William W. Johnstone

To say that William W. Johnstone is a good writer is definitely an understatement. He is a prolific writer that was well ahead of his time. One would not be too presumptuous to say that his stories were prophetic in a way.

The best place to start is The Devil series, the earliest of William W. Johnstone's multi-book series: it opens with The Devil's Kiss (1981) and runs to 5 books across 1981–1992, ending with The Devil's Laughter (1992). William W. Johnstone's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

William W. Johnstone has 565 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2027. 523 of them belong to 99 named series — the largest being the Ashes series with 34 books — and 42 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. William W. Johnstone's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Devil (1981–1992, 5 books), Dog Team (1981–2010, 4 books) and Wolf (1982–1996, 3 books), plus 95 more.

This guide splits William W. Johnstone's 565 books into 99 named series and 42 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ashes (34 books, 1983–2003); The First Mountain Man (32 books, 1991–2026); The Last Gunfighter (24 books, 2000–2024); Eagles (18 books, 1993–2013); Blood Bond (16 books, 1989–2012), plus 94 further series.