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Kilkenny Books in Order

Kilkenny by Louis L’Amour contains 6 books, published between 1954 and 1998. The first book is Kilkenny (1954) and the newest is Monument Rock (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
1954–1998
Confirmed
6 of 6 titles
Pages on record
621 in 3 of 6 books
Reading time
10–16 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 621 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.

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Kilkenny is a western series by Louis L'Amour, catalogued at 6 books published between 1954 and 1998. Frontier and pioneer life in the American West supplies the setting, and short stories sit among the volumes. Kilkenny (1954) opens the run, followed by The Rider of Lost Creek (1976) and The Mountain Valley War, also published as A Man Called Trent, in 1978. West of Dodge (1996), A Gun for Kilkenny (1997) and Monument Rock (1998) complete the catalogue.

How many Kilkenny books are there?

Kilkenny has 6 books, released between 1954 and 1998.

Kilkenny Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Kilkenny 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 A Gun for Kilkenny by Louis L’Amour, book 5 of the Kilkenny series (1997)
  2. Cover of Monument Rock by Louis L’Amour, book 6 of the Kilkenny series (1998)
  1. 1
    Kilkenny1954 · confirmed 3/4
    1954–
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  2. 2
    The Rider of Lost Creek1976 · 154 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976154
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  3. 3
    The Mountain Valley War / A Man Called Trent1978 · confirmed 3/4
    1978–
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  4. 4
    West of Dodge1996 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996223
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  5. 5
    A Gun for Kilkenny1997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  6. 6
    Monument Rock1998 · 244 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998244
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Kilkenny Books in Chronological Order

In story order, West of Dodge comes first and Monument Rock comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 6 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 4
    West of Dodge1996 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996223
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  2. 2
    The Rider of Lost Creek1976 · 154 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976154
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  3. 3
    The Mountain Valley War / A Man Called Trent1978 · confirmed 3/4
    1978–
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  4. 1
    Kilkenny1954 · confirmed 3/4
    1954–
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  5. 5
    A Gun for Kilkenny1997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  6. 6
    Monument Rock1998 · 244 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998244
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Do you have to read Kilkenny books in order?

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

What order should you read Kilkenny books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Kilkenny (1954), the earliest published title. After it come The Rider of Lost Creek (1976), The Mountain Valley War / A Man Called Trent (1978), West of Dodge (1996), A Gun for Kilkenny (1997) and Monument Rock (1998). In the chronological order, West of Dodge comes first.

What is the newest Kilkenny book?

Monument Rock (1998) is the newest Kilkenny book released so far.

Is there a new Kilkenny book coming?

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

Kilkenny at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kilkenny title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kilkenny books have appeared about one every 9 years on average.
Length
621 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 223 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kilkenny books, 3 of 6, were published in the 1990s.

What the Kilkenny books are about

3 of the 6 Kilkenny 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Louis L’Amour

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