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Alan LeMay

4 Series • 23 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Old Father Of Waters (1928)
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Publication Order of Chapbooks
Start with: The Wolf Hunter (1999)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: Spanish Crossing (1998)

ⓘ About Alan LeMay

Alan LeMay was a published American screenplay writer, novelist, and short story author. Alan was born on June 3, 1899 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His parents were Maude Brown and John LeMay. His father taught public school. Daniel L. Brown Sr., his maternal grandfather, as well as Daniel L. Brown Jr., his uncle, both worked as lawyers. Alan grew up living with his uncle and his parents and the home of his grandparents in Indianapolis. His family moved along with Elizabeth, his sister, when he was just a teenager. In the 1910s they relocated to Aurora, Illinois. He would go on to study at Stetson University in 1916 in DeLand, Florida. Two years later, Alan registered for the draft for World War I in Aurora. He enlisted and became a Second Lieutenant for the United States Army.

All Book Series by Alan LeMay

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Old Father Of Waters

Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 1928

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1928
2
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Thunder In The Dust

Book 2 of 17 · published 1936

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1936
3
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Winter Range

Book 3 of 17 · published 1938

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1938
4
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Useless Cowboy

Book 4 of 17 · published 1944

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1944
5
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Hell For Breakfast

Book 5 of 17 · published 1947

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1947
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The Smoky Years

Book 6 of 17 · published 1948

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1948
7
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Cattle Kingdom

Book 7 of 17 · published 1948

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1948
8
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Wild Justice

Book 8 of 17 · published 1948

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1948
9
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Gunsight Trail

Book 9 of 17 · published 1949

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1949
10
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The Searchers

Book 10 of 17 · published 1954

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1954
11
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Painted Ponies

Book 11 of 17 · published 1956

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1956
12
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The Unforgiven

Book 12 of 17 · published 1957

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1957
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Unforgiven

Book 13 of 17 · published 1957

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1957
14
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By Dim And Flaring Lamps

Book 14 of 17 · published 1962

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1962
15
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The Bold West, Volume 24

Book 15 of 17 · published 2000 Co-authored · T.T. Flynn,Will C. Brown

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2000
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Pelican Coast

Book 16 of 17 · published 2004

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2004
17
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The Bold West

Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2009 Co-authored · Peter Dawson,Steve Frazee

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2009
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The Wolf Hunter

Single-title series · published 1999

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1999
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Spanish Crossing

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1998

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1998
2
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The Bells Of San Juan

Book 2 of 4 · published 2001

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2001
3
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West of Nowhere

Book 3 of 4 · published 2002

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2002
4
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Tonopah Range

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2006

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2006
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The Bold West, Volume 34

Single-title series · published 1998

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1998

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alan LeMay?

Alan LeMay was a published American screenplay writer, novelist, and short story author. Alan was born on June 3, 1899 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His parents were Maude Brown and John LeMay.

Which Alan LeMay series should I start with?

Alan LeMay's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Old Father Of Waters (1928).

How many books has Alan LeMay written?

Alan LeMay has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1928 and 2009. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Collections and Chapbooks.

In what order should Alan LeMay's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 23 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Alan LeMay's books organised into series?

This guide splits Alan LeMay's 23 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (17 books); Collections (4 books); Chapbooks (1 book); Anthologies (1 book).