Max Brand Books In Order
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The Untamed | (1919) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Night Horseman | (1920) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Seventh Man | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dan Barry's Daughter | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Free Range Lanning Books
Free Range Lanning / Way of the Lawless | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Return of Free Range Lanning | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Ronicky Doone Books
Ronicky Doone | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ronicky Doone's Treasure | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ronicky Doone's Reward | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Bull Hunter Books
Publication Order of Luck Books
Publication Order of Silvertip Books
Valley Thieves | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The False Rider | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man From Mustang | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silvertip | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silvertip's Strike | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silvertip's Roundup | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silvertip's Trap | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fighting Four | (1944) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silvertip's Chase | (1944) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silvertip's Search | (1945) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stolen Stallion | (1945) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mountain Riders | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Valley of Vanishing Men | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Montana Books
Publication Order of Rusty Sabin Saga Books
Call of the Blood / Red Hawk and White Horse / War Party | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brother of the Cheyennes | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cheyenne Gold | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Dr. Kildare Books
Calling Dr. Kildare | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret of Dr. Kildare | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dr. Kildare Takes Charge | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dr. Kildare's Trial | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Young Dr. Kildare | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dr. Kildare's Crisis | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dr. Kildare's Search | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Rancher Books
The Rancher's Revenge | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Return of the Rancher | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Thunder Moon Books
Thunder Moon | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thunder Moon's Challenge | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thunder Moon Strikes | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Farewell, Thunder Moon | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Legend of Thunder Moon | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Harrigan | (1918) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Riders of the Silences | (1919) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trailin'! | (1920) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunmen's Feud / Jerry Peyton's Notched Inheritance | (1920) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Rider / Clung | (1920) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ten-Foot Chain | (1920) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunman's Reckoning | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Garden of Eden | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devil Horse | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gauntlet | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hired Guns | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Donnegan / The Guns of Dorking Hollow | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Long, Long Trail | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Children of Night | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Train's Trust | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gentle Gunman | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rangeland Avenger | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fire Brain | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Outposts | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Whispering Outlaw | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Black Signal | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Charlie | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jim Curry's Test | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wooden Guns | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shadow of Silver Tip | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bronze Collar | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Jack | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tyrant | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Eagle | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Brute | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Splendid Rascal | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Monsieur | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blackie and Red | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fate's Honeymoon | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fastest Draw / Senor Jingle Bells | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Blue Jay | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pride of Tyson | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flaming Irons | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mountain Fugitive | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trap at Comanche Bend | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trail to San Triste | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Western Tommy | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sword Lover | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
On the Trail of Four | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bandit's Honor | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Outlaw Tamer | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mystery Ranch | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sawdust and Sixguns / The Tenderfoot / Outlaw's Gold | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Wolf | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Border Guns | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw Valley | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mustang Herder | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pleasant Jim / Six-Gun Ambush | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pillar Mountain | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Killers / Three on the Trail / Gunman's Goal | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Big Trail | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mistral | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gun Tamer | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Galloping Broncos | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Destry Rides Again | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Outlaw of Buffalo Flat | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Smiling Charlie | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strange Courage | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Happy Valley | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dionysus in Hades | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Valley Vultures | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twenty Notches | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Drifter's Vengeance | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Longhorn Feud | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunman's Legacy | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Jackson Trail | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Saddlemates | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jingo | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The King Bird Rides | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Slow Joe | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fightin' Fool / A Fairly Slick Guy | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Thunderer | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Outlaw | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunman's Gold | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Devil of the Range | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brothers on the Trail | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Timbal Gulch Trail | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sheriff Rides | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Smuggler's Trail | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Man's Treasure | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hunted Riders | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Seven of Diamonds / Law of the Gun | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cross Over Nine | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bait and the Trap | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Firebrand | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rustlers of Beacon Creek | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Night Flower | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
South of Rio Grande | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Song of the Whip | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happy Jack / Outlaw Rider | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Secret Agent Number One | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Streak | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six Golden Angels | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smoking Land | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trouble Trail / Desert Showdown | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spy Meets Spy | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Knight | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bamboo Whistle | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead or Alive | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Iron Trail | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Singing Guns | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Naked Blade | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marbleface | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dude | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Danger Trail | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Riders of the Plains | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cleaned Out | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vengence Trail | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Border Kid | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Border Bandit | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Long Chance | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rescue of Broken Arrow | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seven Trails | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Single Jack | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bandit of the Black Hills | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hair-Trigger Kid | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tragedy Trail | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Larramee's Ranch | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Smiling Desperado | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw's Code | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gambler | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Invisible Outlaw | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw Breed | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Speedy | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail Partners | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Big Trail | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hair-Trigger Kid | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lucky Larribee | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood on the Trail | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Showdown | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Cheyenne | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Long Chase | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tamer of the Wild | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mighty Lobo | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Golden Lightning | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stranger | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Torture Trail | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ride the Wild Trail | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stingaree | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rippon Rides Double | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trouble Kid | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ambush at Torture Canyon | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happy Valley | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Luck of the Spindrift | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
