western Novels, Novellas, and Short Stories
Classic Gunfighter Westerns
Enter the Wild West with gunslingers, bounty hunters, and grizzled outlaws. Whether historical or tale tales, these narratives explore redemption, revenge, and the fight for survival in a unforgiving land. Classic Gunfighter Westerns are known for immersing their readers in battles with injustice and moral dilemmas. The best shoot-’em-up Westerns are equally rich with romance, humor, drama, and mystery. We feature stories across Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and beyond. Whether you’re looking for gritty battles or lawmen seeking criminal bounties, we have that and everything in between. Explore our collection of Western Fiction to find your next favorite novel.
Unlock a nostalgic feeling through fresh story telling and timeless themes. Many of our featured novels explore the role of Black American Cowboys, strong pioneering women, and the complicated influence of the faithful amid the Western frontier. With their depth of character and humanity, these exciting, fast-paced stories are sure to give the reader pause, all for the sake of a deeper insight into the emotions and experiences of us all.
The Cross Family Chronicles
Smiling Snake Series
Crossroads: Gilead’s Road & Feldman’s Hills
The Crimes of Woodson Fulk
The North Star Baron and the Wandering Heir
Horror & Acid Westerns
Here, bullets meet the supernatural, six-shooters collide with shadows, and justice rides with a spectral vengeance. Picture dust devils swirling with vengeful spirits, and saloons haunted by the echoes of past injustices. In this genre, the frontier is more than just untamed land; it's a gateway to unspeakable horrors, where the line between man and monster blurs in the unforgiving heat.
Along with horror westerns, acid westerns are fueled by surrealism and psychological exploration, crank up the weirdness. With dreamlike desertscapes, bizarre characters, and symbolic violence that explores the dark depths of the human psyche, think gunslingers wrestling with existential dread, townsfolk succumbing to madness, and landscapes morphing into unsettling nightmares. These subgenres challenge the traditional western narrative, injecting it with fear, the unknown, and a healthy dose of the bizarre.
