Series
The Shadow
Walter B. Gibson, Theodore Tinsley, Bruce Elliott, Dennis Lynds, James Patterson, Brian Sitts, Anthony Tollin, Birgit Staebler, James Luceno, Lester Dent, Petra Berghofer & Richard Dilallo · 338 novels · 4 short stories · 1931–2025
The order the books came out.
- Omnibus editions(8 editions)
Map
The Shadow at the centre, 1 subseries around it, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1930s7
- 1940s8
- 1950s0
- 1960s13
- 1970s34
- 1980s5
- 1990s3
- 2000s63
- 2010s196
- 2020s13
Shape
338 novels · 4 short stories
11 authors
reads like:mystery & detectiveidentitynorth americaearly 20th centurytenseadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 96% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · brighter = more books338 of 342 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Shadow Strikesdarkest
- Vengeance Baybrightest
- Return of the Shadowcalmest
- Mark of the Shadowmost intense