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Tabor Evans Books in Order

Tabor Evans has written 464 books, published between 1978 and 2015. The first book is Longarm (1978) and the newest is Longarm and the Model Prisoner (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
464
Published
1978–2015
Pages on record
51,410 in 281 of 464 books
Reading time
857–1,285 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 51,410 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 281 of 464 titles with a page count on record.

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Tabor Evans is a house pseudonym used by a number of authors at Jove Books for the Longarm westerns. The Longarm novels follow Custis Long, known as Longarm, a U.S. Deputy Marshal working out of Denver, Colorado in the 1880s. The catalogue lists 464 books, from Longarm (1978) to Longarm and the Model Prisoner (2015), with the 2000s the busiest decade. Longarm Giant is also listed as a series. Subjects include outlaws, frontier and pioneer life, U.S. marshals, missing persons and Wyoming.

Source: Open Library

How many Tabor Evans books are there?

Tabor Evans has 464 books, released between 1978 and 2015. 20 of them belong to the Longarm Giant series.

Tabor Evans Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 464 Tabor Evans 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 November 2026.

There are 464 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

  1. Cover of Longarm on the Border by Tabor Evans, book 2 of the Longarm series (1978)
  2. Cover of Longarm and the Wendigo by Tabor Evans, book 4 of the Longarm series (1978)
  3. Cover of Longarm and the Hatchet Men by Tabor Evans, book 9 of the Longarm series (1979)
  4. Cover of Longarm and the Texas Rangers by Tabor Evans, book 11 of the Longarm series (1979)
  5. Cover of Longarm in the Sand Hills by Tabor Evans, book 13 of the Longarm series (1979)
  6. Cover of Longarm and the Mounties by Tabor Evans, book 16 of the Longarm series (1980)
  7. Cover of Longarm and the Sheepherders by Tabor Evans, book 21 of the Longarm series (1980)
  8. Cover of Longarm and the Railroaders by Tabor Evans, book 24 of the Longarm series (1980)
  9. Cover of Longarm on the Humboldt by Tabor Evans, book 28 of the Longarm series (1981)
  10. Cover of Longarm In Northfield by Tabor Evans, book 31 of the Longarm series (1981)
  11. Cover of Longarm on the Santa Fe by Tabor Evans, book 36 of the Longarm series (1981)
  12. Cover of Longarm and the Lone Star Legend by Tabor Evans, book 1 of the Longarm Giant series (1982)
  13. Cover of Longarm in Silver City by Tabor Evans, book 40 of the Longarm series (1982)
  14. Cover of Longarm In Yuma by Tabor Evans, book 43 of the Longarm series (1982)
  15. Cover of Longarm in Deadwood by Tabor Evans, book 45 of the Longarm series (1982)
  16. Cover of Longarm in the Big Thicket by Tabor Evans, book 48 of the Longarm series (1982)
  17. Cover of Longarm and the Eastern Dudes by Tabor Evans, book 49 of the Longarm series (1982)
  18. Cover of Longarm in the Big Bend by Tabor Evans, book 50 of the Longarm series (1982)
  19. Cover of Longarm and the Snake Dancers by Tabor Evans, book 51 of the Longarm series (1983)
  20. Cover of Longarm and the French Actress by Tabor Evans, book 55 of the Longarm series (1983)
  21. Cover of Longarm and the Bounty Hunters by Tabor Evans, book 57 of the Longarm series (1983)
  22. Cover of Longarm in Virginia by Tabor Evans, book 62 of the Longarm series (1984)
  23. Cover of Longarm and the James County War by Tabor Evans, book 63 of the Longarm series (1984)
  24. Cover of Longarm and the Cattle Baron by Tabor Evans, book 64 of the Longarm series (1984)
  1. 1
    LongarmLongarm #11978 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19781
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  2. 2
    Longarm on the BorderLongarm #21978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  3. 3
    Longarm and the Avenging AngelsLongarm #31978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  4. 4
    Longarm and the WendigoLongarm #41978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  5. 5
    Longarm in the Indian NationLongarm #51978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  6. 6
    Longarm and the LoggersLongarm #61978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  7. 7
    Longarm and the High GradersLongarm #71979 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979234
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  8. 8
    Longarm and the NestersLongarm #81979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  9. 9
    Longarm and the Hatchet MenLongarm #91979 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979256
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  10. 10
    Longarm and the Molly MaguiresLongarm #101979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  11. 11
    Longarm and the Texas RangersLongarm #111979 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979252
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  12. 12
    Longarm in Lincoln CountyLongarm #121979 · 233 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979233
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  13. 13
    Longarm in the Sand HillsLongarm #131979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  14. 14
    Longarm in LeadvilleLongarm #141979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  15. 15
    Longarm on the Devils TrailLongarm #151979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  16. 16
    Longarm and the MountiesLongarm #161980 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980256
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  17. 17
    Longarm and the Bandit QueenLongarm #171980 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980256
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  18. 18
    Longarm on the YellowstoneLongarm #181980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  19. 19
    Longarm in the Four CornersLongarm #191980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  20. 20
    Longarm at Robber's RoostLongarm #201980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  21. 21
    Longarm and the SheepherdersLongarm #211980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  22. 22
    Longarm and the Ghost DancersLongarm #221980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  23. 23
    Longarm and the Town TamerLongarm #231980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  24. 24
    Longarm and the RailroadersLongarm #241980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  25. 25
    Longarm on the Old Mission TrailLongarm #251980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  26. 26
    Longarm and the Dragon HuntersLongarm #261980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  27. 27
    Longarm and the RuralesLongarm #271980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  28. 28
    Longarm on the HumboldtLongarm #281981 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981253
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  29. 29
    Longarm on the Big MuddyLongarm #291981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  30. 30
    Longarm South of the GilaLongarm #301981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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Tabor Evans 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.

