Troy D. Smith

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  • Bibliography:
    55 Books
  • First Book:
    January 2000
  • Latest Book:
    June 2024
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Book List in Order: 55 titles

  • Bound for the Promise-Land

    "Freedom is not a place you run to…Freedom is a place in your soul." These words sum up the life long quest of ex-slave Alfred Mann as he pursues the dream of equality in a world not of his making. From fugitive to Medal of Honor winner, Mann carri...

  • The People in Yonder

    A WESTERN TRAIL BLAZER DIME NOVEL (SHORT STORY): Two mountain men, Harry and Joe, stand before a strange phenomenon they found on the grassy plains-an aperture, a jagged hole in the sky. Is it an opening into another, evil dimension? The strange open...

  • The Windigo

    Prospectors lost in the North woods during a cold, desolate winter are on the verge of starving. With no game, no supplies, and no idea of which way to travel, they are desperate. Two men leave to seek food and shelter to save the small group, but...

  • Brothers in Arms

    Tim, the youngest Qualls brother, is always caught in the middle between his older brothers. Wade and Sam are polar opposites, at odds in almost every way. Wade is a die-hard Confederate turning to the outlaw trail. Sam gave his all for the Union and...

  • Blackwell's Stand

    What happens when a tough cowboy meets an ill-tempered grizzly bear? After trailing an outlaw, Caleb Blackwell is deep in Ute territory when he finds out. Alone, injured, and without supplies, how could the situation get any worse? A second bear a...

  • The Blackwell Claim

    GOLD. Seeking a fortune from a pile of rocks or out of a streambed. Men from all walks of life are digging and panning for gold in the West and the Blackwell brothers are no different. But along with gold mining comes rough towns like Grizzly Gu...

  • The Divided Prey

    A posse of five men capture a bank robber in the wilds of the Apache Mountains. A Texas Ranger, Jake Blackwell, rides with them, staying to prevent a lynching. Then their horses are stolen and death visits the camp. The Indians are supposed t...

  • The Galvanized Yankees of Company D

    A WESTERN TRAIL BLAZER DIME NOVEL (SHORT STORY): Several Confederate POWs were offered a choice, prison or go West to fill ranks on the frontier. Joe Evans and several Rebs from his captured outfit opted for the frontier and became 'Galvanized Yankee...

  • Riding to Sundown

    Retired lawman, Luke Temple, has seen it all, and become a living legend along the way. Now, he must come out of retirement to face his greatest challenge. With his oldest friends by his side, he trails the vicious Thaw gang to an outlaw stronghold w...



  • Caleb's Price

    Cattle versus Sheep... Grazers versus Squatters... Life versus Death... Joey, a nine-year-old orphan, leads a lonely existence. His uncle and aunt have an impending range war on their hands and don't take much notice of him. Then a mysterious strange...

  • Cross Road Blues

    Roy Carpenter, harmonica-playing bluesman in 1957 Nashville, knows great music when he hears it. He also knows a dangerous woman when he looks at her . . . and finds her looking back. Beautiful Sallymae has a brutal husband--just the sort of guy to e...

  • Blackwell's Run

    NOMINATED FOR THE 2011 PEACEMAKER AWARD FOR BEST WESTERN SHORT STORY!A WESTERN TRAIL BLAZER DIME NOVEL (SHORT STORY): Company C is assigned a new Lieutenant - one interested only in glory and following his personal vision. After watching many of his ...

  • All That We See or Seem

    Will Shaw wanted a better life. A parenting license, maybe a physical upgrade for his wife. But he has a nasty habit of asking too many questions, an infamous radical brother, and a directive from the Committee of Programmers to report to The Marches...

  • Amber

    A fantasy short story by Troy D. SmithThe halfling Jod Gleefellow had not expected to find adventure in the Dark Wood; he had only hoped to find a rabbit for his supper. He had certainly not expected to find an Elven maiden, imprisoned for centuries ...

  • The Infidels

    Murder and Intrigue in 5th century Ireland! Conor MacCormac, the new King of Connacht, had not wanted a Christian church in his territory, but the High-King " a new convert " had insisted. Now the priests have been slaughtered by raiders from the...

  • The King's Avenger

    Murder and Intrigue in 5th century Ireland! Conor MacCormac is not only the most honored warrior of Connacht, he is the king’s closest friend. When his leader is murdered at the High-King’s Fair, it is up to Conor to find the killer. The king had...

  • Mister Tree

    A fantasy short story by award-winning author Troy D. SmithNikki was a scared little halfling girl, and the Dark Wood was the last place she wanted to be -but her pet squirrel had run into the mysterious forest, and she had to find him.But -what if s...

  • The Sword of the Raven

    Wulfstan of the Hinterland had come of age, and was determined to cross the barren Winterberg Mountains and find adventure in the realms beyond. The mountains themselves would give the youth more than he bargained for, however: enemies from another w...

