Flying U Books in Order
Flying U by B.M. Bower contains 12 books, published between 1906 and 2012. The first book is Chip of the Flying U (1906) and the newest is Law on the Flying U (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1906–2012
- Pages on record
- 2,529 in 11 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,529 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Flying U is a western series by B.M. Bower that opens with Chip of the Flying U (1906). The Happy Family of the Flying U (1910), Flying U Ranch (1914) and The Flying U's Last Stand (1915) follow, and The Flying U Strikes carries a 1933 date. The catalogue lists 12 books. Subject headings cover ranch life, cowboys, the American West, Dakota Indians and man-woman relationships.
How many Flying U books are there?
Flying U has 12 books, released between 1906 and 2012.
Flying U Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Flying U 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.
- 1Chip of the Flying U1906 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/419062641/4
- 2The Happy Family of the Flying U1910 · 329 pages · confirmed 1/419103291/4
- 3Flying U Ranch1914 · confirmed 1/41914–1/4
- 4The Flying U's Last Stand1915 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/419152541/4
- 5The Heritage of the Sioux1916 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419161561/4
- 6Dark Horse1931 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419311791/4
- 7The Flying U Strikes1933 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/419332391/4
- 8The Whoop-Up Trail1933 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/419332391/4
- 9Trouble Rides the Wind1997 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/419972381/4
- 10Rodeo2002 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420022081/4
- 11The Spirit of the Range2005 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/420052231/4
- 12Law on the Flying U2012 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/420122001/4
Is there a chronological order for Flying U?
No separate chronological order is on record for Flying U, 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 Flying U books in order?
You should read the Flying U books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Flying U book also stands alone.
Where to start with Flying U
Start with Chip of the Flying U (1906), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Flying U book?
Law on the Flying U (2012) is the newest Flying U book released so far.
Is there a new Flying U book coming?
No next Flying U book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Flying U at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Flying U title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Flying U books have appeared about one every 10 years on average.
- Length
- 2,529 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 238 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Flying U books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1910s.
What the Flying U books are about
10 of the 12 Flying U books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ranch life is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ranch life 6 of 10 books
- Cowboys 5 of 10 books
- West (U.S.) 2 of 10 books
- Westerns 2 of 10 books
More books by B.M. Bower
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- B.M. Bower books in order 47 books