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Wind River (Livia J Washburn) Books in Order

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See the later Wind River books connected to Livia J Washburn in order, with western summaries, series background, and where to start.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Wind River (Livia J Washburn) books in publication order

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9 books

1

Thunder Wagon

by James Reasoner

1994

Cole Tyler barely has time to settle into Wind River before new violence rolls into town. In a place still trying to become civilized, the next crisis can come fast and hit hard.

2

Wind River

by James Reasoner

1994

After years as a scout and buffalo hunter, Cole Tyler takes the job of marshal in a raw Wyoming outpost called Wind River. Keeping the peace there means taking on the sort of frontier trouble that never stays quiet for long.

3

Wolf Shadow

by James Reasoner

1994

A stranger brings a blizzard of trouble to Wind River, and suspicion spreads almost as quickly as the cold. Cole Tyler has to judge men fast if he wants to keep the town from tearing itself apart.

4

Dark Trail

by James Reasoner

1995

Danger follows a dark trail back toward Wind River, and Cole Tyler is the man stuck standing in its path. To hold the town together, he has to face men who would rather settle every question with a gun.

5

Medicine Creek

by James Reasoner

1995

Marshal Cole Tyler faces fresh frontier trouble as Wind River is tested again by violence and old resentments. In a place where order is still fragile, every hard choice can ripple through the whole town.

6

Judgment Day

by James Reasoner

2011

Wind River reaches a reckoning as Cole Tyler faces enemies, divided loyalties, and the cost of keeping order on the frontier. What happens here could shape the town long after the shooting stops.

7

Ransom Valley

by Livia J Washburn

2012

Cole Tyler rides into another hard frontier dispute where law, land, and revenge are tightly tangled. The deeper he gets into Ransom Valley, the clearer it becomes that no one there is ready to forget old wrongs.

8

Outlaw Blood

by Livia J Washburn

2020

Old grudges and outlaw violence flare again in the world of Wind River. As danger closes around the town, Cole Tyler has to keep the peace against enemies who understand how to use blood ties as weapons.

9

Six-Gun Law

by Livia J Washburn

2020

In another frontier showdown, Cole Tyler stands between fragile order and men who still believe the gun is the only law that counts. Wind River’s future depends on whether he can hold that line.

Wind River (Livia J Washburn) books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Wind River"

    Wind River

    by James Reasoner

    1994Wind River, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Thunder Wagon"

    Thunder Wagon

    by James Reasoner

    1994Wind River, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Wolf Shadow"

    Wolf Shadow

    by James Reasoner

    1994Wind River, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Medicine Creek"

    Medicine Creek

    by James Reasoner

    1995Wind River, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Dark Trail"

    Dark Trail

    by James Reasoner

    1995Wind River, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Judgment Day"

    Judgment Day

    by James Reasoner

    2011Wind River, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Ransom Valley"

    Ransom Valley

    by Livia J Washburn

    2012Wind River, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Outlaw Blood"

    Outlaw Blood

    by Livia J Washburn

    2020Wind River, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Six-Gun Law"

    Six-Gun Law

    by Livia J Washburn

    2020Wind River, Book 9

Series background & context

This page covers the later Wind River books tied to Livia J Washburn’s side of the series, the volumes that revisit the Wyoming setting and the lawman-centered world established in the original run. They work best if you already know the broader Wind River setup, but they also show how durable that setup is. A tough marshal, a town under pressure, and a frontier that keeps testing both, that is still the engine.

Cole Tyler remains the key figure in this world. He is the kind of western protagonist who carries history with him, and that matters in the continuation books. These later stories do not feel like a total restart. They feel like a return to a place that still has unfinished business.

And Wind River always has unfinished business.

That is the appeal of the continuation volumes such as Ransom Valley, Outlaw Blood, and Six-Gun Law. The western landscape is still wide open, but the conflicts are not random. Trouble grows out of land, power, old grudges, and people who think a badge is only as strong as the hand wearing it. Cole may know the rules by now, yet the frontier keeps finding new ways to break them.

If you like western series that come back to familiar territory, these books are satisfying because they return to a world with some mileage on it. The stakes are still personal, the violence still sharp, and the town still fragile enough that one bad season can throw everything off balance.

So while the original series gives you the foundation, this branch gives you the afterlife of that foundation. It is a chance to spend more time with Cole Tyler and with a western setting that was built to support more than one round of trouble.

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