Michael Zimmer Books in Order
Michael Zimmer has written 26 books, published between 1988 and 2026. The first book is Sundown (1988) and the newest is Sweet Dead Sue (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1988–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,874 in 14 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 81–122 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,874 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Zimmer is a writer of westerns and frontier fiction, with 26 books catalogued from Sundown (1988) to Sweet Dead Sue (2026). Zimmer's subjects include pioneer life, the Cheyenne and Indian captivity. The American Legends series and the Two-Bit Street Mysteries are the two Zimmer series. Dust And Glory (1989), Cottonwood Station (1994) and The Poacher's Daughter (2014) are further titles.
How many Michael Zimmer books are there?
Michael Zimmer has 26 books, released between 1988 and 2026. They include 2 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
Michael Zimmer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Michael Zimmer 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.
- 1Sundown1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 2Dust And Glory1989 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/419892371/4
- 3Cottonwood Station1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 4Fandango1996 · 452 pages · confirmed 1/419964521/4
- 5Where The Buffalo Roam1999 · 447 pages · confirmed 1/419994471/4
- 6Johnny Montana2010 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/420102281/4
- 7The Long Hitch2011 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420113681/4
- 8Wild Side of the River2011 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/420113191/4
- 9Beneath a Hunter's Moon2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 10The Poacher's Daughter2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 1120162561/4
- 122016–1/4
- 1320163621/4
- 1420172411/4
- 1520173041/4
- 16The Rusted Sun2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420174001/4
- 17Wren’s Perch2018 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/420185761/4
- 182018–1/4
- 19Hard Ride Across Texas2018 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/420183461/4
- 20The Medicine Robe2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 21Villa Lobos2020 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/420203381/4
- 222022–1/4
- 232025–1/4
- 242025–1/4
- 252025–1/4
- 26Sweet Dead Sue2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Michael Zimmer 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.
American Legends in order
7 booksTwo-Bit Street Mysteries in order
3 booksStandalone books
16 books16 Michael Zimmer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Zimmer books in order?
You only need to read Michael Zimmer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Michael Zimmer
Start with Sundown (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Zimmer book?
Sweet Dead Sue (2026) is the newest Michael Zimmer book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Zimmer book coming?
No next Michael Zimmer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Michael Zimmer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michael Zimmer published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Michael Zimmer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,874 pages across the 14 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Zimmer books, 15 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Michael Zimmer books are about
19 of the 26 Michael Zimmer 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 13 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Westerns 13 of 19 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 4 of 19 books
- American literature 2 of 19 books
- Indians of North America 2 of 19 books
- West (U.S.) 2 of 19 books