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25 Western Books Everyone Needs to Read

When it comes to book genres, Westerns are one of the most perpetually ignored, but make no mistake, Wild West tales are just as compelling as literary fiction or fantasy. Cowboys with codes of honor, blood-soaked revenge quests, and romances that play out against a prairie backdrop are just some of the tropes you'll find between the pages of an epic set out West. The best Western books have all of those things and so much more, because there's nothing quite like delving into complex characters living in a world where nature and outlaws reign supreme. Whether you're a longtime fan of the genre or a total newcomer — or you need a Western for our reading challenge — the 25 books on this list are an example of the best that Westerns have to offer.
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Under a Painted Sky (Stacey Lee)
Under a Painted Sky (Stacey Lee)
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Destiny's Embrace (Beverly Jenkins)
Destiny's Embrace (Beverly Jenkins)
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Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
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The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
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Journal of the Gun Years (Richard Matheson)
Journal of the Gun Years (Richard Matheson)
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Follow the Free Wind (Leigh Brackett)
Follow the Free Wind (Leigh Brackett)
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Doc
Doc
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The Revenant (Michael Punke)
The Revenant (Michael Punke)
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My Antonia
My Antonia
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Valdez Is Coming (Elmore Leonard)
Valdez Is Coming (Elmore Leonard)
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Inland (Téa Obreht)
Inland (Téa Obreht)
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The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
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The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
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Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
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Close Range (Annie Proulx)
Close Range (Annie Proulx)
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Sackett's Land (Louis L'amoure)
Sackett's Land (Louis L'amoure)
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Appaloosa (Robert B. Parker)
Appaloosa (Robert B. Parker)
19
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
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The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
21
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
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True Grit
True Grit
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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
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Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
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