🎯 Where Should I Start?
All Book Series by Ian J Malone
Hide the Lightning
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 2019 Anthology · Kevin Steverson
Through the Gate
Book 3 of 22 · published 2020 Anthology · Quincy J. Allen,Jon R. Osborne
The Long and Short of It
Book 4 of 22 · published 2020 Anthology · Robert E. Hampson,Chris Kennedy,Kevin Steverson,Brisco Woods
It Takes All Kinds
Book 10 of 22 · published 2021 Anthology · Jason Cordova,Quincy J. Allen
It Takes More Kinds
Book 12 of 22 · published 2021 Anthology · Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,P.A. Piatt,Jon R. Osborne,William Joseph Roberts,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Nick Steverson,Matt Novotny,Brisco Woods
Sunrise Over Shippo: A Salvage Title Universe Novel
Book 14 of 22 · published 2022 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Knightfall Under Keros
Book 17 of 22 · published 2023 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Salvage Search: A Salvage Title Universe Novel
Book 19 of 22 · published 2023 Anthology · David Alan Jones
Daughter of Shippo
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Broken City
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2016 Anthology · Christopher Woods
From the Ashes
Book 4 of 20 · published 2019 Co-authored · David Carrico,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Christopher Woods,Alex Rath,Derek Shupert,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon II,Kevin Steverson,David Alan Jones,Jan Kotouč,Brisco Woods,Philip S. Bolger
The Island of Dr. Laroue
Book 10 of 20 · published 2020 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Christopher Woods
Among the Embers
Book 17 of 20 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin Ikenberry,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Christopher Woods,Jon R. Osborne,Benjamin Tyler Smith,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Nick Steverson,Matt Novotny,MarkStallings,Melissa Olthoff,J.P. Chandler,Brisco Woods
Children of the Fall
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2023 Anthology · J.P. Chandler
Legend
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Christopher Woods
Tales from the Lyon's Den
Book 4 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Kacey Ezell,Kevin McLaughlin,Doug Dandridge,Jake Bible,Robert E. Hampson,Marisa Wolf,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Tim C. Taylor,Michael J. Allen
Luck is Not a Factor
Book 6 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Paul E. Cooley,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Rob Howell,J.R. Handley,Thomas A. Mays,Christopher Woods,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon,Lee Dunning
Hope is Not a Strategy
Book 8 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Josh Hayes,Craig Martelle,Kevin McLaughlin,A.K. DuBoff,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Scott Moon,Jonathan P. Brazee,Chris Fox,Kevin Steverson
With Your Shield
Book 10 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Alex Rath
Negotiation
Book 13 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Kacey Ezell,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Jonathan P. Brazee,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon
Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Wandrey
Storm Clouds
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
Between Two Worlds
Book 2 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Alex Rath
The Dark Before the Light
Book 5 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Tim C. Taylor
One Minute to Midnight
Book 8 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Charles E. Gannon,Chris Kennedy,Tim C. Taylor
Eye of the Storm
Book 11 of 18 · published 2021 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
The Street Survivors
Book 12 of 18 · published 2021 Co-authored · Chris Kennedy
And Break It Not
Book 13 of 18 · published 2021 Anthology · Robert E. Hampson,Sandra L. Medlock
Three Steps to Oblivion
Book 15 of 18 · published 2021 Co-authored · Chris Kennedy
Tempest Rage
Book 17 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
As My Witnesses
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Sandra L. Medlock
Four Horsemen Tales Box Set: Ten Stories from the Four Horsemen Universe Tales Series
Single-title series · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ian J Malone?
Ian J Malone has 80 books catalogued in this guide spanning 2013–2025, across 5 named series.
Which Ian J Malone series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Mako series, the earliest of Ian J Malone's multi-book series: it opens with Mako (2013) and runs to 4 books across 2013–2020, ending with Detron City Vice (2020). Ian J Malone's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ian J Malone written?
Ian J Malone has 80 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 78 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being The Coalition series with 22 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ian J Malone's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ian J Malone's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mako (2013–2020, 4 books) and The Coalition (2019–2025, 22 books).
How are Ian J Malone's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ian J Malone's 80 books into 5 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Coalition (22 books, 2019–2025); Mako (4 books, 2013–2020); The Fallen World (20 books, 2016–2023); The Guild Wars (18 books, 2019–2022); Four Horsemen Tales (14 books, 2018–2019).