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Carl Bowen Books in Order

Carl Bowen has written 41 books, published between 1999 and 2017. The first book is Project Utopia (1999) and the newest is Gods and Thunder (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1999–2017
Pages on record
4,501 in 29 of 41 books
Reading time
75–113 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,501 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 41 titles with a page count on record.

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Carl Bowen has 41 books in the catalogue, from Project Utopia (1999) to Gods and Thunder (2017). Special forces, soldiers and terrorism appear among the subject headings, alongside graphic novels and adaptations. The Bowen series are Shadow Squadron, Firestormers, Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel and Aberrant. Predator & Prey: Vampire (2000) and Silent Striders & Black Furies (2001) are early titles.

How many Carl Bowen books are there?

Carl Bowen has 41 books, released between 1999 and 2017. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Carl Bowen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Carl Bowen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Project Utopia by Carl Bowen, book 1 of the Aberrant series (1999)
  2. Cover of Predator & Prey: Vampire by Carl Bowen, book 1 of the World of Darkness series (2000)
  3. Cover of The Directive by Carl Bowen, book 2 of the Aberrant series (2000)
  4. Cover of Silent Striders & Black Furies by Carl Bowen, book 1 of the Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel series (2001)
  5. Cover of Predator & Prey: Mage by Carl Bowen, book 2 of the World of Darkness series (2001)
  6. Cover of Silver Fang & Glass Walkers by Carl Bowen, book 3 of the Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel series (2002)
  7. Cover of A Day Dark as Night by Carl Bowen, book 1 of the Exalted series (2004)
  8. Cover of Pillar of the Sun by Carl Bowen, book 4 of the Exalted series (2005)
  9. Cover of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Carl Bowen (2008)
  10. Cover of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Carl Bowen (2008)
  11. Cover of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp by Carl Bowen (2010)
  12. Cover of Julius Caesar by Carl Bowen (2011)
  13. Cover of BMX Breakthrough by Carl Bowen, book 13 of the Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels series (2011)
  14. Cover of Sea Demon by Carl Bowen, book 1 of the Shadow Squadron series (2013)
  15. Cover of Elite Infantry by Carl Bowen, book 2 of the Shadow Squadron series (2013)
  16. Cover of Sniper Shield by Carl Bowen, book 3 of the Shadow Squadron series (2013)
  17. Cover of Eagle Down by Carl Bowen, book 4 of the Shadow Squadron series (2013)
  18. Cover of The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Carl Bowen (2013)
  19. Cover of White Needle by Carl Bowen, book 6 of the Shadow Squadron series (2014)
  20. Cover of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Carl Bowen (2014)
  21. Cover of Sand Spider by Carl Bowen, book 8 of the Shadow Squadron series (2014)
  22. Cover of Critical Strike by Carl Bowen, book 10 of the Shadow Squadron series (2014)
  23. Cover of Guardian Angel by Carl Bowen, book 11 of the Shadow Squadron series (2015)
  24. Cover of Rogue Agent by Carl Bowen, book 15 of the Shadow Squadron series (2015)
  1. 1
    Project UtopiaAberrant #11999 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999144
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  2. 2
    Predator & Prey: VampireWorld of Darkness #12000 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000288
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  3. 3
    The DirectiveAberrant #22000 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200096
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  4. 4
    Silent Striders & Black FuriesWerewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel #12001 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001287
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  5. 5
    Predator & Prey: MageWorld of Darkness #22001 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001288
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  6. 6
    Silver Fang & Glass WalkersWerewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel #32002 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002288
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  7. 7
    A Day Dark as NightExalted #12004 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004288
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  8. 8
    Pillar of the SunExalted #42005 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005288
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  9. 9
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  10. 10
    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2008 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200863
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  11. 11
    Aladdin and the Magic Lamp2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  12. 12
    Julius Caesar2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    BMX BreakthroughSports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels #132011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Sea DemonShadow Squadron #12013 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201394
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  15. 15
    Elite InfantryShadow Squadron #22013 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013221
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  16. 16
    Sniper ShieldShadow Squadron #32013 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201394
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  17. 17
    Eagle DownShadow Squadron #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    Black AnchorShadow Squadron #52013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    The Murders in the Rue Morgue2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    White NeedleShadow Squadron #62014 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201495
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  21. 21
    Phantom SunShadow Squadron #72014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  22. 22
    Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea2014 · 69 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201469
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  23. 23
    Sand SpiderShadow Squadron #82014 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201493
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  24. 24
    Dark AgentShadow Squadron #92014 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201493
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  25. 25
    Critical StrikeShadow Squadron #102014 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014221
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  26. 26
    Quarterback RushSports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels #252014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  27. 27
    Guardian AngelShadow Squadron #112015 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201595
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  28. 28
    Long ShadowShadow Squadron #122015 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201595
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  29. 29
    Dragon TeethShadow Squadron #132015 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201595
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  30. 30
    Steel HammerShadow Squadron #142015 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201595
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Carl Bowen series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Carl Bowen books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Firestormers in order

5 books
  1. 1. Firestormers
  2. 2. Back Burn
  3. 3. Bone Yard
  4. 4. Fire Front
  5. 5. Hot Spot

Aberrant in order

2 books
  1. 1. Project Utopia
  2. 2. The Directive

World of Darkness in order

2 books
  1. 1. Predator & Prey: Vampire
  2. 2. Predator & Prey: Mage

Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel in order

2 books
  1. 1. Silent Striders & Black Furies
  2. 3. Silver Fang & Glass Walkers

Exalted in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Day Dark as Night
  2. 4. Pillar of the Sun

Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 13. BMX Breakthrough
  2. 25. Quarterback Rush

Far Out Fairy Tales in order

1 book
  1. 5. Jak and the Magic Nano-beans

Standalone books

10 books

10 Carl Bowen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Carl Bowen books in order?

You only need to read Carl Bowen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Carl Bowen

Start with Sea Demon (2013), the first Shadow Squadron book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Project Utopia (1999).

What is the newest Carl Bowen book?

Gods and Thunder (2017) is the newest Carl Bowen book released so far.

Is there a new Carl Bowen book coming?

No next Carl Bowen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Carl Bowen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Carl Bowen title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Carl Bowen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,501 pages across the 29 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 109 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Carl Bowen books, 31 of 41, were published in the 2010s.

What the Carl Bowen books are about

31 of the 41 Carl Bowen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 20 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.