Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Law of the Gun | 2023 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 2 | Making of a Lawman | 2023 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 3 | Comanche Moon | 2024 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 4 | Troubled Border | 2025 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 5 | Railroad Raiders | 2026 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
Plainsman is Simon Fairfax’s American Western series, which he launched in 2023 alongside his continuing medieval and financial thriller work. Law of the Gun and Making of a Lawman both appeared in 2023 to establish the protagonist and setting. Comanche Moon (2024), Troubled Border (2025), and Railroad Raiders (2026) carry the series into the full range of post-Civil War frontier conflicts.
The Western is the genre Fairfax has come to most recently, and the titles suggest a classic approach: the lawman, the frontier, the specific threats that shaped the period. For readers who prefer historical authenticity in their Westerns rather than revisionist takes, the Plainsman series fits the traditional mold.