Zane Grey Books in Order

Zane Grey
Chronological

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  Betty Zane - 1903
  The Spirit of the Border - 1906
  The Last of the Plainsmen - 1908
  The Last Trail - 1909
  The Short Stop - 1909
  The Heritage of the Desert - 1910
  The Young Forester - 1910
  The Young Pitcher - 1911
  The Young Lion Hunter - 1911
  Riders of the Purple Sage - 1912 (Zane Grey's best selling book)
  Ken Ward in the Jungle - 1912
  Desert Gold - 1913
  The Light of Western Stars - 1914
  The Rangers of the Lone Star - 1914
  The Rainbow Trail - 1915
  The Lone Star Ranger - 1915
  The Border Legion - 1916
  Wildfire - 1917
  The U.P. Trail - 1918
  The Desert of Wheat - 1919
  Tales of Fishes - 1919
  The Man of the Forest - 1920
  The Redheaded Outfield and other Baseball Stories - 1920
  The Mysterious Rider - 1921
  To the Last Man - 1921
  The Day of the Beast - 1922
  Tales of Lonely Trails - 1922
  Wanderer of the Wasteland - 1923
  Tappan's Burro - 1923
  The Call of the Canyon - 1924
  Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon - 1924
  Tales of Southern Rivers - 1924
  The Thundering Herd - 1925
  The Vanishing American - 1925
  Captives of the Desert - 1925
  Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas - 1925
  Under the Tonto Rim - 1926
  Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand - 1926
  Forlorn River - 1927
  Tales of Swordfish and Tuna - 1927
  Nevada - 1928
  Wild Horse Mesa - 1928
  Don, the Story of a Lion Dog - 1928
  Avalanche - 1928
  Tales of Fresh Water Fishing - 1928
  Fighting Caravans - 1929
  Stairs of Sand - 1929
  The Wolf Tracker - 1930
  The Shepherd of Guadaloupe - 1930
  Sunset Pass - 1931
  Tales of Tahitian Waters - 1931
  Book of Camps and Trails - 1931
  Arizona Ames - 1932
  Robbers' Roost - 1932
  The Drift Fence - 1933
  The Hash Knife Outfit - 1933
  The Code of the West - 1934
  Thunder Mountain - 1935
  The Trail Driver - 1935
  The Lost Wagon Train - 1936
  West of the Pecos - 1937
  An American Angler in Australia - 1937
  Raiders of Spanish Peaks - 1938
  Western Union - 1939

Published posthumously

  Knights of the Range - 1939
  Thirty Thousand on the Hoof - 1940
  Twin Sombreros - 1940
  Majesty's Rancho - 1942
  Omnibus - 1943
  The Wilderness Trek - 1944
  Shadow on the Trail - 1946
  Valley of Wild Horses - 1947
  Rogue River Feud - 1948
  The Deer Stalker - 1949
  The Maverick Queen - 1950
  The Dude Ranger - 1951
  Adventures in Fishing - 1952
  Wyoming - 1953
  Lost Pueblo - 1954
  Black Mesa - 1955
  Stranger from the Tonto - 1956
  The Fugitive Trail - 1957
  Arizona Clan - 1958
  Horse Heaven Hill - 1959
  The Ranger and Other Stories - 1960
  Blue Feather and Other Stories - 1961
  Boulder Dam - 1963
  The Adventures of Finspot - 1974
  The Buffalo Hunter - 1975 (Compilation)
  Greatest Indian Stories - 1975 (Compilation)
  The Reef Girl - 1977
  Tales from a Fisherman's Log - 1978
  The Camp Robber and Other Stories - 1979
  The Lord of Lackawaxen Creek - 1981
  Lost in the Never Never and Silvermane - 1982
  George Washington, Frontiersman - 1994
  Tales of the Gladiator - 2009
  Tales of Florida Fishes - 2016 (Compilation)


Riders of the Purple Sage Series


  Riders of the Purple Sage - 1912
  The Rainbow Trail - 1915

Lone Star Ranger Series


  The Rangers of the Lone Star - 1914
  The Lone Star Ranger - 1915

Fort Henry Saga Series


  The U.P. Trail - 1918
  The Call of the Canyon - 1924


How many books did Zane Grey write?


Zane Grey wrote over 100 novels and stories with 97 published books. Additional published books include compilations.


Best Zane Grey books


Zane Grey's best books, based on popularity, include Riders of the Purple Sage, The Lone Star Ranger, The Last of the Plainsmen, The Last Trail, Wildfire, The Rainbow Trail, Desert Gold and The Man of the Forest. 

 His books have sold close to 50,000,000 copies.


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