Longarm in order

280 books
  1. 1. Longarm
  2. 2. Longarm on the Border
  3. 3. Longarm and the Avenging Angels
  4. 4. Longarm and the Wendigo
  5. 5. Longarm in the Indian Nation
  6. 6. Longarm and the Loggers
  7. 7. Longarm and the High Graders
  8. 8. Longarm and the Nesters
  9. 9. Longarm and the Hatchet Men
  10. 10. Longarm and the Molly Maguires
  11. 11. Longarm and the Texas Rangers
  12. 12. Longarm in Lincoln County
  13. and 268 more in the table above

Longarm Giant in order

20 books
  1. 1. Longarm and the Lone Star Legend
  2. 2. Longarm and the Lone Star Vengeance
  3. 3. Longarm and the Lone Star Bounty
  4. 4. Longarm and the Lone Star Rescue
  5. 5. Longarm and the Lone Star Deliverance
  6. 6. Longarm and the Lone Star Showdown
  7. 7. Longarm and the Lone Star Mission
  8. 8. Longarm and the Lone Star Rustlers
  9. 9. Longarm and the Lone Star Frame
  10. 10. Longarm and the Lone Star Captive
  11. 11. Longarm and the San Joaquin War
  12. 12. Longarm and the Navaho Drums
  13. and 8 more in the table above

Do you have to read Tabor Evans books in order?

You only need to read Tabor Evans books in order within the Longarm Giant series, which holds 20 of the 300 Tabor Evans books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Tabor Evans

Start with Longarm (1978), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tabor Evans book?

Longarm and the Model Prisoner (2015) is the newest Tabor Evans book released so far.

Is there a new Tabor Evans book coming?

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

Tabor Evans at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tabor Evans title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tabor Evans books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
51,410 pages across the 281 of 464 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tabor Evans books, 131 of 464, were published in the 2000s.

When Tabor Evans books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Tabor Evans titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 131 titles.

1970s
15
1980s
125
1990s
129
2000s
131
2010s
64

464 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Tabor Evans books are about

446 of the 464 Tabor Evans books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: longarm (fictitious character) is tagged on 430 of 446. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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