📖 About Floating Outfit

Floating Outfit is a series universe written by J.T. Edson. The complete collection runs to 71 books across 1 series, published between 1965 and 1996.

The main series is Publication Order of The Floating Outfit Books with 71 books. It opens with The Fortune Hunters (1965) and currently runs to Arizona Gun Law (1996).

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🎯 Where to Start with Floating Outfit

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Fortune Hunters (1965), book 1 of Publication Order of The Floating Outfit Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Floating Outfit Books in Order

Publication Order of The Floating Outfit Books
71 books
1
The Fortune Hunters book cover1The Fortune Hunters1965Buy on Amazon
The Hooded Riders book cover2The Hooded Riders1965Buy on Amazon
Waco's Debt book cover3Waco's Debt1968Buy on Amazon
A Town Called Yellowdog book cover4A Town Called Yellowdog1968Buy on Amazon
The Law of the Gun book cover5The Law of the Gun1968Buy on Amazon
Rio Guns book cover6Rio Guns1968Buy on Amazon
McGraw's Inheritance book cover7McGraw's Inheritance1968Buy on Amazon
The Ysabel Kid book cover8The Ysabel Kid1968Buy on Amazon
Trail Boss book cover9Trail Boss1968Buy on Amazon
The Hard Riders book cover10The Hard Riders1968Buy on Amazon
Guns In The Night book cover11Guns In The Night1968Buy on Amazon
Terror Valley book cover12Terror Valley1968Buy on Amazon
Quiet Town book cover13Quiet Town1968Buy on Amazon
The Rio Hondo Kid book cover14The Rio Hondo Kid1968Buy on Amazon
Rangeland Hercules book cover15Rangeland Hercules1968Buy on Amazon
The Making of a Lawman book cover16The Making of a Lawman1968Buy on Amazon
Wagons To Backsight book cover17Wagons To Backsight1969Buy on Amazon
The Man from Texas book cover18The Man from Texas1969Buy on Amazon
Gunsmoke Thunder book cover19Gunsmoke Thunder1969Buy on Amazon
Cuchilo book cover20Cuchilo1969Buy on Amazon
Gun Wizard book cover21Gun Wizard1969Buy on Amazon
.44 Caliber Man book cover22.44 Caliber Man1969Buy on Amazon
The Half Breed book cover23The Half Breed1969Buy on Amazon
Sidewinder book cover24Sidewinder1969Buy on Amazon
Goodnights Dream book cover25Goodnights Dream1969Buy on Amazon
The Small Texan book cover26The Small Texan1969Buy on Amazon
The Wildcats book cover27The Wildcats1969Buy on Amazon
Apache Rampage book cover28Apache Rampage1969Buy on Amazon
From Hide And Horn book cover29From Hide And Horn1969Buy on Amazon
The Trouble Busters book cover30The Trouble Busters1969Buy on Amazon
Trigger Fast book cover31Trigger Fast1969Buy on Amazon
The Peacemakers book cover32The Peacemakers1969Buy on Amazon
Troubled Range book cover33Troubled Range1969Buy on Amazon
The Fast Gun book cover34The Fast Gun1969Buy on Amazon
Return To Backsight book cover35Return To Backsight1969Buy on Amazon
The Rushers book cover36The Rushers1969Buy on Amazon
The Rio Hondo War book cover37The Rio Hondo War1970Buy on Amazon
The Town Tamers book cover38The Town Tamers1970Buy on Amazon
Hell in the Palo Duro book cover39Hell in the Palo Duro1971Buy on Amazon
A Horse Called Mogollon book cover40A Horse Called Mogollon1971Buy on Amazon
To Arms! To Arms! In Dixie book cover41To Arms! To Arms! In Dixie1972Buy on Amazon
Go Back To Hell book cover42Go Back To Hell1972Buy on Amazon
Set Texas Back on Her Feet book cover43Set Texas Back on Her Feet1973Buy on Amazon
Viridian's Trail book cover44Viridian's Trail1973Buy on Amazon
The Quest for Bowie's Blade book cover45The Quest for Bowie's Blade1974Buy on Amazon
Texas Killers book cover46Texas Killers1978Buy on Amazon
The Nighthawk book cover47The Nighthawk1978Buy on Amazon
The Texas Assassin book cover48The Texas Assassin1978Buy on Amazon
The Lone Star Killers book cover49The Lone Star Killers1978Buy on Amazon
Beguinage Is Dead book cover50Beguinage Is Dead1978Buy on Amazon
The Hide and Tallow Men book cover51The Hide and Tallow Men1978Buy on Amazon
The Bad Bunch book cover52The Bad Bunch1979Buy on Amazon
The Floating Outfit book cover53The Floating Outfit1979Buy on Amazon
The Texan book cover54The Texan1979Buy on Amazon
The Gentle Giant book cover55The Gentle Giant1979Buy on Amazon
The Trigger Master book cover56The Trigger Master1981Buy on Amazon
Master of Triggernometry book cover57Master of Triggernometry1981Buy on Amazon
Old Moccasins on the Trail book cover58Old Moccasins on the Trail1981Buy on Amazon
White Indians book cover59White Indians1982Buy on Amazon
Ole Devil's Hands and Feet book cover60Ole Devil's Hands and Feet1983Buy on Amazon
Buffalo are Coming book cover61Buffalo are Coming1984Buy on Amazon
Cards and Colts book cover62Cards and Colts1986Buy on Amazon
Diamonds, Emeralds, Cards And Colts book cover63Diamonds, Emeralds, Cards And Colts1986Buy on Amazon
Decision For Dusty Fog book cover64Decision For Dusty Fog1986Buy on Amazon
Code of Dusty Fog book cover65Code of Dusty Fog1988Buy on Amazon
Mark Counter's Kin book cover66Mark Counter's Kin1990Buy on Amazon
The South Will Rise Again book cover67The South Will Rise Again1994Buy on Amazon
Texas Kidnappers book cover68Texas Kidnappers1996Buy on Amazon
Wedge Goes to Arizona book cover69Wedge Goes to Arizona1996Buy on Amazon
Arizona Range War book cover70Arizona Range War1996Buy on Amazon
Arizona Gun Law book cover71Arizona Gun Law1996Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Floating Outfit books are there?
There are 71 books in the Floating Outfit collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1965 and 1996.
What is the first Floating Outfit book?
The first book is The Fortune Hunters, published in 1965.
What order should I read the Floating Outfit books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Floating Outfit books?
The Floating Outfit books were written by J.T. Edson.
Is the Floating Outfit series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The Floating Outfit Books, has 71 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Floating Outfit series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1965, and the most recent in 1996.