Order of Murphy Books
Murphy is a series of western novels for young adults by American author Gary Paulsen. Later the series was co-authored with Brian Burks. The protagonist is Al Murphy, sheriff of Cincerville. Although the series was intended for young adults, the books aren’t unfit for adults to read.
Gary Paulsen started the Murphy series with Murphy, which he published in 1987. Brian Burks started co-authoring the series with the novel Murphy’s Stand, which is the fifth book in the series. The series lasted seven books, concluding with Murphy’s Trail in 1996. Below is a list of Gary Paulsen’s Murphy books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Murphy Books
Murphy | (1987) | |
Murphy’s Gold | (1988) | |
Murphy’s Herd | (1989) | |
Murphy’s War | (1990) | |
Murphy’s Stand | (1993) | |
Murphy’s Ambush | (1995) | |
Murphy’s Trail | (1996) |
Notes: Murphy’s Stand, Murphy’s Ambush and Murphy’s Trail were co-authored with Brian Burks.