Below is a list of zane greys books in order of when they were originally published publication order of adam larey books wanderer of the wasteland 1920 stairs of sand 1928 publication order of brazos keene books knights of the range 1936 twin sombreros 1940 publication order of forlorn river books forlorn river. Zane grey was one of the prominent authors of america who used to write his novels based on the western fiction genre he was born as pearl zane gray on january 31 1872 in zanesville ohio united states zane died on october 23 1939 at the age of 67 in altadena california. Best zane grey books zane grey has been credited with creating the myths that everyone associates with the old west with some of the best books in his bibliography including valley of the wild horses panhandle was a happy boy he lived in harsh lands but he found satisfaction in the work he did a scrape with the wrong person changed