  • And Naked We Leave

    A PbRJV short --- Lew Roycko is a lunar real estate developer on a business trip to Earth. A native of the moon, he is chosen as a company representative to discuss an expansion to new Martian colonies. He wishes his personal life was as easy to mana...



  • Now Spit

    A PbRJV Short - Jerry Carp is minding his own business, going about his simple, average life as always, but then, something happens. He wakes in an unknown place to find his hands tied " and he’s not alone. Another man nearby, also tied, begins s...

  • Good Rebel Soil

    "To some he was a brutal thug, a heartless murderer " a monster. To others he was a protector, a beloved martyr to the Confederate cause " a hero. To a few he was a family man, a good old boy caught up in passions beyond his control " a man.He ...

  • Cherokee Winter

    15 Powerful stories from award-winning western author Troy D. Smith! "Troy Smith has a rare and wonderful gift. His words do more than take you to another time, more than allow you to live another person’s life … they also open that person’s he...

  • Red Trail

    These seventeen character driven short stories of the Old West and the American Frontier by award-winning author Troy D. Smith reveal the good and the bad in men and women as they fight to survive harsh circumstances and deadly situations. Includes t...

  • The Peacemakers

    Four award winning stories from The Traditional West, the biggest original Western anthology ever published! Winner of the Western Fictioneers' Peacemaker Award “The Sin of Eli” by Troy D. Smith, Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur for ...

  • Blackwell the Highwayman

    Good-natured bandit Duke Blackwell meets a beautiful Mexican damsel-in-distress who informs him that he has become a local legend for preying on corrupt merchants. And she desperately needs the help of the famous highwayman, for a noble quest-but...

  • Blackwell Unchained

    Jake Blackwell left the Texas Rangers to fight for the Union. Captured in battle, he finds himself in a makeshift Confederate prison called Camp Henry. Now he is in for the hardest fight of his life -the fight to stay alive in the disease-ridden pris...

  • Blackwell's Star

    "Pike's Peak or Bust" is the rallying cry for the Colorado gold rush -and veteran prospector Caleb Blackwell is busted. Busted, and growing disenchanted with the mining business. Then he wanders into a town that is tightly controlled by a gang of vic...

  • The Blood of Patriots

    A SHORT TALE OF TERROR by award-winning author Troy D. SmithColonel Jeffords has more to worry about than the Confederate Army. He has chosen to employ an infamous Union guerrilla band led by the mysterious Captain Vincent Caine -a band so bloodthirs...

  • Christmas Comes to Freedom Hill

    Little Danny Jordan and his family joined a wagon train headed West after the Civil War... they were Exodusters, ex-slaves banded together to establish their own town, which they named Freedom Hill. But a greedy cattle baron wants the town gone, and ...



  • Lines of Blue and Gray

    The American Civil War was by far the most dramatic time in U.S. history. No one could escape its influence who lived in America while it was fought; indeed, we can still not escape its influence today. It was a contest for the soul of the nation, to...

  • Dead Rednecks Are My Specialty

    Award winning author Troy D. Smith brings a new series of mystery shorts to life featuring his home state of Tennessee as the setting and two brothers with some interesting family members and peculiarities as the heroes.~ The Dead Rednecks! Series ~F...

  • Dead Rednecks in the Holler

    Award winning author Troy D. Smith brings a new series of mystery shorts to life featuring his home state of Tennessee as the setting and two brothers with some interesting family members and peculiarities as the heroes.Dead Rednecks in the HollerIn ...

  • Blackwell Down Under

    Caleb Blackwell found no luck in the California gold mines. but there is a new rush, in a place called Australia. Unfortunately, Blackwell arrives just in time to be caught up in one of the most violent uprisings in that land's history....

  • The Blackwell Gang

    Duke Blackwell, California outlaw, is trying to go straight -but his efforts are complicated by a string of stage robberies by someone impersonating him. Now he has to catch "the Blackwell Gang" before the law catches him...Read the whole Blackwell s...

  • The Blackwell Raid

    Army sergeant Max Blackwell and his brother, Texas Ranger Jake Blackwell, lead an expedition to rescue a woman and her daughter who have been taken captive by Comanches. The pursuit will lead them across the Llano Estacado to Ransom Canyon -and the n...

  • Buffalo Talker

    Orphaned and mentally challenged, Bobby Devane’s cruel uncle called him “slow and backward.” But Bobby had a very special ability "and the Cheyenne band that takes him in can recognize what no one he knew before ever could…A short story by ...

  • Casualties

    Two desperate outlaws named Fred Stein and Apache Bill are holed up in a rocky stronghold, holding a wealthy man’s little girl for ransom. Pinkerton detective Thomas Grady has been sent to bring her back safely "but will his haunting memories of ...

