Mountain Man Books in Order
There are 104 Mountain Man books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is The Last Mountain Man (1984) and the newest is Preacher's Hell (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 104
- Published
- 1984–2026
- Confirmed
- 104 of 104 titles
- Pages on record
- 23,116 in 77 of 104 books
- Reading time
- 385–578 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 23,116 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 77 of 104 titles with a page count on record.
Mountain Man is a western line filed under William W. Johnstone, with Smoke Jensen and Preacher named in the subjects. The Last Mountain Man (1984) begins the list, followed by Return of the Mountain Man (1986) and Trail of the Mountain Man (1987). The First Mountain Man (1991) is also listed. The catalogue holds 104 books under this name through Preacher's Hell (2026), with J.A. Johnstone credited on 2. Subjects include frontier life, the Rocky Mountains, outlaws, revenge and fur traders.
How many Mountain Man books are there?
Mountain Man has 104 books, released between 1984 and 2026.
Mountain Man Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 104 Mountain Man 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.
- 119842053/4
- 21986–3/4
- 319873113/4
- 419882563/4
- 519892563/4
- 619892563/4
- 719902563/4
- 81991–3/4
- 919912883/4
- 1019912563/4
- 1119923173/4
- 1219922563/4
- 1319922563/4
- 1419932873/4
- 1519932843/4
- 1619933523/4
- 1719942883/4
- 181994–3/4
- 1919953523/4
- 2019953023/4
- 2119952543/4
- 221995–3/4
- 2319963033/4
- 241996–3/4
- 2519972883/4
- 2619972563/4
- 2719982883/4
- 2819982533/4
- 2919982833/4
- 3019992563/4
- 3119992533/4
- 322000–3/4
- 3320002553/4
- 3420012563/4
- 3520022553/4
- 3620021963/4
- 3720021963/4
- 3820032883/4
- 3920032513/4
- 4020032533/4
- 4120042853/4
- 4220043013/4
- 4320053023/4
- 4420052563/4
- 4520063043/4
- 4620062653/4
- 47Matt Jensen, the Last Mountain ManMatt Jensen: The Last Mountain Man #12007 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/420072693/4
- 4820072723/4
- 4920073043/4
- 5020082723/4
- 5120083283/4
- 5220083363/4
- 5320083153/4
- 5420093123/4
- 5520093123/4
- 5620093153/4
- 5720093133/4
- 5820103123/4
- 5920103443/4
- 602010–3/4
- 6120113783/4
- 6220113423/4
- 6320113153/4
- 6420113783/4
- 652012–3/4
- 662012–3/4
- 672012–3/4
- 682012–3/4
- 692012–3/4
- 7020133363/4
- 712013–3/4
- 7220133773/4
- 7320143963/4
- 7420143633/4
- 7520143143/4
- 7620143683/4
- 7720143633/4
- 7820153363/4
- 7920153143/4
- 8020153363/4
- 8120163363/4
- 8220163043/4
- 8320163773/4
- 8420173043/4
- 8520173523/4
- 8620184003/4
- 8720183363/4
- 882019–3/4
- 892019–3/4
- 9020193043/4
- 912020–3/4
- 922020–3/4
- 9320203043/4
- 9420213043/4
- 952021–3/4
- 962022–3/4
- 972022–3/4
- 982023–3/4
- 992023–3/4
- 1002024–3/4
- 1012024–3/4
- 1022025–3/4
- 1032025–3/4
- 1042026–3/4
Mountain Man Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Badlands comes first and Lone Valley comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 6 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 1Badlands2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 3Homecoming2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 2Homeland2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 4Mountain War2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 5Final Stand2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 6Lone Valley2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Do you have to read Mountain Man books in order?
You should read the Mountain Man books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mountain Man book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mountain Man
Start with The Last Mountain Man (1984), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Badlands comes first.
What is the newest Mountain Man book?
Preacher's Hell (2026) is the newest Mountain Man book released so far.
Is there a new Mountain Man book coming?
No next Mountain Man book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mountain Man at a glance
- Still running
- Mountain Man is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mountain Man books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 23,116 pages across the 77 of 104 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mountain Man books, 33 of 104, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 104 titles, 102 are credited to William W. Johnstone and 2 to J.A. Johnstone.
What the Mountain Man books are about
79 of the 104 Mountain Man 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 43 of 79. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Westerns 43 of 79 books
- Smoke Jensen (Fictitious character) 17 of 79 books
- Jensen, smoke (fictitious character) 15 of 79 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 13 of 79 books
- Mountain life 12 of 79 books
- Revenge 10 of 79 books
- Robbers and outlaws 8 of 79 books
- Historical fiction 6 of 79 books
- Fur traders 5 of 79 books
- Preacher (Fictitious character) 5 of 79 books
- Rocky mountains 5 of 79 books