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Start with Anubis and continue through all 12 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Kris Michaels • Published 2018
Code-named Anubis, a lethal assassin in Guardian’s Shadow World hunts the monsters ordinary justice can’t touch. His latest mission collides with a woman shattered by the same evil, and together they fight back from t...
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Guardian Security Shadow World reading order
Ends with Maximus
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Book 1:Anubis
Kris Michaels • 2018
Code-named Anubis, a lethal assassin in Guardian’s Shadow World hunts the monsters ordinary justice can’t touch. His latest mission collides with a woman shattered by the same evil, and together they fight back from t...
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Book 2:Asp
Kris Michaels • 2018
Asp is a ghost in Guardian’s network, sliding into place only long enough to eliminate a target. When a mission tangles him with a woman fighting for her own survival, both must choose between cold duty and the risky...
- 3
Book 3:Lycos
Kris Michaels • 2019
Reclusive assassin Lycos hides in a mountain stronghold, taking only the darkest contracts. After rescuing Bethanie Clark and her young son from a deadly blizzard, he’s forced to protect them from human enemies as dan...
- 4
Book 4:Thanatos
Kris Michaels • 2020
In Thanatos, a Guardian assassin who wears the name of death like armor must confront what’s left of his humanity when a mission throws him together with a woman whose stubborn courage makes him question the life he’s...
- 5
Book 5:Tempest
Kris Michaels • 2020
Tempest pits another of Guardian’s Shadow World operatives against a chaotic enemy whose reach crosses borders. As the operation spirals, he and the woman pulled into the storm have to trust each other if they want to...
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Book 6:Smoke
Kris Michaels • 2021
Code-named Smoke, this Guardian assassin is used to vanishing after every mission. When a rescue goes sideways and he can’t walk away from a woman marked for death, his carefully controlled life ignites into something...
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Book 7:Reaper
Kris Michaels • 2021
Reaper has always believed his only purpose is to eliminate threats in Guardian’s name. Tracking a new enemy exposes a conspiracy that reaches back through the series and ties his fate to a woman who refuses to be col...
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Book 8:Phoenix
Kris Michaels • 2022
After an explosion destroys Guardian’s DC complex, Aspen Kennedy wakes with her photographic memory shattered and disappears into a New York crime war. The assassin known as Phoenix rises to hunt the people who took h...
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Book 9:Valkyrie
Kris Michaels • 2022
Valkyrie follows a rare female warrior in Guardian’s Shadow World who has made peace with delivering death. When a mission forces her to protect instead of destroy, she and the man she’s guarding must choose between o...
- 10
Book 10:Flack
Kris Michaels • 2023
Flack centers on a Guardian cyber-warfare specialist who prefers keyboards to gunfights—until a mission drags him into the field with a woman every bit as sharp as he is. Together they chase a ghost in the data and a...
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Book 14:Centurion
Simon Scarrow • 2007
On Rome’s eastern frontier, Macro and Cato command troops sent to rescue an allied king in Palmyra and confront a Parthian threat. Besieged, betrayed and marching through desert, they must outwit both rebels and an am...
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Book 15:Maximus
Riley Edwards • 2020
Nicknamed for his larger-than-life presence, Maximus is used to being the blunt instrument Z Corps unleashes when things go bad. A mission that starts as a straightforward takedown turns complicated when he grows atta...
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Guardian Security Shadow World FAQ
What is the best order to read the Guardian Security Shadow World series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Anubis.
How many books are in the Guardian Security Shadow World series?
There are 12 books currently listed in the Guardian Security Shadow World series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Guardian Security Shadow World series?
New readers should start with Anubis, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Guardian Security Shadow World series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2007 to 2023.