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Shadowrun Legends Books in Order

Shadowrun Legends contains 76 books, published between 1990 and 2024. The first book is The Universal Brotherhood (1990) and the newest is Dark Synergy (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
76
Published
1990–2024
Pages on record
3,837 in 17 of 76 books
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Shadowrun Legends is a multi-author fiction line tied to Shadowrun, the pen-and-paper role-playing game, with 76 books catalogued from 1990 to 2024. Never Deal with a Dragon and The Universal Brotherhood both date from 1990, and Dark Synergy (2024) is the newest title. Nigel Findley and Stephen Kenson hold the most credits with 8 books each, followed by Russell Zimmerman (7), Carl Sargent (6) and Robert N. Charrette, Tom Dowd, Jak Koke and Lisa Smedman (5 each). Subjects include science fiction action and adventure, contemporary fantasy, computer viruses and the fictitious character Ryan Mercury.

How many Shadowrun Legends books are there?

Shadowrun Legends has 76 books, released between 1990 and 2024.

Shadowrun Legends Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 76 Shadowrun Legends 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 The Universal Brotherhood by Nigel Findley, book 1 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1990)
  2. Cover of London Sourcebook by Carl Sargent, book 5 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1991)
  3. Cover of Imago by Carl Sargent, book 6 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1992)
  4. Cover of Streets of Blood, book 10 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1992)
  5. Cover of Shadowplay by Nigel Findley, book 11 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1993)
  6. Cover of Harlequin's Back by Tom Dowd, book 15 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1994)
  7. Cover of Bug City by Tom Dowd, book 16 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1994)
  8. Cover of Fields of Fire by Tom Dowd, book 19 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1994)
  9. Cover of Lone Star by Nigel Findley, book 21 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1994)
  10. Cover of Nosferatu, book 22 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1994)
  11. Cover of Aztlan by Nigel Findley, book 24 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1995)
  12. Cover of Black Madonna, book 28 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1996)
  13. Cover of Wolf and Raven by Michael A. Stackpole, book 33 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1997)
  14. Cover of Stranger Souls - The Dragon Heart Saga, Volume 1 by Jak Koke, book 35 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1997)
  15. Cover of Headhunters by Mel Odom, book 36 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1997)
  16. Cover of Clockwork Asylum -The Dragon Heart Saga, Volume 2 by Jak Koke, book 37 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1997)
  17. Cover of Beyond the Pale - The Dragon Heart Saga, Vol. 3 by Jak Koke, book 38 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1998)
  18. Cover of The Terminus Experiment, book 40 of the Shadowrun Legends series (1999)
  19. Cover of World of Shadows, book 54 of the Shadowrun Legends series (2015)
  20. Cover of Identity Crisis by Phaedra Weldon, book 65 of the Shadowrun Legends series (2020)
  1. 1
    The Universal Brotherhood1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  2. 2
    Never Deal with a Dragon1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  3. 3
    Choose Your Enemies Carefully1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  4. 4
    Find Your Own Truth1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  5. 5
    London Sourcebook1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  6. 6
    Imago1992 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199280
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  7. 7
    2XS1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  8. 8
    Changeling1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  9. 9
    Never Trust an Elf1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  10. 10
    Streets of Blood1992 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992288
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  11. 11
    Shadowplay1993 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993372
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  12. 12
    Night's Pawn1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  13. 13
    Striper Assassin1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  14. 14
    Tir Na Nog1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  15. 15
    Harlequin's Back1994 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994152
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  16. 16
    Bug City1994 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994160
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  17. 17
    Lone Wolf1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  18. 18
    Double Exposure1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  19. 19
    Fields of Fire1994 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994112
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  20. 20
    Fade to Black1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  21. 21
    Lone Star1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  22. 22
    Nosferatu1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994288
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  23. 23
    Burning Bright1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  24. 24
    Aztlan1995 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995184
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  25. 25
    Who Hunts the Hunter?1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  26. 26
    House of the Sun1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  27. 27
    Just Compensation1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  28. 28
    Black Madonna1996 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996288
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  29. 29
    Preying for Keeps1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  30. 30
    Dead Air1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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Where to start with Shadowrun Legends

Start with The Universal Brotherhood (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shadowrun Legends book?

Dark Synergy (2024) is the newest Shadowrun Legends book released so far.

Is there a new Shadowrun Legends book coming?

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

Shadowrun Legends at a glance

Still running
Shadowrun Legends is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Shadowrun Legends books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,837 pages across the 17 of 76 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shadowrun Legends books, 41 of 76, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 76 titles, 8 are credited to Nigel Findley, 8 to Stephen Kenson, 7 to Russell Zimmerman and 6 to Carl Sargent. A further 19 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the Shadowrun Legends books are about

20 of the 76 Shadowrun Legends books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: shadowrun (pen-&-paper-rpg) is tagged on 19 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.