  • The Day They Got Lance Burns

    “Sheriff Dan Roberts was the finest man I've ever known, and it's a shame he had to face up to a seasoned man-killer like Lance Burns. Sheriff Roberts wasn't the wild-eyed killer type, you see…”A short story by Peacemaker and Spur Award winner ...

  • His Face to His Enemies

    Strong Bear, a proud Cheyenne Dog Soldier, refuses to be forced onto a reservation. He decides to resist to the last, choosing his own fate "staking himself out in the traditional manner, with his face to his enemies…A short story by Troy D. Smit...



  • Judah King

    The railroads hated Judah King "but the people loved him, viewing him as a modern-day Robin Hood. Judah has a scheme to parlay that popularity into his gang’s biggest score yet "and his ambitions don’t stop there. His oldest friend, and trust...

  • Mister Maitlin

    What do you do when an entire town mistakes you for the notorious gunfighter Joe Maitlin? If you’re the hero of this western noir tale, you live it up while it lasts…A short story by Peacemaker and Spur Award winner Troy D. Smith...

  • The Purification of Jim Barnes

    U.S. Marine Jim Barnes survived Vietnam, and has returned home to the Maricopa Indian Reservation… but can he survive the memories that haunt him? His grandfather has a solution, if Jim is willing to listen to him, and trust the old ways…A short ...

  • The Sin of Eli

    Robert Darnell's son is scheduled to hang in Wichita. Darnell would give anything to reach him in time, including his own soul... so he sets out on a race against time to carry out his desperate plan. Winner of the prestigious Peacemaker Award for be...

  • Total War

    With the nation abuzz over the defeat of Custer, journalist Carlo Nelson is assigned to follow an equally colorful cavalry colonel, Jefferson McClannon, into battle. But Carlo is about to discover that war on the Plains is like nothing he has experie...

  • Blackwell Chronicles Volume 1

    Tennessee born... Westward bound... Men to be reckoned with... This collection contains six stories about the Blackwell family and their adventures as they help settle the West. The Blackwell Claim introduces the four Blackwell brothers: Max, Duke, C...

  • Dead Rednecks on a Friday Night

    ~ A detective short from award-winning Troy D. Smith, author of Cross Road Blues and Stomp Boogie ~From the dark streets of Knoxville to the hills and hollers of the Smoky Mountains... dead rednecks are stacking up like cordwood. Private eye Howard Q...

  • The Trail Brothers

    The legendary days of the cattle drive era come to vivid life in THE TRAIL BROTHERS by award-winning Western author Troy D. Smith. This classic novel follows a group of cowboys, young and old, as they push a thousand head of stubborn cattle north fro...

  • Blackwell Chronicles Volume 2

    Award winning author Troy D. Smith presents six stories of the Blackwell family, originally from Tennessee, in this second volume of the Blackwell Chronicles. This volume of short stories follows a set of brothers and their kinfolk on their adventure...

  • Rider in Shadow

    The tales in this collection come from many different genres, often blurring the distinctions between one and another: horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, paranormal, suspense. Despite that, most are bound by a common thread "a certain… d...



  • Western Tales! Vol. 4

    Western fiction from some of the most exciting writers in the genre today- from veteran favorites to rising stars! In this volume: Ned Christie’s Fort by Troy D. Smith The Old Dog’s Day by Lee Aaron Wilson If You’ve Got the Saddle by John D. ...

  • All Great Neptune's Ocean

    When Charles Weaver's investigative reporting got too close to mobster Albert Rossi, the gang leader ordered him killed. Weaver survived, but lost everything -including the love of his life. Now he plans to repay Rossi in kind -by destroying the one ...

  • The Stealing Moon

    Several of the best published western short stories by award-winning author Troy D. Smith, including three that were nominated for the prestigious Peacemaker Award for western short fiction (including one winner, “Sin of Eli.”) Troy D. Smith was ...

  • West of Sundown

    Six powerful stories of the American West by Spur and Peacemaker Award winner Troy D. Smith, editor of the Wolf Creek series. "I don't write about things that happen to people. I write about people that things happen to.'" Featuring the following sho...

  • That Distant Eden

    The passengers and crew of the generational ship Thoreau are finally nearing the end of their centuries-long journey to colonize the uninhabited Gordon's Planet. It will be a new beginning, an opportunity to avoid the mistakes of their ancestors who ...

  • Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero

    Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how ...

Award-Winning Books by Troy D. Smith

Bound for the Promise-Land
2001 SPUR Award -- Paperback Original


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Troy D. Smith has published 55 books.

Troy D. Smith does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero, was published in June 2024.

The first book by Troy D. Smith, Bound for the Promise-Land, was published in January 2000.

No. Troy D. Smith does not write books in series.
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