Complete Tranter Bibliography
Major Published Works as of November 2006

Key to Publishers
01 Moray Press (Edinburg) 02 Ward Lock (London) 03 Hodder & Stoughton (London)
04 Brockhampton Press, Leicester 05 Blackie & Son (London) 06 Collins (London)
07 Thomas Nelson (London) 08 Dobson (London) 09 Oliver & Boyd (Edinburgh)
10 Methven Press (Edfinburgh) 11 Richard Drew (Glasgow) 12 Robert Hale (London)
13 The Scotsman (Edinburgh) 14 Macdonald Publ (Loanhead) 15 Historical Times (Harrisburg)
16 Routledge & Keegan Paul(London) 17 Lochar (Moffat) 18 Neil Wilson, Glasgow
19 B&W Publishing, Edinburgh

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Nbr
Title
Publ Date
Subject of Book

001Trespass011937 Romance in the prewar Highlands;
introduction to David Scott and Margaret Tweedie
002Mammon's Daughter021939
Yorkshire laird tries to bring modernization to the Highlander's way of life.
003Harsh Heritage021940
Story of the Highland Clearances in 1817
004Eagle's Feathers021941
005Watershed021941Pre-WWII Scotland
006The Gilded Fleece021942Clearances of early 1800s
007Delayed Action021944WWII Scotland's Home Guard
008Tinker's Pride021945Highlands
009Flight of Dutchmen 021946Duck hunting in England and smugglers
010Man's Estate021947Return of NZ emigrant to Scotland
011Island Twilight021947Religious fervor in the Hebrides in Napoleonic era
012Root and Branch021948
013Colours Flying021948
David Scott gets entangled with the Scottish independence campaign.
014The Chosen Course021949Highlands of the late 1940s
015Fair Game021950
016High Spirits061950Ardnamurchan in late 1940s
017The Freebooters021950Glasgow patriots rescue the Stone of Destiny
018Tidewrack021951Aberlady Bay murder mystery
019Fast and Loose021951Highlands of 17th Century
020Bridal Path021952Islander seeks wife; humorous
021Cheviot Chase021952Border country in the 1950s
022Ducks and Drakes021953Hunters vs birdwatchers; funny
023The Queen's Grace021953Queen of Scots & the Gordons
024Rum Week021954Hollywood in the Hebrides
025The Night Riders021954Borders raiders
026There Are Worse Jungles021955South American jungle adventure
027Rio D'Oro021955More SA jungleadventure
028The Long Coffin021956Scot rail engineer in Bolivia
029MacGregor's Gathering031957Early exploits of Rob Roy; first historical novel
030The Enduring Flame031957Modern Arabia
031Balefire031958Post Flodden Scotland
032The Stone031958Liberation of Liath Fail
033Man Behind the Curtain031959Baltic islands in 1950s
034The Clansman031959Further exploits of Rob Roy
035Spanish Galleon031960Post Armada Hebrides
036The Flock Masters031960Wester Ross in 19th century
037Kettle of Fish031961Salmon fishing on the Tweed
038The Master of Gray 031961Gray Trilogy 1 -- Early reign of James VI
039Drug On The Market031962
The discovery of an Indian hemp smuggling ring in Aberlady Bay.
040Gold For Prince Charlie031962 Arkaig Treasure mystery; third of MacGregor trilogy
041The Courtesan031963Gray Tril 2 - James VI comes of age
042Chain of Destiny031964James IV and Battle of Flodden
043Past Master031965Gray Trilogy 3 - Campaign to bring James to English throne succeeds
044Stake in the Kingdom 03 1966 Early years of James V
045Lion Let Loose03 1967 James I after captivity
045 Lion Let Loose 03 1967 James Iafter captivity
046 Cable From Kabul 03 1967 Asian adventures
047 Black Douglas 03 1968 James II fight with Douglas
048 The Steps To The Empty Throne 03 1969 Bruce Tril 1 - War of Independence, 1296-1306
049 The Path of the Hero King 03 1970 Bruce Tril 2 - War of Independence, 1306-1314
050 The Price of the King's Peace 03 1971 Bruce Tril 3 - War of Independence, 1314-1328
051 Young Montrose 03 1972 Charles I - The Covenants; early campaigns of Civil war
052 Montrose Captain-General 03 1973 Charles I/II - later campaigns ; execution of Charles I
053 The Wisest Fool 03 1974 Early reign of James VI in England
054 The Wallace 03 1975 Inter-regnum, English occupation; onset of war of independence
055 Lords of Misrule 03 1976 King Roberts II/III
056 A Folly of Princes 03 1977 Robert III /clan battle at Perth
057 The Captive Crown 03 1977 Robert III/James I
058 Macbeth The King 03 1978 mid 11c - first Celtic twilight
059 Margaret The Queen 03 1979 late 11c, Malcolm Canmore
060 David The Prince 03 1980 late 11c - early 12c, reigns of Margaret's sons to David I
061 True Thomas 03 1981 Thomas the Rhymer/Alexander III
062 The Patriot 03 1982 Andrew Fletcher vs Union of Parliaments
063 Lord of the Isles 03 1983 Early 12c, Somerled vs vikings
064 Unicorn Rampant 03 1984 James VI returns to Scotland in 1617
065 The Riven Realm 03 1984 James V Trilogy 1-- early years
066 James By The Grace of God 03 1985 James V Trilogy 2 -- youth
067 Rough Wooing 03 1986 James V Trilogy 3 -- final years
068 Columba 03 1987 6th C. Christianity in Highlands
069 Cache Down 13 1987 Drug smugglers in modern Andorra
070 Flowers of Chivalry 03 1987 David II, 14th century
071 Mail Royal 03 1989 James VI and casket letters
072 Warden of the Queen's March 03 1989 Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst, Mary's protector
073 Kenneth 03 1990 Kenneth MacAlpine, 9th C
074 Crusader 03 1991 Sir David Lindsay & Alexander III
075 Children of the Mist 03 1992 Campbells vs MacGregors
076 Druid Sacrifice 03 1993 Thanea, mother of St Mungo
077 Tapestry of the Boar 03 1993 Feats in Malcolm IVšs reign and Shetland for Scotland
078 Price of a Princess 03 1994 Sequel to Princess; story of the rise and fall of the Boyds
079 Lord in Waiting 03 1994 Sequel to Princess; story of the rise and fall of the Boyds
080 Highness in Hiding 03 1995 Prince Charlie in the Heather after Culloden
081 Honours Even 03 1995 Saving Honours from Cromwell
082 Rage of Regents 03 1996 Regents of James VIšs minority
083 Poetic Justice 03 1996 Alexander of Menstriešs rise
084 The Marchman 03 1997 Warden of the West March
084 The Lions Whelp 03 1997 Reign of James II
085 High Kings and Vikings 03 1998 10th C. Adventure
086 A Flame for the Fire 03 1998 Flaming Janet Kennedy, mistress to James IV
087 Sword of State 03 1999 Story of Patrick, Earl of Dunbar and March in reign of
Alexander II; first of a quadrilogy
088 Envoy Extraordinary 03 1999 Sequel to Sword of State; further adventures
of Patrick in the reign of Alexander II
089 Courting Favour 03 2000 Third of the quadrilogy
090 End of the Line 03 2000 Fourth of the quadrilogy
091 The Admiral 03 2001 Founder of Scotland's Navy
092 Tripple Alliance 03 2001 Foundation of the woolen industry after Cromwell
093 Right Royal Friend 03 2002 Jamie Saxt and friends have fun
094 The Isleman 03 2003 Story of Angus Og and his suppoert of the Bruce
095 Marie and Mary 03 2004 Tale of other and daughter in 16th cntury intrigues
096 Hope Endures 03 2005 Life of Thomas Hope in 17th century Scotland

