Mike Shepherd Books in Order
Mike Shepherd has written 13 books, published between 2004 and 2022. The first book is Deserter (2004) and the newest is Slains Castle's Secret History (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2004–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,912 in 9 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 49–73 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,912 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Mike Shepherd writes military science fiction built around Kris Longknife, the character the catalogue lists against the name. Recorded subjects include interstellar travel, navies, space warfare, human-alien encounters, women soldiers and life on other planets. Titles include Deserter (2004), Defiant (2005), Resolute (2006), Furious (2012), Defender (2013), Kris Longknife Emissary (2017) and Kris Longknife's Successor (2018). Thirteen books sit under the name in total, at a median of 346 pages.
How many Mike Shepherd books are there?
Mike Shepherd has 13 books, released between 2004 and 2022.
Mike Shepherd Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Mike Shepherd 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.
- 120043462/4
- 220054002/4
- 320063522/4
- 420123682/4
- 52013–2/4
- 6Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike and Other Short Stories (As:Mike Shepherd)Kris Longknife #12017 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420172402/4
- 720172542/4
- 820173522/4
- 920172982/4
- 1020183022/4
- 11The World Makers: Who Gets To The Top And Why2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 13Slains Castle's Secret History2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Mike Shepherd 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.
Kris Longknife in order
10 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Mike Shepherd titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mike Shepherd books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 Mike Shepherd books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Mike Shepherd
Start with Deserter (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mike Shepherd book?
Slains Castle's Secret History (2022) is the newest Mike Shepherd book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Shepherd book coming?
No next Mike Shepherd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mike Shepherd at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mike Shepherd title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Mike Shepherd books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,912 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Shepherd books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mike Shepherd books are about
4 of the 13 Mike Shepherd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 3 of 4 books
- Interstellar travel 2 of 4 books
- Kris Longknife (Fictitious character) 2 of 4 books
- Life on other planets 2 of 4 books
- Navies 2 of 4 books
- Officers 2 of 4 books
- Human-alien encounters 1 of 4 books
- Space warfare 1 of 4 books
- Women soldiers 1 of 4 books