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Shadow: The Master of Darkness Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Shadow: The Master of Darkness books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series? Start with "The Living Shadow" (1931) and follow publication order through all 76 books.
The complete Shadow: The Master of Darkness reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Living Shadow
1931
Eyes of the Shadow
1931
The Shadow Laughs!
1931
The Red Menace
1931
Gangdom's Doom
1931
Death Tower
1932
The Silent Seven
1932
The Black Master
1932
The Mobsmen On The Spot
1932
Hands in the Dark
1932
Double Z
1932
The Crime Cult
1932
The Blackmail Ring
1932
Hidden Death
1932
Green Eyes
1932
The Ghost Makers
1932
The Five Chameleons
1932
Dead Men Live
1932
The Romanoff Jewels
1932
Kings Of Crime
1932
Shadowed Millions
1933
The Creeping Death
1933
The Shadow\'s Shadow
1933
Six Men of Evil
1933
Fingers of Death
1933
Murder Trail
1933
The Silent Death
1933
The Shadow's Justice
1933
The Golden Grotto
1933
The Death Giver
1933
The Red Blot
1933
The Ghost of the Manor
1933
The Living Joss
1933
The Silver Scourge
1933
The Black Hush
1933
The Isle of Doubt
1933
The Grove of Doom
1933
Master of Death
1933
Road of Crime
1933
The Death Triangle
1933
The Killer
1933
1933
The Crime Clinic
1933
Treasures of Death
1933
The Embassy Murders
1934
The Wealth Seeker
1934
The Black Falcon
1934
Gray Fist
1934
The Circle of Death
1934
The Green Box
1934
The Cobra
1934
Crime Circus
1934
Tower of Death
1934
Death Clew
1934
The Key
1934
The Crime Crypt
1934
Charg, Monster
1934
Chain of Death
1934
The Crime Master
1934
Gypsy Vengeance
1934
Spoils of The Shadow
1934
Zemba
1935
The Voodoo Master
1936
The Broken Napoleons
1936
Partners of Peril
1936
The Isle Of Gold
1939
The Devil Monsters
1943
Return of the Shadow (As: Walter B. Gibson)
1963
The Shadow Strikes
1964
Shadow Beware
1965
Cry Shadow!
1965
The Shadow\'s Revenge
1965
Mark Of The Shadow
1966
Shadow - Go Mad!
1966
The Night of the Shadow
1966
Destination: Moon
1967
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