Mike Shepherd Reading Order

32 books (2004–2021)

The Kris Longknife series is a science fiction saga comprising 32 books published between 2004 and 2021, following publication order from the debut novel Deserter through the final entries. The series appears to be complete, offering a continuous narrative arc that should be read sequentially starting with the first book. Written by Mike Shepherd, this extensive military science fiction series tracks the adventures and challenges of its protagonist across a substantial timeline of interconnected stories.

Start with Deserter, the first of 32 books in the Kris Longknife series.

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1	Deserter 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mutineer 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Defiant 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Resolute 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Audacious 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Intrepid 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Undaunted 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Redoubtable 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Daring 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Training Daze 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Furious 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Welcome Home / Go Away 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Defender 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Kris Longknife's Bloodhound 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Kris Longknife's Assassin 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Tenacious 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Unrelenting 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Bold 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Ruth Longknife's First Christmas 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Admiral 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Among the Kicking Birds 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Emissary 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Kris Longknife Emissary 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Kris Longknife's Bad Day 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Kris Longknife's Relief 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Kris Longknife's Replacement 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Commanding 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Kris Longknife's Successor 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Indomitable 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Stalwart 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Boot Recruit 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike and Other Short Stories 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

2 books (2020–2020)

Mike Shepherd's two-book non-fiction series, published in 2020, explores leadership and writing through different lenses. The World Makers: Who Gets To The Top And Why examines what drives people to positions of influence, while Writing with Mike Shepherd: Author Commentary on the Kris Longknife Series & Other Writings offers insights into Shepherd's own creative process. Both books should be read in publication order to get the full value of Shepherd's perspectives on these interconnected topics.

Start with The World Makers: Who Gets To The Top And Why and read in order.

2 books (2017–2017)

The Rita Longknife: Iteeche War duology is a science fiction series published in 2017 by Mike Shepherd. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with Enemy Unknown followed by Enemy in Sight. This completed two-book series explores humanity's encounter with an alien civilization and the escalating conflicts that follow.

Start with Enemy Unknown and read in order.

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1	Enemy Unknown 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Enemy in Sight 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2022–2022)

3 books (2011–2012)

Mike Shepherd's science fiction short story collection series consists of three complete books published between 2011 and 2012. Read the books in publication order: A Day's Work on the Moon, The Job Interview, and The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann. These standalone stories should be experienced sequentially as the author intended.

Start with A Day's Work on the Moon and read in order.

1 book (2022–2022)

6 books (2014–2019)

The Vicky Peterwald series comprises six science fiction novels by Mike Shepherd published between 2014 and 2019, now complete. Reading the series in publication order beginning with Kris Longknife's Assassin is recommended to follow the character's development across the full story arc. The six-book sequence concludes with Implacable and provides a self-contained narrative across its installments.

Start with Kris Longknife's Assassin, the first of 6 books in the Vicky Peterwald series.

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1	Kris Longknife's Assassin 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Target 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Survivor 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rebel 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dominator 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Implacable 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible