Shadow Unit Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Shadow Unit books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Shadow Unit 1
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 2
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 3
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 4
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 5
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 6
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 7
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 8
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 9
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 10
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Unit 11
Buy on Amazon2012
Shadow Unit 12
Buy on Amazon2012
Shadow Unit 13
Buy on Amazon2013
Shadow Unit 14
Buy on Amazon2014
Shadow Unit 15
Buy on Amazon2014
The Queen in Winter
Buy on Amazon2006
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Best New Romantic Fantasy 2
Buy on Amazon2007
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2007
Best American Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2007
So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction
Buy on Amazon2007
TwentiethAnnual Collection
Buy on Amazon2007
Fast Ships, Black Sails
Buy on Amazon2008
The New Weird
Buy on Amazon2008
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
Buy on Amazon2008
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
Buy on Amazon2008
Best New Fantasy 2
Buy on Amazon2009
Lovecraft Unbound
Buy on Amazon2009
Last Drink Bird Head
Buy on Amazon2009
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Buy on Amazon2010
Starship Vectors
Buy on Amazon2010
Whedonistas
Buy on Amazon2011
The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons
Buy on Amazon2011
The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Buy on Amazon2012
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
Buy on Amazon2012
The Book of Cthulhu II
Buy on Amazon2012
Clarkesworld: Year Three
Buy on Amazon2013
Best New SF 26
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Buy on Amazon2013
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
Buy on Amazon2013
The Book of Apex: Volume 4
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Buy on Amazon2014
Time Travel: Recent Trips
Buy on Amazon2014
New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2015
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
Buy on Amazon2015
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
Buy on Amazon2017
Chiral Mad 4
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Shadow Unit series is publication order: 1. Shadow Unit 1 (2011), 2. Shadow Unit 2 (2011), 3. Shadow Unit 3 (2011), 4. Shadow Unit 4 (2011), 5. Shadow Unit 5 (2011), and 46 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Shadow Unit series by Katherine Addison contains 51 books. The series began in 2011 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Shadow Unit series is written by Katherine Addison. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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