific writer of westerns, and at least twelve of the stories reached the screen. The catalogue holds 61 titles dated 1936 to 1985, many reissued in large print. The Branded Man, The Feud at Single Shot and The Man on the Blue all appeared in 1936, followed by Brand of Empire, King Colt and Marauders' Moon in 1937 and Bold Rider, Hard Money, Raiders Of The Rimrock and Savage Range in 1938. The 1940s were the heaviest decade, and The Marshal of Vengeance carries a 1985 date.

How many Luke Short books are there?

Luke Short has 61 books, released between 1936 and 1985. 4 of them were published after Luke Short's death in 1975.

Luke Short Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 61 Luke Short 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 The Branded Man by Luke Short (1936)
  2. Cover of The Feud at Single Shot by Luke Short (1936)
  3. Cover of The Man on the Blue by Luke Short (1936)
  4. Cover of Marauders' Moon by Luke Short (1937)
  5. Cover of Brand of Empire by Luke Short (1937)
  6. Cover of King Colt by Luke Short (1937)
  7. Cover of Hard Money by Luke Short (1938)
  8. Cover of Bold Rider by Luke Short (1938)
  9. Cover of Raiders Of The Rimrock by Luke Short (1938)
  10. Cover of Savage Range by Luke Short (1938)
  11. Cover of War on the Cimarron by Luke Short (1939)
  12. Cover of Bounty Guns by Luke Short (1939)
  13. Cover of Dead Freight for Piute by Luke Short (1939)
  14. Cover of Bought with a Gun by Luke Short (1940)
  15. Cover of Barren Land Showdown by Luke Short (1940)
  16. Cover of Hardcase by Luke Short (1941)
  17. Cover of Blood on the Moon by Luke Short (1941)
  18. Cover of Gunman's Chance by Luke Short (1941)
  19. Cover of Ride The Man Down by Luke Short (1942)
  20. Cover of Sunset Graze by Luke Short (1942)
  21. Cover of And the Wind Blows Free by Luke Short (1943)
  22. Cover of Ramrod by Luke Short (1943)
  23. Cover of Coroner Creek by Luke Short (1945)
  24. Cover of Fiddlefoot by Luke Short (1946)
  1. 1
    The Branded Man1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  2. 2
    The Feud at Single Shot1936 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1936224
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  3. 3
    The Man on the Blue1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  4. 4
    Marauders' Moon1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  5. 5
    Brand of Empire1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  6. 6
    King Colt1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  7. 7
    Hard Money1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  8. 8
    Bold Rider1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  9. 9
    Raiders Of The Rimrock1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  10. 10
    Savage Range1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  11. 11
    War on the Cimarron1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  12. 12
    Bounty Guns1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  13. 13
    Dead Freight for Piute1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  14. 14
    Raw Land1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  15. 15
    Bought with a Gun1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  16. 16
    Barren Land Showdown1940 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940176
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  17. 17
    Hardcase1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  18. 18
    Blood on the Moon1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  19. 19
    Gunman's Chance1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  20. 20
    Ride The Man Down1942 · confirmed 1/4
    1942–
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  21. 21
    Sunset Graze1942 · confirmed 1/4
    1942–
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  22. 22
    And the Wind Blows Free1943 · confirmed 1/4
    1943–
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  23. 23
    Ramrod1943 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1943216
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  24. 24
    Coroner Creek1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945–
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  25. 25
    Fiddlefoot1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  26. 26
    Station West1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  27. 27
    High Vermilion1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  28. 28
    Ambush1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  29. 29
    Vengeance Valley1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  30. 30
    The Gold Rustlers1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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Luke Short 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.

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61 books

61 Luke Short titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Luke Short books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 61 Luke Short books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Luke Short

Start with The Branded Man (1936), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Luke Short book?

The Marshal of Vengeance (1985) is the newest Luke Short book released so far.

Is there a new Luke Short book coming?

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

Luke Short at a glance

Died
Luke Short died in 1975, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Luke Short are still being published after Luke Short's death in 1975; the newest appeared in 1985.
Release pace
Luke Short books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,112 pages across the 18 of 61 books with a recorded length, a median of 225 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Luke Short books, 17 of 61, were published in the 1940s.

What the Luke Short books are about

39 of the 61 Luke Short 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 7 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Westerns 7 of 39 books
  • Fiction in English 2 of 39 books