Recent Novels Published Grass Kingdom, Tor/Forge, hardcover, 1994; paperback, 1995. Nominated for Pulitzer Prize in Literature. Baron Novels (An 8 book series): The Barons of Texas, Tor/Forge, hardcover, 1997. The Baron Range, Tor/Forge, hardcover, 1998. The Baron Brand, Tor/Forge, hardcover, January 2000. The Baron War, Tor/Forge, hardcover, January 2002. The Baron Honor, Tor/Forge, hardcover, March 2005. Mainstream The Ballad of Pinewood Lake, Tor/Forge, hardcover, February 2001. Western Paperbacks The Dark Land, Berkley mass market, July 2001. Winner of Missouri Writers Guild “Best Book” Award. The Sunset Rider, Berkley mass market, June 2002. Texas Dust, Berkley mass market, published January, 2004. Abilene Gun Down,  published January, 2005. The Palo Duro Trail, (Ralph Compton Trail Drive series) published December 2004. Rivers West Series Sherman created and hired the writers for the Rivers West series for Bantam and wrote the following novels for the series: The Arkansas River The Rio Grande The Columbia River The South Platte The Brazos Other Novels: The Medicine Horn, Tor/Forge, 1991, hardcover and paperback, winner of Western Writers of America Spur award. Trappers Moon, Tor/Forge, 1993, hardcover and paperback. Song of the Cheyenne, hardcover, Doubleday; paperback, Tor. Thorndike, Large Print, hardcover. Winter of the Wolf, hardcover, Walker & Co.; paperback, Tor. Horne's Law, hardcover, Walker & Co, paperback; Tor.