James Reasoner Standalone Novels books in order

Reading order

James Reasoner’s standalone novels number thirty titles spread across more than four decades, from Texas Wind in 1980 to California Powdersmoke in 2024. His early work includes Texas Wind, Yankee, and Yankee Rogue, all published in the early 1980s. The mid-1990s were an especially active stretch, with novels like Stark’s Justice, The Hawthorne Legacy, Rivers of Gold, The Diablo Grant, The Healer’s Road, and The Wilderness Road all appearing within a few years of each other.

Many of Reasoner’s standalone titles have Western or Texas-themed settings, as their names suggest: West Texas Blood Feud, Texas Bushwhack, New Mexico Trackdown, Arizona Bounty, and California Powdersmoke all appeared in 2023-2024. But the list also includes titles that suggest other genres, such as Jur, The Fyredrake’s Prey, and The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang. Since every book here is self-contained, readers can start anywhere in the list.