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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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