Shadowrun Legends books in order

The Shadowrun Legends series by Michael A. Stackpole is a 101-book series running from 1990 to 2024, starting with The Universal Brotherhood.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Universal Brotherhood 1990 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
2 Never Deal with a Dragon 1990 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
3 Choose Your Enemies Carefully 1991 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
4 Find Your Own Truth 1991 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
5 London Sourcebook 1991 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
6 Imago 1992 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
7 Der Weg in die Schatten 1990 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
8 2XS 1992 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
9 Changeling 1992 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
10 Never Trust an Elf 1992 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
11 Streets of Blood 1992 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
12 Shadowplay 1993 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
13 Night’s Pawn 1993 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
14 Striper Assassin 1993 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
15 Tir Na Nog 1993 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
16 Shadowrun 14: Nosferatu 1994 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
17 Harlequin’s Back 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
18 Shadowrun 15: Burning Bright 1994 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
19 Bug City 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
20 Shadowrun 16: Who Hunts the Hunter? 1995 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
21 Lone Wolf 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
22 Double Exposure 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
23 Fields of Fire 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
24 Fade to Black 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
25 Lone Star 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
26 Nosferatu 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
27 Shadowrun 22: Dead Air 1996 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
28 Burning Bright 1994 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
29 Aztlan 1995 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
30 Shadowrun 24: Steel Rain 1997 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
31 Who Hunts the Hunter? 1995 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
32 House of the Sun 1995 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
33 Stranger Souls 1997 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
34 Just Compensation 1996 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
35 Black Madonna 1996 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
36 Clockwork Asylum 1997 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
37 Preying for Keeps 1996 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
38 Dead Air 1996 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
39 Beyond the Pale 1998 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
40 Rigger Black Book 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
41 Shadowrun 31: Technobabel 1998 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
42 Shadowrun 32: Wolf and Raven 1997 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
43 The Lucifer Deck 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
44 Wolf and Raven 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
45 Shadowboxer 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
46 Stranger Souls - The Dragon Heart Saga, Volume 1 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
47 Headhunters 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
48 Shadowrun 36: Crossroads 1999 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
49 Clockwork Asylum -The Dragon Heart Saga, Volume 2 1997 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
50 Beyond the Pale - The Dragon Heart Saga, Vol. 3 1998 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
51 Shadowrun 38: Ragnarock 2000 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
52 Technobabel 1998 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
53 The Terminus Experiment 1999 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
54 Crossroads 1999 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
55 Shadowrun Book #1: Born to Run 2004 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
56 Ragnarock 2000 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
57 Shadowrun #2: Poison Agendas A Shadowrun Novel 2006 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
58 Tails You Lose 2001 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
59 Shadowrun. Gefallene Engel 2006 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
60 The Burning Time 2001 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
61 Celtic Double-Cross 2002 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
62 Born to Run 2004 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
63 Poison Agendas 2006 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
64 Spells & Chrome 2010 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
65 Fallen Angels 2006 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
66 Fire & Frost 2014 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
67 Drops of Corruption 2006 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
68 Shadowrun: Hell on Water 2014 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
69 A Fistful of Data 2006 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
70 Dark Resonance 2014 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
71 Shadowrun 2050 2012 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
72 Hell on Water 2014 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
73 DocWagon 19 2015 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
74 Shaken: No Job Too Small 2015 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
75 World of Shadows 2015 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
76 Shadowrun: World of Shadows 2015 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
77 Worlds Without End 2016 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
78 Steel Rain 2016 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
79 Shadowrun: Drawing Destiny: A Sixth World Tarot Anthology - Michael A. Stackpole N/A
80 Blood Sport 2016 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
81 Psychotrope 2016 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
82 Shadows Down Under - Michael A. Stackpole N/A
83 Run Hard, Die Fast 2016 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
84 The Forever Drug 2017 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
85 Undershadows 2018 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
86 Makeda Red 2019 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
87 The Johnson Run 2019 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
88 Shadow Dance 2020 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
89 Identity Crisis 2020 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
90 Shadowrun: Stirred 2020 Michael A. Stackpole N/A
91 Stirred 2020 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
92 Veiled Extraction 2020 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
93 For A Few Nuyen More 2021 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
94 On the Rocks 2021 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
95 Down These Dark Streets 2022 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
96 Elfin Black 2022 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
97 Base of Fire 2022 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
98 Combined Exercises 2022 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
99 Hollow Point 2022 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
100 Dragonbones 2023 Michael A. Stackpole Buy
101 Dark Synergy 2024 Michael A. Stackpole Buy

The Shadowrun Legends series is a 101-book collection attributed to Michael A. Stackpole, running from 1990 all the way to 2024. It starts with The Universal Brotherhood and Never Deal with a Dragon, both from 1990, and grew rapidly through the 1990s with titles like Choose Your Enemies Carefully, 2XS, Changeling, Never Trust an Elf, and many more. The series also includes the Dragon Heart Saga sub-arc (Stranger Souls, Clockwork Asylum, Beyond the Pale).

The 2000s saw entries like Born to Run, Poison Agendas, Fallen Angels, and A Fistful of Data, while the 2010s and 2020s brought a fresh wave including Hell on Water, Makeda Red, Identity Crisis, and For A Few Nuyen More. The most recent book is Dark Synergy from 2024. Given the enormous size of this series, new readers may want to start with the earliest books and work forward, though many of the individual novels can also be read on their own.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Shadowrun Legends series?

There are 101 books in the Shadowrun Legends series, published between 1990 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Shadowrun Legends series?

The first book in the Shadowrun Legends series is The Universal Brotherhood, published in 1990.

Do you need to read the Shadowrun Legends books in order?

Reading the Shadowrun Legends series in publication order starting with The Universal Brotherhood (1990) is recommended, as characters and storylines develop across the 101 books.

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