A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Zane Books in Order

The complete Zane reading order — 40 books from 1900–2004.

  1. 01 The Last Trail 1900 Amazon — buy The Last Trail Bookshop — buy The Last Trail ThriftBooks — buy The Last Trail eBooks.com — buy The Last Trail
  2. 02 Betty Zane 1903 Amazon — buy Betty Zane Bookshop — buy Betty Zane ThriftBooks — buy Betty Zane eBooks.com — buy Betty Zane
  3. 03 The Spirit of the Border 1906 Amazon — buy The Spirit of the Border Bookshop — buy The Spirit of the Border ThriftBooks — buy The Spirit of the Border eBooks.com — buy The Spirit of the Border
  4. 04 The Last of the Plainsmen 1908 Amazon — buy The Last of the Plainsmen Bookshop — buy The Last of the Plainsmen ThriftBooks — buy The Last of the Plainsmen eBooks.com — buy The Last of the Plainsmen
  5. 05 The Heritage of the Desert 1910 Amazon — buy The Heritage of the Desert Bookshop — buy The Heritage of the Desert ThriftBooks — buy The Heritage of the Desert eBooks.com — buy The Heritage of the Desert
  6. 06 The Young Forester 1910 Amazon — buy The Young Forester Bookshop — buy The Young Forester ThriftBooks — buy The Young Forester eBooks.com — buy The Young Forester
  7. 07 The Light of the Western Stars 1910 Amazon — buy The Light of the Western Stars Bookshop — buy The Light of the Western Stars ThriftBooks — buy The Light of the Western Stars eBooks.com — buy The Light of the Western Stars
  8. 08 The young lion hunter 1911 Amazon — buy The young lion hunter Bookshop — buy The young lion hunter ThriftBooks — buy The young lion hunter eBooks.com — buy The young lion hunter
  9. 09 The Young Pitcher 1911 Amazon — buy The Young Pitcher Bookshop — buy The Young Pitcher ThriftBooks — buy The Young Pitcher eBooks.com — buy The Young Pitcher
  10. 10 Riders of the Purple Sage 1912 Amazon — buy Riders of the Purple Sage Bookshop — buy Riders of the Purple Sage ThriftBooks — buy Riders of the Purple Sage eBooks.com — buy Riders of the Purple Sage
  11. 11 Desert Gold 1913 Amazon — buy Desert Gold Bookshop — buy Desert Gold ThriftBooks — buy Desert Gold eBooks.com — buy Desert Gold
  12. 12 The Lone Star Ranger 1914 Amazon — buy The Lone Star Ranger Bookshop — buy The Lone Star Ranger ThriftBooks — buy The Lone Star Ranger eBooks.com — buy The Lone Star Ranger
  13. 13 The Rainbow Trail 1915 Amazon — buy The Rainbow Trail Bookshop — buy The Rainbow Trail ThriftBooks — buy The Rainbow Trail eBooks.com — buy The Rainbow Trail
  14. 14 The border legion 1916 Amazon — buy The border legion Bookshop — buy The border legion ThriftBooks — buy The border legion eBooks.com — buy The border legion
  15. 15 Wildfire 1916 Amazon — buy Wildfire Bookshop — buy Wildfire ThriftBooks — buy Wildfire eBooks.com — buy Wildfire
  16. 16 The U.P. Trail 1918 Amazon — buy The U.P. Trail Bookshop — buy The U.P. Trail ThriftBooks — buy The U.P. Trail eBooks.com — buy The U.P. Trail
  17. 17 The Desert of Wheat 1919 Amazon — buy The Desert of Wheat Bookshop — buy The Desert of Wheat ThriftBooks — buy The Desert of Wheat eBooks.com — buy The Desert of Wheat
  18. 18 The Man of the Forest 1920 Amazon — buy The Man of the Forest Bookshop — buy The Man of the Forest ThriftBooks — buy The Man of the Forest eBooks.com — buy The Man of the Forest
  19. 19 The Mysterious Rider 1921 Amazon — buy The Mysterious Rider Bookshop — buy The Mysterious Rider ThriftBooks — buy The Mysterious Rider eBooks.com — buy The Mysterious Rider
  20. 20 To the Last Man 1921 Amazon — buy To the Last Man Bookshop — buy To the Last Man ThriftBooks — buy To the Last Man eBooks.com — buy To the Last Man
  21. 21 The Call of the Canyon 1921 Amazon — buy The Call of the Canyon Bookshop — buy The Call of the Canyon ThriftBooks — buy The Call of the Canyon eBooks.com — buy The Call of the Canyon
  22. 22 The Day of the Beast 1922 Amazon — buy The Day of the Beast Bookshop — buy The Day of the Beast ThriftBooks — buy The Day of the Beast eBooks.com — buy The Day of the Beast
  23. 23 Tales of lonely trails 1922 Amazon — buy Tales of lonely trails Bookshop — buy Tales of lonely trails ThriftBooks — buy Tales of lonely trails eBooks.com — buy Tales of lonely trails
  24. 24 The Thundering Herd 1924 Amazon — buy The Thundering Herd Bookshop — buy The Thundering Herd ThriftBooks — buy The Thundering Herd eBooks.com — buy The Thundering Herd
  25. 25 Valley of Wild Horses 1927 Amazon — buy Valley of Wild Horses Bookshop — buy Valley of Wild Horses ThriftBooks — buy Valley of Wild Horses eBooks.com — buy Valley of Wild Horses
  26. 26 Code of the West 1934 Amazon — buy Code of the West Bookshop — buy Code of the West ThriftBooks — buy Code of the West eBooks.com — buy Code of the West
  27. 27 The Arizona Clan 1958 Amazon — buy The Arizona Clan Bookshop — buy The Arizona Clan ThriftBooks — buy The Arizona Clan eBooks.com — buy The Arizona Clan
  28. 28 Zane Grey 1973 Amazon — buy Zane Grey Bookshop — buy Zane Grey ThriftBooks — buy Zane Grey eBooks.com — buy Zane Grey
  29. 29 The Rustlers of Pecos County 1980 Amazon — buy The Rustlers of Pecos County Bookshop — buy The Rustlers of Pecos County ThriftBooks — buy The Rustlers of Pecos County eBooks.com — buy The Rustlers of Pecos County
  30. 30 Administrative office management 1984 Amazon — buy Administrative office management Bookshop — buy Administrative office management ThriftBooks — buy Administrative office management eBooks.com — buy Administrative office management
  31. 31 Chocolate Flava 1990 Amazon — buy Chocolate Flava Bookshop — buy Chocolate Flava ThriftBooks — buy Chocolate Flava eBooks.com — buy Chocolate Flava
  32. 32 Shame on it all 1999 Amazon — buy Shame on it all Bookshop — buy Shame on it all ThriftBooks — buy Shame on it all eBooks.com — buy Shame on it all
  33. 33 The sex chronicles 1999 Amazon — buy The sex chronicles Bookshop — buy The sex chronicles ThriftBooks — buy The sex chronicles eBooks.com — buy The sex chronicles
  34. 34 Addicted 2001 Amazon — buy Addicted Bookshop — buy Addicted ThriftBooks — buy Addicted eBooks.com — buy Addicted
  35. 35 Zane 2002 Amazon — buy Zane Bookshop — buy Zane ThriftBooks — buy Zane eBooks.com — buy Zane
  36. 36 Gettin' buck wild 2002 Amazon — buy Gettin' buck wild Bookshop — buy Gettin' buck wild ThriftBooks — buy Gettin' buck wild eBooks.com — buy Gettin' buck wild
  37. 37 The Heat Seekers 2003 Amazon — buy The Heat Seekers Bookshop — buy The Heat Seekers ThriftBooks — buy The Heat Seekers eBooks.com — buy The Heat Seekers
  38. 38 Nervous 2003 Amazon — buy Nervous Bookshop — buy Nervous ThriftBooks — buy Nervous eBooks.com — buy Nervous
  39. 39 The sisters of APF 2004 Amazon — buy The sisters of APF Bookshop — buy The sisters of APF ThriftBooks — buy The sisters of APF eBooks.com — buy The sisters of APF
  40. 40 Nervous : a novel 2004 Amazon — buy Nervous : a novel Bookshop — buy Nervous : a novel ThriftBooks — buy Nervous : a novel eBooks.com — buy Nervous : a novel