War Party | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Phantom Spy | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Big Game | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunman's Goal | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Steve Train's Ordeal | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
White Cheyenne | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Wolf | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Showdown | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rawhide Justice | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man from Savage Creek | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rider of the High Hills / Rider of the High Hill | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Reward | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shotgun Law | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bells of San Filipo | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Storm on the Range | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunfighter's Return | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tiger | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Galloping Danger | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man From The Wilderness | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six-Gun Country | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wild Freedom | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Revenge of Broken Arrow | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King of the Range | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lawless Land | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Making of a Gunman | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trouble in Timberline | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mountain Guns | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gentle Desperado | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogue Mustang | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail of San Trieste | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sixgun Legacy | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Nighthawk Trail | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Man Posse | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Coward of the Clan | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carcajou's Trail | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fugitive's Fire | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Three Crosses | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Thunder | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Battle's End | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Bandit | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gun Gentlemen | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cross Brand | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth Magic | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Charlie's Riders | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tiger Man | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dust Across the Range | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chip Champions a Lady | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Desert Pilot | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Valley of Jewels | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outcast Breed | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Free Range Lanning | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sixteen in Nome | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Above the Law | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quest of Lee Garrison / Lee Garrison's Quest | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murder Me! | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sunset Wins | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wolf Strain | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The One-Way Trail | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Black Rider | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost Wagon | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightning Warrior | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stone That Shines | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fugitive's Mission | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost Rides Tonight! | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Laughter of Slim Malone | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Werewolf | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The City in the Sky | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In the Hills of Monterey | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chinook | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Safety McTee | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seven Faces | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lost Valley | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Two-Handed Man | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Geraldi Trail | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Survival of Juan Oro | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fear of Morgan the Fearless | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gold Trail | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Sagebrush Cinderella | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Masterman | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Outlaw Redeemer | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Peril Trek | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bright Face of Danger | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The House of Gold | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Don Diablo | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Welding Quirt | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crusader | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lone Rider | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Smoking Guns | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blue Kingdom | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Runaways | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mountain Storms | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trouble's Messenger | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dogs of the Captain | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treasure Well | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Acres of Unrest | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaws from Afar | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rancher's Legacy | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mountain Made | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Iron Dust | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightning of Gold | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bandit's Trail | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Old Carver Ranch | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stagecoach | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Brass Man | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wolf and the Man | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lightning Warrior | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Champion of Lost Causes | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Out of the Wilderness | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trail Beyond | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tracker | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Cat | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Winged Horse | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Torturous Trek | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Daring Duval | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sour Creek Valley | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Hawk's Trail | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Double Rider | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jigger Bunts | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The Village Street and Other Poems | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wine on the Desert and Other Stories | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Notebooks and Poems of Max Brand | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of the Wild West | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Max Brand's Best Western Stories, Vol. 1 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wine on the Desert | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Max Brand's Best Western Stories, Vol. 2 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Max Brand's Best Western Stories, Vol. 3 | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sacking of El Dorado | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Collected Stories of Max Brand | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost Wagon and Other Great Western Adventures | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Black Rider and Other Stories | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaws All | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bells of San Carlos | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Slumber Mountain | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Men Beyond the Law | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Two Sixes | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Abandoned Outlaw | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rock of Kiever | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oath of Office | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stolen Gold | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
More Tales of the Wild West | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Timber Line | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Overland Kid | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jokers Extra Wild | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flaming Fortune | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Streak | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Luck and a Horse | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Fighter Squadron at Guadalcanal | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Laboratory Excursions | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
21 Great Stories | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The New Frontier | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden West | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Way of the West | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Devil's Coattails | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pulp Adventures #27 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Cat Weekly #22 | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Max Brand is the pen name of author Frederick Faust. He wrote literary Westerns and a series of pulp fiction novels about a young medical intern named Dr. James Kildare. Faust and his wife, Dorothy, had three kids after marrying in 1917. In 1921, he would suffer a major heart attack that would cause him to suffer major heart problems until his dying days. Faust was born May 29 in the year 1892 in Seattle, Washington and died fifty-one years later on May 12, 1944; he died just seventeen days before he turned fifty-two.
