Editing Nigel Tranter (section)

==Bibliography==
A number of the books produced by Tranter had [[dust jacket]]s designed by the illustrator [[Val Biro]].

===Historical novels===
====Set before 1286====
*''Druid Sacrifice'' (1993 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''Columba'' (1987 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''Kenneth'' (1990 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''High Kings and Vikings'' (1998 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''MacBeth the King'' (1978 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''Margaret the Queen'' (1979 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''David the Prince'' (1980 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''Lord of the Isles'' (1983 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''Tapestry of the Boar'' (1993 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''Sword of State'' (1999 by Hodder & Stoughton)
*''Envoy Extraordinary'' (1999 by Hodder & Stoughton)
*''Crusader'' (1991 by Hodder & Stoughton)
*''True Thomas'' (1981 by Hodder & Stoughton) 

====Set between 1286 and 1603====
*The Wars of Independence (1286&ndash;1329)
**''The Isleman'' (2003)
**''The Wallace''
**Robert the Bruce trilogy
***''The Steps to the Empty Throne'' (1969)
***''The Path of the Hero King'' (1970)
***''The Price of the King's Peace'' (1971)
*The Bruce Legacy (1329&ndash;1406)
**''Flowers of Chivalry'' (1987)
**''Courting Favour'' (2000)
**Stewart trilogy
***''Lords of Misrule'' (1976)
***''A Folly of Princes'' (1977)
***''The Captive Crown'' (1977)
**''The End of the Line'' (2000)
*The Jameses (1406&ndash;1542)
**''Lion Let Loose'' (1967)
**''The Lion's Whelp'' (1997)
**''Black Douglas'' (1968)
**''Price of a Princess'' (1994)
**''Lord in Waiting'' (1994)
**''The Admiral'' (2001)
**''Chain of Destiny'' (1964)
**''A Flame for the Fire'' (1998)
**''A Stake in the Kingdom'' (1966)
**James V trilogy
***''The Riven Realm'' (1984)
***''James by the Grace of God'' (1985)
***''Rough Wooing'' (1986)
*Mary and James VI (1513&ndash;1603)
**''Marie & Mary'' (2004)
**''The Marchman'' (1997)
**''Warden of the Queen's March'' (1989)
**''The Queen's Grace'' (1953)
**''A Rage of Regents'' (1996)
**''Right Royal Friend'' (2003)
**''Hope Endures'' (2005)
**Master of Gray trilogy
***''Lord and Master'' (1973)
***''The Courtesan'' (1963)
***''Past Master'' (1973)
**''Children of the Mist'' (1992)

====Set after 1603====
*''The Wisest Fool'' (1974) - 1603&ndash;1611 - [[James VI of Scotland|James VI]]
*''Poetic Justice'' (1996) - 1611-17 - [[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling]]
*''Unicorn Rampant'' (1984) - 1617&ndash;1619 - John Stewart of Methven, illegitimate son of [[Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox]]
*''Mail Royal'' (1989) - 1621 - David Gray
*Montrose omnibus
**''The Young Montrose'' (1972) - 1636&ndash;1645 - [[James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose]]
**''Montrose: The Captain-General'' (1973) - 1645&ndash;1650
*''Honours Even'' (1995) - 1650-1654
*''Triple Alliance'' (2001) - 1680-7?
*''The Patriot'' (1982) - 1678&ndash;1707 - [[Andrew Fletcher (politician)|Andrew Fletcher]]
*MacGregor trilogy
**''MacGregor's Gathering'' (1957) - 1706&ndash;1708
**''The Clansman'' (1959) - 1711&ndash;1716 
**''Gold for Prince Charlie'' (1972) - 1743&ndash;1746

===Children's books===
*''Spaniard's Isle'' (1958, [[Brockhampton Press]])
*''Border Riding'' (1959, Brockhampton Press)
*''Nestor the Monster'' (1960, Brockhampton Press; paperback edition 1992, [[B & W Publishing]])
*''Birds of a Feather'' (1961, Brockhampton Press)
*''The Deer Poachers'' (1961, [[Blackie and Son Limited|Blackie]])
*''Something Very Fishy'' (1962, [[William Collins (publisher)|Collins]])
*''Give a Dog a Bad Name'' (1963, Collins.  Published as ''Smoke Across the Highlands'' in USA, 1964, Platt & Monk)
*''Silver Island'' (1964, [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]])
*''Pursuit'' (1965, Collins)
*''Tinker Tess'' (1967, [[Dobson Books]])
*''Fire and High Water'' (1967, Collins)
*''To the Rescue'' (1968, Dobson Books)

===Non-fiction books===
*''The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland 1400–1650'' (1935, [[The Moray Press]])
:Contains the sketches and notes of small castles visited throughout his teenage years and early twenties.  Tranter later described it as "terribly pretentious and pretty amateurish."<ref>Bradfield, Ray ''Nigel Tranter: Scotland's Storyteller'', p 42</ref>  He expanded the format for his later work ''The Fortified House in Scotland''.
*''[[The Fortified House in Scotland]]'' (in five volumes, c. 1963)
*''Pegasus Book of Scotland'' (1964, [[Dobson Books]])
*''Outlaw of the Highlands: Rob Roy'' (1965, Dobson Books)
:A study of Scottish folk hero [[Rob Roy MacGregor]].  Reissued as ''Rob Roy MacGregor'' by [[Lochar Publishing]] (1991), and [[Neil Wilson Publishing]] (1995).
*''Land of the Scots'' (1968, [[Hodder & Stoughton]])
*''The Queen's Scotland'' (in four volumes, c. 1971–7)
:Intended to be a detailed gazetteer of every parish in Scotland.  His wife assisted him heavily and she died before it could be completed.  Tranter never finished the series.
*''[[Portrait of the Border Country]]'' (1972, [[Robert Hale (publisher)|Robert Hale]])
:Revised edition published in 1987 as ''The Illustrated Portrait of the Border Country''.
*''Portrait of the Lothians'' (1979, Robert Hale)
*''Nigel Tranter's Scotland'' (1981, Richard Drew Publishing.  [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] edition 1983)
*''Scottish Castles: Tales and Traditions''
:First published 1982 by [[Macdonald Publishing]].  Revised edition by Neil Wilson Publishing, 1993.  US Edition by [[Barnes & Noble]], 1993.
*''Traveller's Guide to the Scotland of Robert the Bruce'' (1985, Routledge & Kegan Paul; US edition by Historical Times Inc, 1985)
*''The Story of Scotland'' (1987, Routledge & Kegan Paul.  Re-issued 1992, Neil Wilson Publishing)
*''Footbridge to Enchantment'' (1992, Locahr publishing.  Revised edition 1993, B&W Publishing)
*''No Tigers in the Hindu Kush'' (Editor) (1968, [[Hodder & Stoughton]]). A tribute to his son Philip who died in an accident
*''Flight of Dutchmen''

===Westerns===
Tranter claimed each of these books took him six weeks to write.  He sold them outright for £100 each.  They were published under the pseudonym 'Nye Tredgold'.

*''Thirsty Range'' (1950, [[Ward Lock & Co]])
*''Heartbreak Valley'' (1951, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Big Corral'' (1952, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Trail Herd'' (1952, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Desert Doublecross'' (1953, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Cloven Hooves'' (1954, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Dynamite Trail'' (1955, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Rancher Renegade'' (1956, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Trailing Trouble'' (1957, Ward Lock & Co)
*''Bloodstone Trail'' (1958, Ward Lock & Co)