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Zane

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Last Trail 1900
2 Betty Zane 1903
3 The Spirit of the Border 1906
4 The Last of the Plainsmen 1908
5 The Heritage of the Desert 1910
6 The Young Forester 1910
7 The Light of the Western Stars 1910
8 The young lion hunter 1911
9 The Young Pitcher 1911
10 Riders of the Purple Sage 1912
11 Desert Gold 1913
12 The Lone Star Ranger 1914
13 The Rainbow Trail 1915
14 The border legion 1916
15 Wildfire 1916
16 The U.P. Trail 1918
17 The Desert of Wheat 1919
18 The Man of the Forest 1920
19 The Mysterious Rider 1921
20 To the Last Man 1921
21 The Call of the Canyon 1921
22 The Day of the Beast 1922
23 Tales of lonely trails 1922
24 The Thundering Herd 1924
25 Valley of Wild Horses 1927
26 Code of the West 1934
27 The Arizona Clan 1958
28 Zane Grey 1973
29 The Rustlers of Pecos County 1980
30 Administrative office management 1984
31 Chocolate Flava 1990
32 Shame on it all 1999
33 The sex chronicles 1999
34 Addicted 2001
35 Zane 2002
36 Gettin' buck wild 2002
37 The Heat Seekers 2003
38 Nervous 2003
39 The sisters of APF 2004
40 Nervous : a novel 2004

Zane reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Last Trail (1900). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Zane — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Zane books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1900–2004.

What is the newest Zane book?

Nervous : a novel, published in 2004.