James Reasoner Books In Order
Publication Order of Stagecoach Station Books
Panhandle | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Taos | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Valley | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bonanza City | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wild West | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Frontier | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Abilene Books
The Sharpshooter | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pursuers | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Night Riders | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Half-Breed | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hangman | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prizefighter | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Whiskey Runners | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tracker | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The General | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hellion | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cattle Baron | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pistoleer | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lawman | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Barlow Brides | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Deputy | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Powell’s Army Books
Robbers Roost | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rocky Mountain Showdown | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red River Desperadoes | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Sons Of Texas Books
Publication Order of Cody’s Law Books
Gunmetal Justice | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Die Lonesome | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Border Showdown | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bounty Man | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mano a Mano | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Renegade Trail | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eagle Pass | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prisoners | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Moon's Raid | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Comanche Code | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Patriots Books
Sons of Liberty | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rebel Guns | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Turncoat | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Life and Liberty | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cannon's Call | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stars and Stripes | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Wagons West Frontier Trilogy Books
Westward! | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Expedition! | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outpost! | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Fury Books
Blood Ransom | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
River War | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Last Chance Canyon | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nevada Guns | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Longarm Books
Longarm and the Golden Death | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Drifting Badge | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Man-Eaters | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Brazos Devil | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Angel of Inferno | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Racy Ladies | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Backwoods Baroness | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Voodoo Queen | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Border Wildcat | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Red-Light Ladies | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Vanishing Virgin | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Chain-Gang Women | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm in the Valley of Sin | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Dynamite Damsel | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Pistolero Princess | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Golden Goddess | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Wayward Widow | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Six-Gun Senorita | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Yukon Queen | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm on a Witch-Hunt | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Lady Lawyer | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Ozark Angel | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Blackmailers | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Desert Rose | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Arizona Flame | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Bank Robber's Daughter | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Golden Ghost | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm in the Tall Timber | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Devil's Bride | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Lost Patrol | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Texas Treasure Hunt | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Scarlet Rider | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Restless Redhead | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Owlhoot's Graveyard | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Bayou Treasure | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Hell Riders | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Hangtree Vengeance | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Pine Box Payoff | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Wind River Books
Wind River | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thunder Wagon | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wolf Shadow | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Medicine Creek | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark Trail | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Judgment Day | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ransom Valley | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Children Of The Lion Books
Publication Order of Lone Star Books
Publication Order of McMasters Books
Publication Order of Walker, Texas Ranger Books
Walker, Texas Ranger | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hell's Half Acre | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Siege on the Belle | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Wagons West Empire Trilogy Books
Honor! | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vengeance! | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Justice! | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Slocum Books
Publication Order of Civil War Battle Books
Manassas | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shiloh | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Antietam | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chancellorsville | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vicksburg | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gettysburg | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chickamauga | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shenandoah | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Savannah | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Appomattox | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Last Good War Books
Battle Lines | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trial by Fire | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zero Hour | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Trailsman Books
Bloody Brazos | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six-Gun Justice | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebraska Gunrunners | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
High Country Horror | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wyoming Wolf Pack | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six-Gun Scholar | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devil's Den | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Montana Massacre | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skeleton Canyon | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Valley Vengeance | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kansas Weapon Wolves | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Terror Trail | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mountain Mavericks | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ozark Blood Feud | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
South Texas Slaughter | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Rock Pass | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
California Carnage | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Timber War | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oregon Outrage | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seminole Showdown | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Palmetto Books
Publication Order of Longarm Giant Books
Longarm and the Outlaw Empress | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Golden Eagle Shoot-Out | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longarm and the Valley of Skulls | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Tales From Deadwood Books
The Gamblers | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Killers | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Troopers | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Gabriel Hunt Books
Publication Order of Redemption Books
Redemption, Kansas | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Redemption: Hunters | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Redemption: Trackdown | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Dead Man Books
Publication Order of Judge Earl Stark Books
The Silver Alibi | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deadlock | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bandera Brawl | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication of Outlaw Ranger Books
Outlaw Ranger | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hangman's Knot | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood and Gold | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last War Chief | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gun Devils of the Rio Grande | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of West Of The Big River Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Texas Wind | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red River Ruse | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hell-For-Leather Rider | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ramrod Revenge | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stark's Justice | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hawthorne Legacy | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Diablo Grant | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crusade: Lyron's Lament | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of Gold | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Healer's Road | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wilderness Road | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Healer's Calling | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hunted | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cossack Three Ponies | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Under Outlaw Flags | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tie a Black Ribbon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Noah's Ride | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dust Devils | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Head Crossing | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Diamondback | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tractor Girl | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jur: A Story of Pre-Dawn Earth | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dancing with Dead Men | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fyredrake's Prey | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
West of the Big River | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories
The Red Reef | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devil Wings Over France | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Savage Blood | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Look You on Beauty and Death | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Last Chance Canyon | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mockingbird and Big Earl | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Legend | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Traditional West | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Paths of Righteousness: The Complete Collection of Science Fiction Stories | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Rangers | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fort Worth Nights | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six-Guns and Slay Bells: A Creepy Cowboy Christmas | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Latchkeys: Splinters | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trails of the Wild: Seven Tales of the Old West | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
When talking about the authors who used pseudo names and remained a mystery for decades, James Reasoner an American author tops the list. He used Jim Austin, Tabor Evans, Peter Danielson, Wesley Ellis, Terrance Duncan, Jake Foster, Tom Early, William Grant, Livia James, Matthew Hart, Justin Ladd, Mike Jameson, Hank Mitchum, Jake Logan, Lee Morgan and J.L. Reasoner as his alias. That is really a long list of pseudo names.
