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Badge Books in Order

Badge by Al Lacy / Bill Reno contains 24 books, published between 1987 and 1991. The first book is Sundance (1987) and the newest is The Hunted (1991). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1987–1991
Pages on record
2,051 in 12 of 24 books
Reading time
34–51 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,051 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Badge is a Western series credited to Al Lacy and Bill Reno, with 24 books published between 1987 and 1991. Badge features Wesley Clarke. Sundance (1987) opens the run, followed by The Faceless Man the same year. Titles from 1988 include Powder River, The Showdown and The Stranger. The Hunted (1991) closes the series, and median length is 185 pages.

How many Badge books are there?

Badge has 24 books, released between 1987 and 1991.

Badge Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Badge 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 Powder River by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 4 of the Badge series (1988)
  2. Cover of London's Revenge by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 5 of the Badge series (1988)
  3. Cover of The Imposter by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 7 of the Badge series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Stranger by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 8 of the Badge series (1988)
  5. Cover of Backlash by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 9 of the Badge series (1989)
  6. Cover of Blood Trail by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 10 of the Badge series (1989)
  7. Cover of The Outcast by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 13 of the Badge series (1989)
  8. Cover of Cougar by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 18 of the Badge series (1990)
  9. Cover of The Gunhawk by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 19 of the Badge series (1990)
  10. Cover of Widow Valley by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 20 of the Badge series (1990)
  11. Cover of Deadlock by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 21 of the Badge series (1991)
  12. Cover of Gun Trap by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 22 of the Badge series (1991)
  13. Cover of The Hunted by Al Lacy / Bill Reno, book 24 of the Badge series (1991)
  1. 1
    Sundance1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  2. 2
    The Faceless Man1987 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987185
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  3. 3
    The Black Coffin1988 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988182
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  4. 4
    Powder River1988 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988167
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  5. 5
    London's Revenge1988 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988192
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  6. 6
    The Showdown1988 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988185
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  7. 7
    The Imposter1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    The Stranger1988 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988185
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  9. 9
    Backlash1989 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989192
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  10. 10
    Blood Trail1989 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198910
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  11. 11
    Dark Canyon1989 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989184
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  12. 12
    Death List1989 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989185
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  13. 13
    The Outcast1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  14. 14
    The Gallows1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  15. 15
    Farrell's War1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  16. 16
    Cannon's Grave1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  17. 17
    The Vulture1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  18. 18
    Cougar1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  19. 19
    The Gunhawk1990 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990192
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  20. 20
    Widow Valley1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  21. 21
    Deadlock1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  22. 22
    Gun Trap1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991192
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  23. 23
    Death Badge1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  24. 24
    The Hunted1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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Is there a chronological order for Badge?

No separate chronological order is on record for Badge, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Badge books in order?

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

Where to start with Badge

Start with Sundance (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Badge book?

The Hunted (1991) is the newest Badge book released so far.

Is there a new Badge book coming?

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

Badge at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Badge title on record dates from 1991, 35 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Badge books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,051 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 185 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Badge books, 14 of 24, were published in the 1980s.

What the Badge books are about

3 of the 24 Badge books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Wesley Clarke (Fictitious character) 1 of 3 books
  • Westerns 1 of 3 books

More books by Al Lacy / Bill Reno

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

Other series by Al Lacy / Bill Reno

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