Shawn Starbuck Westerns Books in Order

Shawn Starbuck Westerns by Ray Hogan contains 24 books, published between 1970 and 1979. The first book is The Outlawed (1970) and the newest is A Bullet for Mr. Texas (1979). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1970–1979
Pages on record
2,626 in 14 of 24 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,626 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

The Shawn Starbuck Westerns are 24 novels by Ray Hogan, all published between 1970 and 1979. The Outlawed, The Rimrocker and Three Cross opened the series in 1970. Catalogue subjects list outlaws, sheriffs, United States marshals, brothers and missing persons, with New Mexico among the settings. Passage to Dodge City (1972) and The Marshal of Babylon (1971) are among the middle titles. A Bullet for Mr. Texas (1979) closes the run.

How many Shawn Starbuck Westerns books are there?

Shawn Starbuck Westerns has 24 books, released between 1970 and 1979.

Shawn Starbuck Westerns Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Shawn Starbuck Westerns 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
    The Outlawed1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970
  2. 2
    The Rimrocker1970 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970227
  3. 3
    Three Cross1970 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970128
  4. 4
    Deputy of Violence1971 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971203
  5. 5
    The Marshal of Babylon1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971
  6. 6
    Brandon's Posse1971 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971134
  7. 7
    The Hell Merchant1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972
  8. 8
    Lawman for Slaughter Valley1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972
  9. 9
    Passage to Dodge City1972 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972160
  10. 10
    The Devil's Gunhand1972 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972204
  11. 11
    The Guns of Stingaree1973 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973211
  12. 12
    Skull Gold1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973
  13. 13
    Highroller's Man1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973
  14. 14
    The Jenner Guns1974 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974208
  15. 15
    The Scorpion Killers1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974
  16. 16
    The Tombstone Trail1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974
  17. 17
    The Texas Brigade1974 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974219
  18. 18
    The Last Comanchero1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975
  19. 19
    Day of the Hangman1975 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975182
  20. 20
    High Green Gun1976 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976167
  21. 21
    The Shotgun Rider1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976
  22. 22
    Bounty Hunter's Moon1977 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977201
  23. 23
    A Gun for Silver Rose1977 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977207
  24. 24
    A Bullet for Mr. Texas1979 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979175

Is there a chronological order for Shawn Starbuck Westerns?

No separate chronological order is on record for Shawn Starbuck Westerns, 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 Shawn Starbuck Westerns books in order?

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

Where to start with Shawn Starbuck Westerns

Start with The Outlawed (1970), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shawn Starbuck Westerns book?

A Bullet for Mr. Texas (1979) is the newest Shawn Starbuck Westerns book released so far.

Is there a new Shawn Starbuck Westerns book coming?

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

Shawn Starbuck Westerns at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Shawn Starbuck Westerns title on record dates from 1979, 47 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Shawn Starbuck Westerns books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,626 pages across the 14 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 202 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shawn Starbuck Westerns books, 24 of 24, were published in the 1970s.

What the Shawn Starbuck Westerns books are about

19 of the 24 Shawn Starbuck Westerns 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 7 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Westerns 7 of 19 books
  • Shawn Starbuck (Fictitious character) 5 of 19 books
  • Starbuck, shawn (fictitious character) 4 of 19 books
  • Brothers 2 of 19 books
  • New Mexico 2 of 19 books
  • Sheriffs 2 of 19 books

More books by Ray Hogan

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