Who This Author Is

Bennett Foster has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1997 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Cow Thief Trail (Gunsmoke Western) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Chivers North Amer and Thomas t Beeler.

Best Place To Start

Cow Thief Trail (Gunsmoke Western)

Chivers North Amer • 2001 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Chivers North Amer and Thomas t Beeler

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Chivers North Amer and Thomas t Beeler.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Cow Thief Trail (Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers North Amer • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 224 pages.

  2. Blackleg Range (Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers North Amer • 1999 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Rider of the Rifle Rock (Gunsmoke Series)

    Chivers North Amer • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 197 pages.

  4. Five Star First Edition Westerns - Pot Luck

    Five Star • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 262 pages.

  5. Man tracks

    Gunsmoke • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 192 pages.

  6. Rider of the Rifle Rock (Sagebrush Westerns)

    Sagebrush Large Print Westerns • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 269 pages.

  7. The Owl Hoot Trail (Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers Press • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 197 pages.

  8. The Mexican Saddle: A Western Story (Five Star Western Series)

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 200 pages.

  9. Bullets for a Badman (G K Hall Nightingale Series Edition)

    Thorndike Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 260 pages.

  10. Dust of the Trail

    Thomas t Beeler • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 234 pages.

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