Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow Flats | 2017 | Brent Towns | Buy |
| 2 | Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws | 2018 | Brent Towns | Buy |
| 3 | The Lotus and the Dragon | 2026 | Brent Towns | Buy |
Brent Towns’s standalone novels take in a range of settings and genres across three independent titles. Shadow Flats came out in 2017, followed by Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws in 2018. The most recent entry, The Lotus and the Dragon, is listed as a 2026 publication. The titles suggest varied territory: frontier outlaws in one book, something more Eastern in flavour in another.
Since none of the three are connected, readers can start with whichever title appeals most. Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws has the feel of a Western given its subject, while The Lotus and the Dragon points in a different direction entirely.