He is a top notch writer who wrote a huge number of titles on war and early American tales. There are more than 200 titles published by James Reasoner either under his own name or an alias.
He is not confined to a genre, he wrote about war, crime, mystery, history and many more genres. At one time, he wrote a few titles for some of the best novel series in the American history. Generally, most of his work is written under his pseudo names.
Early and Personal Life
James Reasoner was born in Fort Worth, Texas on 5 June 1953. He was moved to Azle Texas when he was just two weeks old and he still resides at the same place. He studied at North Texas State University which was again in Texas. He married Livia Washburn another award winning author in 1976. The couple has two daughters and the family lives happily in the same old Texas home. James Reasoner has spent all his life living in Texas and continues to be a proud lifelong Texan.
He wrote several books with his wife as a co-author and the couple is known for their great coordination in fiction as well as in their real life.
Writing Career
Reasoner started his early career as a freelance writer working for newspapers. He later opened two book stores in Texas and shifted his focus to professional book writing. In his early career he was confined to single genre fictional stories of the old west. With more than 100 books he is the author who has published the largest number of titles in the genre.
He then shifted his focus to another genre the stories of American history. The American Civil War, the American Revolution were his favorite genre for a while and he wrote a good number of historical titles.
He then started to write for well-established series of novels for renowned publishing houses. He wrote many prequels and sequels in this phase and wrote some best-selling novels at this point.
His six books of prequel for Noel Gerson’s Wagon West series in the nineties were a few of his most appreciated works. He authored the novel Texas Wind in mystery genre. The book is one of his best creations and he is known in the genre for the book. He has received a huge appreciation and awards for his work including the Peacemaker award. The best part is he plans to never retire and wants to write until there are people who want to read what he writes.
Bestselling Books
James Reasoner authored several bestselling titles. Some are under his own name and some are under his pseudo names. Here are some of his best-selling titles.
1. Texas Wind
In 1980, James Reasoner wrote his best-selling novel Texas Wind, a mystery novel based out of Texas. It is a thrilling mystery novel which is known for its fast paced and thrilling twists and turns. The book is about a murder mystery of a girl named Mandy Turf a twenty year old daughter of a business man. The story gets complicated when bodies start piling when the investigating officer Cody tried to find the missing girl.
The book was published in 1980 and it went for a reprint in 2004 in Hardcover edition. The book is one of the best suspense novels of all times and a marvel to read.
2. Manassas
One of the best books based on American Civil War was written by James Reasoner in late nineteen eighties. The title was about a family caught up in the middle of American Civil War. The story is about a widow, her four sons and a daughter who do not have slaves but are caught in the middle of Civil War. The tensions of conflicts with notorious Forgaty clan. Will Baron a country sheriff kill one of the Forgaty family members while trying to arrest him. Now the family wants to take the advantage of the Civil War as an opportunity to settle scores with the sheriff.
3. Wind River
The story is about a buffalo hunter and former army scout Cole Tyler who is forced to take the job of the town marshal in the Wind River, a primitive outpost of the wild Wyoming territory. The story is about his struggles and his efforts towards survival and bringing order in the area.
4. The Hunted
The book is one of the many books written by James Reasoner with American Civil War as a pretext. The book is about the brutal civil war and its consequences on an individual. When Even Littleton arrives in his village after two years in Yankee prison, he finds his wife dead and the farm taken over by Yankees. His six children are missing and he has no money or horse and winter is coming. With no hope for life, he engages in a fearsome battle against outlaws, police, and Indians. The story is a thriller with great suspense.
5. Blood And Gold
It is one of the books of the series Outlaw Ranger and is one of the best-selling books of James Reasoner. The story begins with a massacre with at least 20 men killed and a huge stash of gold is stolen. The story is about a town Cemetery Butte and the powerful mining tycoon G.W. Braddock who is used to silence every voice raised against him. He engages in a war with ranger with many twists and turns and a breath taking story.
These are the books which gained James Reasoner a lot of fame and appreciation as an author with a very high skills of creating suspense, giving unexpected twists and creating mind boggling stories. He switched his genre many times in his career but he created masterpieces in most of them. With more than thirty pseudo names, he is definitely one the writers with a large number of pseudo names.
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