Don Coldsmith

Following the conclusion of the war, Coldsmith was sent to Japan, where he took care of prisoners accused of committing war crimes. During his time as an Army medic occupying Japan, he took care of top-ranking Japanese war criminals including Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. After Don Coldsmith got out of the military, he went to the Baldwin-based Baker University.

The best place to start is the Spanish Bit Saga series, the earliest of Don Coldsmith's multi-book series: it opens with Trail of the Spanish Bit (1980) and runs to 31 books across 1980–2013, ending with Moon of Madness (2013). Don Coldsmith's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Don Coldsmith has 60 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1975 and 2013. 49 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Spanish Bit Saga series with 31 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Don Coldsmith's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Spanish Bit Saga (1980–2013, 31 books) and Rivers West (1988–1999, 18 books).

This guide splits Don Coldsmith's 60 books into 2 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Spanish Bit Saga (31 books, 1980–2013); Rivers West (18 books, 1988–1999).