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Sundance Books in Order

Sundance contains 43 books, published between 1972 and 1982. The first book is Overkill (1972) and the newest is Texas Empire (1982). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
43
Published
1972–1982
Pages on record
1,764 in 7 of 43 books
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Sundance is a western series credited to Ben Haas and John Benteen, running to 43 books between 1972 and 1982. Overkill (1972) opens the sequence and Texas Empire (1982) closes it. Titles including Dead Man's Canyon, Dakota Territory, Taps At Little Big Horn, The Ghost Dancers and The Bronco Trail place the run squarely in the frontier West. The median volume reaches 251 pages, and the 1970s hold almost the entire series.

How many Sundance books are there?

Sundance has 43 books, released between 1972 and 1982.

Sundance Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 43 Sundance 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 Run For Cover by Ben Haas/ John Benteen, book 16 of the Sundance series (1976)
  2. Cover of Manhunt by Ben Haas/ John Benteen, book 17 of the Sundance series (1976)
  3. Cover of Apache War by Peter McCurtin, book 34 of the Sundance series (1980)
  4. Cover of Gold Strike by Peter McCurtin, book 35 of the Sundance series (1980)
  5. Cover of Iron Men by Peter McCurtin, book 37 of the Sundance series (1981)
  1. 1
    Overkill1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  2. 2
    Dead Man's Canyon1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  3. 3
    Dakota Territory1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  4. 4
    Death In The Lava1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  5. 5
    The Pistoleros1972 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972251
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  6. 6
    The Wild Stallions1973 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973272
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  7. 7
    Taps At Little Big Horn1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  8. 8
    The Ghost Dancers1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  9. 9
    Bring Me His Scalp!1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  10. 10
    The Bronco Trail1973 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973157
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  11. 11
    The Comancheros1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  12. 12
    Renegade1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  13. 13
    Honcho1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  14. 14
    War Party1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  15. 15
    Bounty Killer1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  16. 16
    Run For Cover1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  17. 17
    Manhunt1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  18. 18
    Blood On The Prairie1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  19. 19
    War Trail1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  20. 20
    Riding Shotgun1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  21. 21
    Silent Enemy1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  22. 22
    Ride The Man Down1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  23. 23
    Gunbelt1977 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977172
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  24. 24
    Canyon Kill1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  25. 25
    Blood Knife1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  26. 26
    Nightriders1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  27. 27
    Death Dance1979 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979416
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  28. 28
    The Savage1979 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979224
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  29. 29
    Day Of The Halfbreeds1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  30. 30
    Los Olvidados1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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Where to start with Sundance

Start with Overkill (1972), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sundance book?

Texas Empire (1982) is the newest Sundance book released so far.

Is there a new Sundance book coming?

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

Sundance at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sundance title on record dates from 1982, 44 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sundance books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,764 pages across the 7 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 251 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sundance books, 29 of 43, were published in the 1970s.
Attribution
Of the 43 titles, 20 are credited to Ben Haas/ John Benteen, 18 to Peter McCurtin and 5 to Jack Slade.

What the Sundance books are about

8 of the 43 Sundance 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 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Westerns 4 of 8 books
  • American Western stories 3 of 8 books