Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Great Stories | 1969 | Max Brand | Buy |
| 2 | The New Frontier | 1989 | Max Brand | Buy |
| 3 | The Golden West | 2003 | Max Brand | Buy |
| 4 | The Way of the West | 2008 | Max Brand | Buy |
| 5 | The Devil’s Coattails | 2012 | Max Brand | Buy |
| 6 | Pulp Adventures #27 | 2017 | Max Brand | Buy |
| 7 | Black Cat Weekly #22 | 2022 | Max Brand | Buy |
The seven anthology volumes in this list are multi-author collections that include Max Brand’s work alongside stories by other writers. They range from 21 Great Stories (1969), a general fiction anthology, to genre-specific Western collections like The Way of the West (2008) and newer entries like Black Cat Weekly #22 (2022). Brand’s stories were popular enough that his name continued to appear in anthologies for decades after his death.
These collections serve a different purpose than Brand’s dedicated short story volumes. Rather than presenting a deep dive into Brand’s own work, they place his stories in conversation with other authors. For readers who already know Brand’s fiction, the anthologies offer a way to discover other writers in similar genres. For newcomers, seeing a Brand story next to work by other authors can highlight what made his particular style of fast-paced, character-driven Western writing stand out.