Maxwell Grant Books in Order
Maxwell Grant has written 67 books, published between 1931 and 1979. The first book is The Living Shadow (1931) and the newest is Norgil, More Tales of Prestidigitection (1979). Publication order is the reading order below. 64 of the 67 books listed here are in the Shadow: The Master of Darkness series, which has its own page: Shadow: The Master of Darkness books in order.
Dennis Lynds books in order are published under that pen name.
- Books
- 67
- Published
- 1931–1979
- Pages on record
- 3,028 in 20 of 67 books
Maxwell Grant is the name on 67 catalogued books, from 1931 to 1979, and the fictional character the Shadow heads the subjects. The Living Shadow, Eyes of the Shadow, Gangdom's Doom and The Shadow Laughs! all appeared in 1931. Shadow: The Master of Darkness and Norgil are the two series, and magicians and private investigators appear in the subjects. Norgil, More Tales of Prestidigitection (1979) is the latest title.
How many Maxwell Grant books are there?
Maxwell Grant has 67 books, released between 1931 and 1979. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Maxwell Grant Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 67 Maxwell Grant 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.
- 119311722/4
- 21931–2/4
- 319311562/4
- 419311762/4
- 51931–2/4
- 61932–2/4
- 719321422/4
- 81932–2/4
- 91932–2/4
- 101932–2/4
- 111932–2/4
- 121932–2/4
- 1319321282/4
- 1519321582/4
- 1619321202/4
- 171932–2/4
- 181932–2/4
- 191932–2/4
- 2019321602/4
- 211933–2/4
- 221933–2/4
- 231933–2/4
- 2419331282/4
- 251933–2/4
- 261933–2/4
- 271933–2/4
- 2819331282/4
- 291933–2/4
- 301933–2/4
- 311933–2/4
- 321933–2/4
- 331933–2/4
- 341933–2/4
- 351933–2/4
- 3619331282/4
- 371933–2/4
- 3819331282/4
- 391933–2/4
- 401933–2/4
- 411933–2/4
- 421933–2/4
- 4319331282/4
- 441934–2/4
- 4519341582/4
- 461934–2/4
- 4719341742/4
- 481934–2/4
- 491934–2/4
- 5019341282/4
- 511934–2/4
- 521934–2/4
- 531934–2/4
- 541934–2/4
- 551934–2/4
- 561934–2/4
- 571934–2/4
- 581934–2/4
- 591934–2/4
- 601934–2/4
- 611935–2/4
- 621936–2/4
- 631936–2/4
- 641939–2/4
- 65The Crime Oracle and The Teeth of the Dragon1975 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/419751631/4
- 6619772081/4
- 6719792071/4
Maxwell Grant series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Maxwell Grant 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.
Norgil in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Maxwell Grant title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Maxwell Grant books in order?
You only need to read Maxwell Grant books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Maxwell Grant
Start with The Living Shadow (1931), the first Shadow: The Master of Darkness book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Maxwell Grant book?
Norgil, More Tales of Prestidigitection (1979) is the newest Maxwell Grant book released so far.
Is there a new Maxwell Grant book coming?
No next Maxwell Grant book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Maxwell Grant at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Maxwell Grant title on record dates from 1979, 47 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Maxwell Grant books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,028 pages across the 20 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 149 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Maxwell Grant books, 64 of 67, were published in the 1930s.
What the Maxwell Grant books are about
10 of the 67 Maxwell Grant books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 7 of 10 books
- Magicians 2 of 10 books
- Shadow (Fictitious character) 2 of 10 books