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C1 Spaniard's Isle 04 1958 Ken & Fiona seek sunken Treasure on Mull
C2 Border Riding 04 1959
C3 Nestor of the Monster 04 1960 Ken & Fiona hunt for Nessie
C4 Birds of a Feather 04 1961
C5 The Deer Poachers 05 1961
C6 Something Very Fishy 06 1962
C7 Give a Dog a Bad Name 06 1963
C8 Silver Island 07 1964
Nick and Peter discover and stop the stealing of lead sheeting from Ardencraig Castle
C9 Pursuit 06 1965
CA Fire and High Water 06 1967 US title: Smoke Across the Highlands
CB Tinker Tess 08 1967 Dog and two children find
CC To the Rescue 08 1968 adventure on Aberlady Bay

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N1 The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland, 1400-1650 01 1935 Author's first book describes >a number of historical homes

The Fortified House in Scotland Series; republished by 10 in 1984
N2 Vol I South-east Scotland 09 1962
N3 Vol II Central Scotland 09 1963 An exhaustive descripion of the
N4 Vol III Southwest Scotland 09 1965 Surviving fortified houses of Scotland by region
N5 Vol IV Aberdeen, Angus and Kincardineshire 09 1966
N6 Vol V North and West Scotland 09 11970

N7 Pegasus Book of Scotland 08 1964 Broad overview of Scotland
N8 Outlaw of the Highlands - Rob Roy 08 1965 Non-fictional analysis of the Rob Roy enigma
N9 Land of the Scots 03 1968 Region-by-region description of Scotland

The Queen's Scotland Series
N10 The Heartland 03 1971 Clackmanan, Perth & Stirling
N11 The Eastern Counties 03 1972 Aberdeenshire, Angus and Kincardine
N12 The Northeast 03 1974 Banff, Nairn, Eastern Inverness
N13 Argyll and Bute 03 1977

N14 Portrait of the Border Country 12 1972 Description of the Borders region of Scotland
N15 Portrait of the Lothians 12 1979 History and lore of the Lothian shires
N16 Nigel Tranter's Scotland, A Very Personal View 11 1981 Autobiography of author's non-writing activities
N17 Scottish Castles: Tales and Traditions 14 1982 Lore of fifty Scottish Castles; republished by 16 in 1984
N18 Travellers' Guide to the Land of Robert the Bruce 16 1985 Travel guide to places associated with the War of Independence (with Michael Cyprien)
US edition published by 15
N19 The Story of Scotland 16 1987 Unifying framework for periods not dealt with in novels
N20 Footbridge to Enchantment 17 1992 Author's description of natural wonders of the places where he writes

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T1 Thirsty Range 02 1950 Novels with a theme of action in the western USA
T2 Heartbreak Valley 02 1951
T3 The Big Corral 02 1952
T4 Trail Herd 02 1952
T5 Desert Doublecross 02 1953
T6 Cloven Hooves 02 1954
T7 Dynamite Trail 02 1955
T8 Rancher Renegade 02 1956
T9 Trailing Trouble 02 1957
T10 Death Reckoning 02 1957
T11 Bloodstone Trail 02 1958

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