The Trailsman Books in Order
The Trailsman is a long-running series of short American Western novels published by Signet Books (New American Library) beginning in 1980, following frontier scout Skye Fargo. Written under the house pseudonym "Jon Sharpe," most of the first 200 volumes were authored by Jon Messmann before his retirement in the late 1990s, after which multiple ghostwriters continued the series past 300 volumes.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Trailsman 001: Seven Ways to Die
1980 · Jon Sharpe
Trailsman 001: Seven Ways to Die is a 1980 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David…
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1980 · Jon Sharpe
Trailsman 002: The Hanging Trail is a 1980 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David…
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Trailsman 003 is a 1980 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 004 is a 1980 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 005 is a 1981 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 006 is a 1981 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 007: Wolf Country is a 1981 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David…
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Skye Fargo takes on the job of trail boss for a group of small ranchers, partly due to threats from the Haskells trying to eliminate local…
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Trailsman 009 is a 1982 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Skye Fargo stumbles into a lynching party and, unable to resist a woman in distress, ends up helping Amity Sawyer smuggle her family's slave, Joseph,…
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Trailsman 011 is a 1982 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 012 is a 1982 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 013 is a 1982 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 014 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman No. 15 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert…
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Trailsman 016 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 017 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 018 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 019 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 020 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 021 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 022 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 023 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 024 is a 1983 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 025 is a 1984 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 026 is a 1984 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 027 is a 1984 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 028 is a 1984 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 029 is a 1984 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Trailsman 030 is a 1984 book by Jon Sharpe (house pseudonym; primarily Jon Messmann, later multiple ghostwriters including David Robbins, Robert J.…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Trailsman books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Trailsman 001: Seven Ways to Die”. Start with “Trailsman 001: Seven Ways to Die.”
How many books are in the The Trailsman series?
We list 30 books by Jon Sharpe , published between 1980–1984.
Where can I buy the The Trailsman books?
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