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Robert J. Conley Books in Order

Robert J. Conley has written 59 books, published between 1984 and 2018. The first book is The Rattlesnake Band & Other Poems (1984) and the newest is Plastic Indian (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
59
Published
1984–2018
Pages on record
10,594 in 48 of 59 books
Reading time
177–265 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,594 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 48 of 59 titles with a page count on record.

See all 59 books in order Printable Robert J. Conley checklist

Cherokee Indians and the Indians of North America appear among Robert J. Conley's subjects, along with westerns, outlaws and sheriffs. The catalogue lists 59 books from The Rattlesnake Band & Other Poems (1984) to Plastic Indian (2018). Series include Real People, Sheriff Go-Ahead Rider, Texas Outlaw and Native American Library. The Saga of Henry Starr (1989) and Go-Ahead Rider (1990) are among the earlier titles.

How many Robert J. Conley books are there?

Robert J. Conley has 59 books, released between 1984 and 2018. They include 4 series and 35 titles listed outside any series.

Robert J. Conley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 59 Robert J. Conley 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 Back to Malachi by Robert J. Conley (1986)
  2. Cover of The Actor by Robert J. Conley (1987)
  3. Cover of Yellow Bird: An Imaginary Autobiography by Robert J. Conley (1988)
  4. Cover of Wilder & Wilder by Robert J. Conley (1988)
  5. Cover of Colfax by Robert J. Conley (1989)
  6. Cover of Ned Christie's War by Robert J. Conley (1991)
  7. Cover of Strange Company by Robert J. Conley (1991)
  8. Cover of The Way of the Priests by Robert J. Conley, book 1 of the Real People series (1992)
  9. Cover of Nickajack by Robert J. Conley, book 9 of the Double D Western series (1992)
  10. Cover of Mountain Windsong by Robert J. Conley (1992)
  11. Cover of The Dark Way by Robert J. Conley, book 2 of the Real People series (1993)
  12. Cover of The White Path by Robert J. Conley, book 3 of the Real People series (1993)
  13. Cover of Border Line by Robert J. Conley (1993)
  14. Cover of The Long Trail North by Robert J. Conley (1993)
  15. Cover of To Make a Killing by Robert J. Conley, book 2 of the Sheriff Go-Ahead Rider series (1994)
  16. Cover of Geronimo by Robert J. Conley (1994)
  17. Cover of Zeke Proctor by Robert J. Conley (1994)
  18. Cover of Crazy Snake by Robert J. Conley (1994)
  19. Cover of The Dark Island by Robert J. Conley, book 6 of the Real People series (1995)
  20. Cover of Captain Dutch by Robert J. Conley (1995)
  21. Cover of War Woman by Robert J. Conley, book 8 of the Real People series (1997)
  22. Cover of The Peace Chief by Robert J. Conley, book 9 of the Real People series (1998)
  23. Cover of The Meade Solution by Robert J. Conley (1998)
  24. Cover of Incident at Buffalo Crossing by Robert J. Conley (1998)
  1. 1
    The Rattlesnake Band & Other Poems1984 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984124
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  2. 2
    Back to Malachi1986 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986179
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  3. 3
    The Actor1987 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987192
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  4. 4
    Yellow Bird: An Imaginary Autobiography1988 · 166 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988166
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  5. 5
    Killing Time1988 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988336
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  6. 6
    Wilder & Wilder1988 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988279
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  7. 7
    Colfax1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  8. 8
    The Saga of Henry Starr1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  9. 9
    Quitting Time1989 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989183
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  10. 10
    Go-Ahead RiderSheriff Go-Ahead Rider #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  11. 11
    Ned Christie's War1991 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991175
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  12. 12
    Strange Company1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  13. 13
    The Way of the PriestsReal People #11992 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992225
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  14. 14
    NickajackDouble D Western #91992 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992214
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  15. 15
    Mountain Windsong1992 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992218
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  16. 16
    The Dark WayReal People #21993 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199310
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  17. 17
    The White PathReal People #31993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  18. 18
    The Way SouthReal People #41993 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993246
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  19. 19
    Border Line1993 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993232
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  20. 20
    The Long Trail North1993 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993183
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  21. 21
    To Make a KillingSheriff Go-Ahead Rider #21994 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994181
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  22. 22
    The Long Way HomeReal People #51994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  23. 23
    Geronimo1994 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994218
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  24. 24
    Zeke Proctor1994 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994192
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  25. 25
    Crazy Snake1994 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994201
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  26. 26
    Outside the LawSheriff Go-Ahead Rider #31995 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995212
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  27. 27
    The Dark IslandReal People #61995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  28. 28
    The War Trail NorthReal People #71995 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995184
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  29. 29
    Captain Dutch1995 · 447 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995447
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  30. 30
    War WomanReal People #81997 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997368
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Robert J. Conley series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Robert J. Conley 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.

Sheriff Go-Ahead Rider in order

3 books
  1. 1. Go-Ahead Rider
  2. 2. To Make a Killing
  3. 3. Outside the Law

Texas Outlaw in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fugitive's Trail
  2. 2. A Cold Hard Trail
  3. 3. The Devil's Trail

Native American Library in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shoshone History and Culture
  2. 2. Hopi History and Culture
  3. 3. Creek History and Culture

American Indian Literature and Critical Studies in order

2 books
  1. 43. Wil Usdi: Novella
  2. 49. Plastic Indian

Double D Western in order

1 book
  1. 9. Nickajack

Standalone books

35 books

35 Robert J. Conley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert J. Conley books in order?

You only need to read Robert J. Conley 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 Robert J. Conley

Start with The Way of the Priests (1992), the first Real People book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Rattlesnake Band & Other Poems (1984).

What is the newest Robert J. Conley book?

Plastic Indian (2018) is the newest Robert J. Conley book released so far.

Is there a new Robert J. Conley book coming?

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

Robert J. Conley at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Robert J. Conley title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Robert J. Conley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,594 pages across the 48 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert J. Conley books, 25 of 59, were published in the 1990s.

What the Robert J. Conley books are about

53 of the 59 Robert J. Conley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cherokee indians is tagged on 31 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.