| Series | Book Title | Year (approx) | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Young Ole Devil | 1975 | The earliest adventures of Ole Devil Hardin | | | Get Urrea! (aka Texas Fury ) | 1975 | | | | Ole Devil and the Mule Train | (Unknown) | | | Civil War | Comanche | 1968 | Prequel following a young Ysabel Kid | | | Mississippi Raider | (Unknown) | Often listed as the "proper" start of the series | | | The Fastest Gun in Texas | 1968 | | | | The Colt and the Sabre | 1968 | | | | The Bloody Border | 1969 | | | | Kill Dusty Fog! | 1970 | | | Floating Outfit | The Fortune Hunters | 1965 | Book #1 | | | The Hooded Riders | 1965 | | | | Waco's Debt | 1968 | | | | A Town Called Yellowdog | 1968 | | | | The Law of the Gun | 1968 | | | | Rio Guns | 1968 | | | | McGraw's Inheritance | 1968 | | | | The Ysabel Kid | 1968 | A key origin story for one of the main heroes | | | Trail Boss | 1968 | | | | The Hard Riders | 1968 | | | | Guns In The Night | 1968 | | | | Terror Valley | 1968 | | | | Quiet Town | 1968 | | | | The Rio Hondo Kid | 1968 | | | | Rangeland Hercules | 1968 | | | | The Making of a Lawman | 1968 | | | | Slaughter's Way | 1965 | | | Calamity Jane | The Big Hunt | 1968 | | | | The Road to Ratchet Creek | 1968 | | | | Trouble Trail | 1968 | | | | The Cow Thieves | 1968 | | | | The Bullwhip Breed | 1968 | | | Waco | Arizona Ranger | 1966 | Waco's first solo outing | | | The Drifter | 1968 | | | Floating Outfit | Wagons To Backsight | 1969 | | | | The Man from Texas | 1969 | | | | Gunsmoke Thunder | 1969 | | | | Cuchilo | 1969 | | | | Gun Wizard | 1969 | | | | .44 Caliber Man | 1969 | | | | The Half Breed | 1969 | | | | Sidewinder | 1969 | | | | Goodnight's Dream | 1969 | | | | The Small Texan | 1969 | | | | The Wildcats | 1969 | | | | Apache Rampage | 1969 | | | | From Hide And Horn | 1969 | | | | The Trouble Busters | 1969 | | | | Trigger Fast | 1969 | | | | The Peacemakers | 1969 | | | | Troubled Range | 1969 | | | | The Fast Gun | 1969 | | | | Return To Backsight | 1969 | | | | The Rushers | 1969 | | | | The Rio Hondo War | 1970 | | | | The Town Tamers | 1970 | | | | Hell in the Palo Duro | 1971 | | | | A Horse Called Mogollon | 1971 | | | | To Arms! To Arms! In Dixie | 1972 | | | | Go Back To Hell | 1972 | | | | Set Texas Back on Her Feet | 1973 | | | | Viridian's Trail | 1973 | | | | The Quest for Bowie's Blade | 1974 | | | | Texas Killers | 1978 | | | | The Nighthawk | 1978 | | | | The Texas Assassin | 1978 | | | | The Lone Star Killers | 1978 | | | | Beguinage Is Dead | 1978 | | | | The Hide and Tallow Men | 1978 | | | | The Bad Bunch | 1979 | | | | The Floating Outfit | 1979 | | | | The Texan | 1979 | | | | The Gentle Giant | 1979 | | | | The Trigger Master | 1981 | | | | Master of Triggernometry | 1981 | | | | Old Moccasins on the Trail | 1981 | | | | White Indians | 1982 | | | | Ole Devil's Hands and Feet | 1983 | | | | Buffalo are Coming | 1984 | | | | Cards and Colts | 1986 | | | | Diamonds, Emeralds, Cards And Colts | 1986 | | | | Decision For Dusty Fog | 1986 | | | | Code of Dusty Fog | 1988 | | | | Mark Counter's Kin | 1990 | | | | The South Will Rise Again | 1994 | | | | Texas Kidnappers | 1996 | | | | Wedge Goes to Arizona | 1996 | | | | Arizona Range War | 1996 | | | | Arizona Gun Law | 1996 | | | Waco | Hound Dog Man | 1969 | | | | Waco Rides In | 1969 | | | | Doc Leroy, M.D | 1977 | | | | Sagebrush Sleuth | 1977 | | | | Waco's Badge | 1982 | | | Rockabye County | The Professional Killers | 1968 | | | Bunduki | Bunduki | 1975 | The start of the sci-fi series |
In the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Edson continued to write prolifically, producing novels like "The Oklahoma Kid" (1985), "The Lonesome Rider" (1987), and "The Texas Ranger" (1992). These works demonstrated Edson's continued mastery of his craft, as he explored themes of revenge, redemption, and justice.
Edson wrote several novels featuring the famous Earp-Clanton feud, but he integrated his own characters. Dusty Fog often appears as a "secret helper" to Wyatt. jt edson books in chronological order
: Bridges the gap between the Old West families and the jungle adventures. 💡 Key Reading Advice
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After the Civil War, the Floating Outfit is officially formed. This era follows a young Mark Counter, the lethal Ysabel Kid, and a teenage Ole Devil Hardin's nephew, Dusty Fog, as they protect the vast OD Ranch.
If you are a completionist, here is the simplest way to approach the first 30 books of the main saga in (compiled from fan archives and Edson’s own timeline notes): | Series | Book Title | Year (approx)
This is the peak of J.T. Edson's Western fiction. The Floating Outfit travels across the American West, fighting corrupt politicians, stopping range wars, and enforcing justice.
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