Talon & Chantry Books in Order

Louis L’Amour has written 8 Talon & Chantry books, published between 1971 and 1981. The first book is North to the Rails (1971) and the newest is Milo Talon (1981). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
1971–1981
Confirmed
8 of 8 titles
Pages on record
698 in 3 of 8 books

Talon & Chantry gathers 8 westerns by Louis L'Amour, published between 1971 and 1981 across the Talon and Chantry series. Subjects record the Talon family as fictitious characters, along with the Sackett family, missing persons, and gold mines and mining. North to the Rails (1971) is the earliest title and Milo Talon (1981) the latest, with Fair Blows the Wind (1973), The Ferguson Rifle (1973), Over on the Dry Side (1975), Rivers West (1975), The Man from the Broken Hills (1975) and Borden Chantry (1977) between. Measured volumes run to about 257 pages.

How many Talon & Chantry books are there?

Talon & Chantry has 8 books, released between 1971 and 1981.

Talon & Chantry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Talon & Chantry 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. 1
    North to the RailsChantry #11971 · confirmed 3/4
    1971
  2. 2
    Fair Blows the WindChantry #21973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973
  3. 3
    The Ferguson RifleChantry #31973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973
  4. 4
    Rivers WestTalon #11975 · 153 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975153
  5. 5
    The Man from the Broken HillsTalon #21975 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975288
  6. 6
    Over on the Dry SideChantry #41975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975
  7. 7
    Borden ChantryChantry #51977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977
  8. 8
    Milo TalonTalon #31981 · 257 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981257

Do you have to read Talon & Chantry books in order?

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

Where to start with Talon & Chantry

Start with North to the Rails (1971), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Talon & Chantry book?

Milo Talon (1981) is the newest Talon & Chantry book released so far.

Is there a new Talon & Chantry book coming?

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

Talon & Chantry at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Talon & Chantry title on record dates from 1981, 45 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Talon & Chantry books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
698 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 257 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Talon & Chantry books, 7 of 8, were published in the 1970s.

What the Talon & Chantry books are about

3 of the 8 Talon & Chantry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: talon family (fictitious characters) is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Talon family (fictitious characters) 3 of 3 books
  • Westerns 3 of 3 books
  • Fiction in English 2 of 3 books
  • Gold mines and mining 1 of 3 books
  • Missing persons 1 of 3 books
  • Sackett family (Fictitious characters) 1 of 3 books

More books by Louis L’Amour

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.