Order of Max Brand Books

Frederick Faust (1882-1944) was an American author of Western fiction. He is best known for his novels under the pen name Max Brand, but also used his real name and other pseudonyms including George Owen Baxter, David Manning, Evan Evans, John Frederick, Peter Morland, George Challis and Frederick Frost. His novels were initially serialized for pulp magazines such as Street & Smith’s Western Story Magazine. One of his non-Western characters was Dr. Kildare, who would make the transition over to several films. Faust was covering World War II in Italy when he was mortally wounded by sharpnel.

Max Brand is one of the most prolific authors of all time in the English language, having written over 500 novels for magazines. Even after his death, new books would be published based on his serials or previously unpublished work. His first published novel was Harrigan, published in 1918. His last (thus far?) is the 2010 novel Outlaws from Afar, published a remarkable 66 years following his death. Below is a list of Max Brand’s books in order of when they were originally published in novel format:

Publication Order of Bull Hunter Books

Publication Order of Dan Barry Books

Publication Order of Dr. Kildare Books

Publication Order of Free Range Lanning Books

Publication Order of The Golden West Books

(with Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, Jon Tuska, Christopher Lane)

Publication Order of Luck Books

Publication Order of Montana Books

(as Evan Evans)

Publication Order of Ronicky Doone Books

Publication Order of Rusty Sabin Saga Books

(as George Owen Baxter)

Publication Order of Silvertip Books

(with)

Publication Order of The Rancher Books

Publication Order of Thunder Moon Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Bold West Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Notes: Alcatraz was also titled Alcatraz, The Wild Stallion and also titled Devil Horse. Bandit’s Honor was also titled Six-Gun Country. The Blue Jay was also titled Rustlers’ Range. Brother of the Cheyennes was also known as Frontier Feud and as Rusty (UK). Call of the Blood was also known as Red Hawk and White Horse in the United Kingdom and also as War Party. Clung was also titled Ghost Rider. Dead or Alive was also titled Lanky in the United Kingdom. Fightin’ Fool was titled A Fairly Slick Guy and Showdown in the United Kingdom. Free Range Lanning was also titled Way of the Lawless. Gunman’s Legacy was also titled Six-Gun Legacy. Happy Jack was also titled Outlaw Rider. The Iron Trail was also titled Riding The Iron Trail. The Jackson Trail was also titled The Outlaw Trail. Jerry Peyton’s Notched Inheritance was also titled Gunmen’s Feud. Jim Curry’s Test was also titled Gunfighter’s Return. The Killers was also titled Three on the Trial. King Charlie was also titled King Charlie’s Riders. The Long Chance was also titled The Safety Killer in the United Kingdom. Marbleface was also titled Poker-Face in the UK. Mystery Ranch was also titled Mystery Valley in the UK. The Outlaw was also titled Crooked Horn. Pleasant Jim was also titled Six-Gun Ambush. Red Devil of the Range was also known as Horseback Hellion and as The Man from Savage Creek. Riders of the Silences was also titled Luck. Sawdust and Sixguns was also titled Tenderfoot. Senor Jingle Bells was also titled The Fastest Draw. The Seven of Diamonds was also titled Law of the Gun. The Sheriff Rides was also titled Triggerman. Smugglers’ Trail was also known as Lone Hand and as Smoking Gun Trail (UK). Strange Courage was also titled Showdown. Train’s Trust was also titled Steve Train’s Ordeal. The Trap at Comanche Bend was also titled The Guide to Happiness (UK). Trouble Trail was also titled Desert Showdown. The Untamed was also titled The Trail of the Panther (UK). Vengeance Trail was also titled Striking Eagle (UK). Western Tommy was also titled The Making of a Gunman.

The novels The Bait and the Trap, The Firebrand, The Golden Knight, Monsieur, The Naked Blade, The Splendid Rascal and The Smoking Land were written under the pen name of George Challis. The Bamboo Whistle, Secret Agent Number One and Spy Meets Spy were written under the pen name Frederick Frost. Riders of the Silences, The Bronze Collar and The Sword Lover were written using the pseudonym of John Frederick. The Bandit of the Black Hills, Hired Guns, Dionysus in Hades, Valley Vultures, The Thunderer and The Village Street were published using his real name of Frederick Faust. Beyond the Outposts and Lost Wolf were published using the nom de plume of Peter Henry Morland. The Return of the Rancher was written under the pseudonym of Frank Austin. Outlaw Valley, Sawdust and Sixguns, Strange Courage, Gunman’s Legacy, the Montana series, The Song of the Whip, The Rescue of Broken Arrow, Outlaw’s Code, The Border Bandit and Showdown were published under the pen name Evan Evans. Free Range Lanning, The Gauntlet, The Long, Long Trail, Train’s Trust, Donnegan, The Rangeland Avenger, The Whispering Outlaw, Wooden Guns, King Charlie, The Trail to San Triste, The Killers, Tiger Man, Call of the Blood, Brother of the Cheyennes, Red Devil of the Range, Rusty and The Shadow of Silver Tip were published under the pen name of George Owen Baxter. Ronicky Doone, Ronicky Doone’s Treasure, Bull Hunter, Bull Hunter’s Romance, Jerry Peyton’s Notched Inheritance, King Charlie’s Riders, Blackie and Red, The Black Sigma, The Brute, On the Trail of Four, Bandit’s Honor, The Mountain Fugitive, Western Tommy, The Outlaw Tamer, The Trap at Comanche Bend, The Mustang Herder and Senor Jingle Bells were all written under the pen name of David Manning. The novels Cross Over Nine and The Night Flower were written using the pseudonym Walter C. Butler.

Ten-Foot Chain was written with Achmed Abdullah, E.K. Means and P.P. Sheehan. The Golden West also contains contributions from Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour.

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One Response to “Order of Max Brand Books”

1. tncdel: 7 years ago

   Frederick Faust wrote under at least 16 different pseudonyms, primarily as Max Brand writing westerns. But he was proficient in several other genres as well. Including detective novels. And this, despite being categorized nominally as a western, is actually a detective mystery story with an intricate tale that unravels unexpectedly.

   Faust was a prolific prodigy who, by the time of his death in WW II as a journalist, had already authored the equivalent of over 525 full-legth novels. And I have myself read about 200 of them.

   I will be 70 next year, and by now have read well over 10,000 books, mostly novels. Including many classics. And I would stack up Faust’s fifty best novels against ANY author in the history of literature. For Faust was the consummate storyteller, who took a back seat to NO ONE when it came to being able to tell a story that absorbs its reader into it.

   And, at his best, Faust’s prose is every bit as eloquent as that of Charles Dickens or Victor Hugo. And his ability to acquaint the reader with his characters was sheer psychological artistry. I can still recall how astounded I was, reading my first novel by Faust several decades ago, at how he pulled the reader deeply into THE PSYCHOLOGY OF the main character.

   It was Faust’s understanding of human nature that earned him the sobriquet, “The Shakespeare of Westerns.” But I would take it a huge step further by according him the title of the Shakespeare of the novel itself. For Faust was as adept at writing a novel as was Shakespeare a play.

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