Order of Plainsmen Books
The Plainsmen is a western fiction series by American novelist Terry C. Johnston. The series follows central character Seamus Donegan during the U.S. Army’s struggle with the Native Americans. The series starts in 1866, with the last several novels set in 1877.
Terry C. Johnston began his Plainsmen series in 1990 with Sioux Dawn: The Fetterman Massacre. The series lasted 16 novels, concluding with Turn the Stars Upside Down: The Last Days and Tragic Death of Crazy Horse, published in 2001. Below is a list of Terry C. Johnston’s Plainsmen books in order of when they were first published (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Plainsmen Books
Sioux Dawn | (1990) | |
The Stalkers | (1990) | |
Red Cloud’s Revenge | (1990) | |
Black Sun | (1991) | |
Devil’s Backbone | (1991) | |
Shadow Riders | (1991) | |
Dying Thunder | (1992) | |
Blood Song | (1993) | |
Reap the Whirlwind | (1994) | |
Trumpet on the Land | (1995) | |
A Cold Day in Hell | (1996) | |
Wolf Mountain Moon | (1997) | |
Ashes of Heaven | (1998) | |
Cries from the Earth | (1999) | |
Lay the Mountains Low | (2000) | |
Turn the Stars Upside Down | (2001) |