Longarm Books in Order

There are 465 Longarm 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
465
Published
1978–2015
Pages on record
51,593 in 282 of 465 books
Reading time
860–1,290 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 51,593 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 282 of 465 titles with a page count on record.

Longarm is the title character of a Western series listed with 465 books from 1978 to 2015. Tabor Evans is the credited name on 399 of them, and Lou Cameron on 1. Longarm (1978) begins the run, and Longarm and the Avenging Angels, Longarm and the Loggers and Longarm on the Border also appeared that year. United States marshals, outlaws, frontier life and Wyoming appear among the subjects, and Longarm and the Model Prisoner (2015) is the final title.

How many Longarm books are there?

Longarm has 465 books, released between 1978 and 2015.

Longarm Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 465 Longarm 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.

There are 465 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. 1
    LongarmLongarm #11978 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19781
  2. 2
    Longarm on the BorderLongarm #21978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978
  3. 3
    Longarm and the Avenging AngelsLongarm #31978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978
  4. 4
    Longarm and the WendigoLongarm #41978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978
  5. 5
    Longarm in the Indian NationLongarm #51978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978
  6. 6
    Longarm and the LoggersLongarm #61978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978
  7. 7
    Longarm and the High GradersLongarm #71979 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979234
  8. 8
    Longarm and the NestersLongarm #81979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979
  9. 9
    Longarm and the Hatchet MenLongarm #91979 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979256
  10. 10
    Longarm and the Molly MaguiresLongarm #101979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979
  11. 11
    Longarm and the Texas RangersLongarm #111979 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979252
  12. 12
    Longarm in Lincoln CountyLongarm #121979 · 233 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979233
  13. 13
    Longarm in the Sand HillsLongarm #131979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979
  14. 14
    Longarm in LeadvilleLongarm #141979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979
  15. 15
    Longarm on the Devils TrailLongarm #151979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979
  16. 16
    Longarm and the MountiesLongarm #161980 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980256
  17. 17
    Longarm and the Bandit QueenLongarm #171980 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980256
  18. 18
    Longarm on the YellowstoneLongarm #181980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  19. 19
    Longarm in the Four CornersLongarm #191980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  20. 20
    Longarm at Robber's RoostLongarm #201980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  21. 21
    Longarm and the SheepherdersLongarm #211980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  22. 22
    Longarm and the Ghost DancersLongarm #221980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  23. 23
    Longarm and the Town TamerLongarm #231980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  24. 24
    Longarm and the RailroadersLongarm #241980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  25. 25
    Longarm on the Old Mission TrailLongarm #251980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  26. 26
    Longarm and the Dragon HuntersLongarm #261980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  27. 27
    Longarm and the RuralesLongarm #271980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980
  28. 28
    Longarm on the HumboldtLongarm #281981 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981253
  29. 29
    Longarm on the Big MuddyLongarm #291981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981
  30. 30
    Longarm South of the GilaLongarm #301981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981

Do you have to read Longarm books in order?

You should read the Longarm books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Longarm book also stands alone.

Where to start with Longarm

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

What is the newest Longarm book?

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

Is there a new Longarm book coming?

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

Longarm at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Longarm title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Longarm books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
51,593 pages across the 282 of 465 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Longarm books, 131 of 465, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 465 titles, 464 are credited to Tabor Evans and 1 to Lou Cameron.

What the Longarm books are about

447 of the 465 Longarm 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 419 of 447. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Series that include Longarm books

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