Dusty Richards

If there was a Saturday early showing, Dusty was always there with Hoppy, Roy and Gene. He went to roundup at seven years of age, sat on a genuine stallion and watched them brand calves on the Peterson Ranch in a place named Othello, Washington. At the point when his family vacated to Arizona from the Midwest, at age 13, he knew he'd gone to paradise.

The best place to start is the Ralph Compton Western series, the earliest of Dusty Richards's multi-book series: it opens with Clarion's Call (2001) and runs to 55 books across 2001–2021, ending with Hellbound Posse (2021). Dusty Richards's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Dusty Richards has 155 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2025. 135 of them belong to 13 named series — the largest being the Ralph Compton Western series with 55 books — and 20 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. Dusty Richards's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ralph Compton Western (2001–2021, 55 books), Rodeo Riders (2002, 1 book) and Foxy Hens (2005–2009, 5 books), plus 9 more.

This guide splits Dusty Richards's 155 books into 13 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ralph Compton Western (55 books, 2001–2021); Byrnes Family Ranch (12 books, 2009–2018); Brandiron (7 books, 2015–2017); Foxy Hens (5 books, 2005–2009); Herschel Baker (4 books, 2006–2010), plus 8 further series.