Even still, he is one of the most prolific authors of all time, challenging Asimov and Edgar Wallace; his career output is about twenty-five million to thirty million words of literature. This includes the novels (well over five hundred) and just about as many short stories and even poetry. He could write over ten thousand words in a single weekend. New books from the man continue to be coming out, making him average three new books a year for three-quarters of a century. Faust was able to train himself to write well over ten pages a day, and always wrote original stuff, never adapting someone else’s work into a screenplay.
He grew up in California, and worked as a cowhand on a ranch that was located in the San Joaquin Valley. He went to University of California- Berkley. It was here that he would start writing; whether it be for poetry publications, publications for students, and newspapers. He did not graduate from college, but would join the Canadian Army in the year 1915, but moved to New York, deserting. The 1910s saw Faust publish to different pulp publications, and would write millions of words in the 1920s for certain publications. He was rejected from enlisting in the military to join the fight in World War I.
In the 1930s, Faust worked for Warner Brothers writing screenplays making in one week what some other writers made for the whole year. He did not like his success and found that he was made to write poetry, so much so that he would only publish poetry under his real name. He had many pen names that he wrote under, his favorite being Max Brand. He would write many series throughout his long career as an author.
Faust drew on his love of mythology to use in his fiction writing and some believe that this inspiration accounts for some of his successes as a popular writer.
It is said about Faust, by Frank Gruber (another author), who wrote “The Pulp Jungle”, and said that Faust was over six feet tall and around two hundred pounds, with what appeared to be not a single ounce of fat. It is also said that the man could drink two quarts of whiskey in a span of only eight hours.
“Calling Dr. Kildare” is the first novel in the “Dr. Kildare” series by Max Brand that came out in 1940. During, what some doctors believe is a case of Q Fever, Dr. Gillespie fires James Kildare after the two fight over how to handle it. Kildare is made to work with a nurse named Lamont and another named Byrd to stooge on them.
Fans of the novel liked the way the author writes about character and the way he sets up Kildare as a character to watch in future novels. There were some very great scenes that make readers want to read and re-read this man’s work, and cannot wait to get their hands on further installments.
Some readers did not like how the men treat the women in the novel, finding their behavior to be outdated and it is really not how men are supposed to act.
“The Secret of Dr. Kildare” is the second novel in the “Dr. Kildare” series by Max Brand that came out in 1940. A patient named Nancy wants to feel better; more than that she needs to. So much so that she would do anything to heal herself, even if it meant going to a faith healer. He knows though that to say anything to the authorities about the quack doctor she is seeing would mean that he would lose Nancy. And she would lose her, as she needs him and cannot live without him.
Fans of the novel liked the way that the novel takes readers back to another time in history when doctors were thought of as being godlike. Others liked the way the author tells the story and makes the characters the center of the story and the mystery found within the novel. It was fascinating for some to see how much things have changed in the medical field.
Some readers did not like how dated the novel was, due to the fact that there were certain offensive parts found inside, finding them politically incorrect. This novel has words and phrases that did not make sense to them, the old slang used was just hard for them to get used to.
“Dr. Kildare Takes Charge” is the third novel in the “Dr. Kildare” series by Max Brand that came out in 1941. Kildare has to decide between the lovely nurse that he loves or saving two young lovers. It makes Mary, his girlfriend, wonder what would have make him walk out on her and Dr. Gillespie without saying goodbye to her and her love, and Gillespie’s faith in him.
Fans of the novel enjoyed getting to the bottom of things in this one, finding that anyone who has enjoyed the books so far will be in for a treat this time. Some said that the novel kept them reading until the morning hours, wanting to know how the main male and main female’s story line would shake out.
Some readers did not like the novel took a long time getting going, and that they found their attention’s on other things, finding that it was easy to put this book down in favor of something else.
Dr. Kildare was adapted into many different media that include comics, radio, movies, and television. A character he created named Destry appeared in many different movies throughout the ages.
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I am an old man now, 84 years old, and I have collected books by Max Brand since I was 15 years old. This page was of great interest, and I will add it to my list of Max Brand-background