Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Uncommon Assassins |
2012 |
Buy |
Lion Of God: Shadow Warriors Prequel Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lion of God |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Lion’s Paw |
2021 |
Buy |
| No Game for Heroes |
2025 |
Buy |
Shadow Warriors Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pandora’s Grave |
2011 |
Buy |
| Nightshade |
2013 |
Buy |
| Day of Reckoning |
2013 |
Buy |
| Talisman |
2014 |
Buy |
| Lodestone |
2014 |
Buy |
| Embrace the Fire |
2016 |
Buy |
| Quicksand |
2018 |
Buy |
| Arkhangel |
2019 |
Buy |
| Presence of Mine Enemies |
2019 |
Buy |
| Windbreak |
2020 |
Buy |
| Wild Card |
2022 |
Buy |
| Soon Dies the Day |
2023 |
Buy |
| Sideshow |
2025 |
Buy |
| Nightshadeis set prior toPandora’s Grave. |
TBD |
N/A |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sword of Neamha |
2011 |
Buy |
Stephen England has built his writing career on CIA paramilitary thrillers that explore the covert operations most people never hear about. His Shadow Warriors series spans 14 books following operatives who work in the moral gray zones between official policy and what needs to be done. From 2011 to 2025, England has created a connected universe of espionage, betrayal, and the personal cost of serving in America’s secret wars.
The Shadow Warriors series forms the core of his work, examining CIA operatives conducting deniable operations around the world. The Lion of God prequel trilogy provides backstory for key characters, showing how they became the hardened operators readers meet in the main series. England writes action scenes with tactical detail and explores the moral complexity of characters who do terrible things in service of protecting their country.
His military thriller expertise shows in the authenticity of weapons, tactics, and tradecraft. England doesn’t romanticize covert operations but shows the psychological toll they take on operators who can never talk about what they’ve done. For readers who want espionage thrillers grounded in realistic paramilitary operations rather than gadget-filled spy fantasies, Stephen England delivers exactly that across nearly two decades of writing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Stephen England written?
Stephen England has written 19 books across 4 series.
What was Stephen England's first book?
Stephen England’s first book is Pandora’s Grave, published in 2011.
What is Stephen England's Shadow Warriors series about?
Shadow Warriors is England’s flagship 14-book CIA thriller series following paramilitary operatives conducting covert operations, with a prequel trilogy called Lion of God exploring the backstory of key characters.