Joseph R. Lallo

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  • Bibliography:
    50 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2010
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Book of Deacon

0.5 - The Rise of the Red Shadow (Aug-2013)
1 - The Book of Deacon (Jan-2010)
2 - The Great Convergence (Dec-2010)
3 - The Battle of Verril (Mar-2011)
4 - The D'Karon Apprentice (Nov-2015)
The Redemption of Desmeres (Jan-2015)

Book of Deacon Sidequests

1 - Jade (Sep-2010)

Free-Wrench

1 - Free-Wrench (Jul-2014)
2 - Skykeep (Apr-2015)

Shards of Shadow

1 - A Traitor in the Shadows (Jul-2019)
2 - The Prison of Shadows (Aug-2019)
3 - The Balance of Shadows (Sep-2019)

Book List in Order: 50 titles

  • The Book of Deacon

    The Book of Deacon - 1

    The tale of Myranda Celeste, a young woman orphaned by a century long war, and her chance discovery of a fallen soldier's priceless cargo. The find will change her life, sending her on an adventure of soldiers and rebels, wizards and warriors, and be...

  • Jade

    Book of Deacon Sidequests - 1

    This short novel, set in the same world as The Book of Deacon, follows the blessed and cursed life of Jade Rinton. Stripped of her family and kept in a tall tower by a fierce dragon due to the scheming of a mysterious stranger, Jade seems to be livin...

  • The Great Convergence

    The Book of Deacon - 2

    The second in the Book of Deacon series, The Great Convergence continues the tale of young Myranda Celeste. With fresh knowledge of magic and steadfast resolve to see the end of the war that plagues her land, Myranda sets out to find and unite the fi...

  • The Battle of Verril

    The Book of Deacon - 3

    In this, the finale of the Book of Deacon Trilogy, Myranda and the Chosen face their greatest challenges yet. Time is running out, and the Generals are growing desperate. Through victory and defeat, reunion and betrayal, neither the heroes nor their ...

  • Bypass Gemini

    In a distant future, Trevor "Lex" Alexander was shaping up to be the next great race pilot until a fixed race got him banned from the sport. Reduced to making freelance deliveries, he thinks his life can't get any worse. That's when a package manages...

  • Unstable Prototypes

    Following his last adventure, Trevor "Lex" Alexander's life has managed to return to normal. He's back to splitting his time between delivering packages and transporting passengers, along with the occasional foray into testing highly experimental equ...

  • The Rise of the Red Shadow

    The Book of Deacon - 0.5

    Every story must begin somewhere. For the warrior who would come to be known as the fearsome Red Shadow, the story began in a forgotten glade deep in the land of Tressor. It was there that a pair of trackers, eager to retrieve a lost slave, instead f...

  • The Other Eight

    Superpowers have turned out to be a disappointment. Heat vision? Super strength? Flight? They are nowhere to be found. Instead, powers like photosynthesis or the ability to spontaneously change hair color seem to be the best the world can offer. To m...

  • Free-Wrench

    Free-Wrench - 1

    The islands of Caldera are a shining jewel in a rather bleak world. A terrible calamity in the past had blanketed much of the world with a toxic "fug." Those who survived were forced to take to the mountains and the skies in wondrous airships. Life h...



  • Artificial Evolution

    Artificial Evolution is the third book in the Big Sigma series, building upon the story and characters introduced by Bypass Gemini and Unstable Prototypes. Lex, Michella and Squee are once again joined by the mercenaries Silo and Garotte. Along the w...

  • The Redemption of Desmeres

    The Book of Deacon

    The Redemption of Desmeres is a sidequest in The Book of Deacon Saga. Desmeres Lumineblade always prided himself on his pragmatism, clarity, and focus. These qualities made him the maker of the finest weapons ever created, and even helped e...

  • Skykeep

    Free-Wrench - 2

    It has taken some adjustment, but Nita Graus has made quite a home for herself among the crew of the Wind Breaker. Under her skillful care it has become one of the only airships to stay aloft without the continuous repair and oversight of the vile an...

  • The D'Karon Apprentice

    The Book of Deacon - 4

    The D’Karon Apprentice is the long awaited sequel to the acclaimed epic fantasy, The Book of Deacon Trilogy. It is a direct follow up to The Battle of Verril. It has been months since the Chosen finally defeated the D’Karon and the Perpetual War ...

  • The Adventures of Rustle and Eddy

    The Redemption of Desmeres is a sidequest in The Book of Deacon Saga. Desmeres Lumineblade always prided himself on his pragmatism, clarity, and focus. These qualities made him the maker of the finest weapons ever created, and even helped end the Per...

  • Seeking the Shadow

    "Seeking the Shadow" was published in the anthology Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues. About this story, author Joseph R. Lallo says, "In the Book of Deacon's setting, the Northern Alliance and its southern neighbor, Tresso...

  • Structophis

    Structophis is a heartwarming YA adventure from the author of The Book of Deacon, Bypass Gemini, and Free-Wrench. It is based upon a concept and artwork by ProjectENDO. In a small town in Colorado, Markus Spiros was just getting his life on track. By...

  • The Crescents

    In a place untouched by the Perpetual War, a new conflict threatens to ignite. Generations of war have been put to rest. The D’Karon scourge has been wiped away. All that remains for Myranda, Deacon, and the other Chosen is the long, slow road to r...

  • Entwell Origins: Ayna

    Entwell Origins: Ayna is a spin-off novella in the popular Book of Deacon setting. Ayna Reedwind is of the most powerful wizards in her world, but such was not always the case. She began life as a simple fairy. In her earliest days she was...

  • Free-Wrench Collection: Volume 1

    Steam-powered airships rule the skies in a world blanketed by a toxic fug. Join Nita, Lil, Coop, Cap'n Mack, and the rest of the Wind Breaker crew in a steampunk adventure that will leave you reeling. Free-Wrench Collection: Volume 1 combin...



  • Ayna

    Entwell Origins: Ayna is a spin-off novella in the popular Book of Deacon setting.Ayna Reedwind is of the most powerful wizards in her world, but such was not always the case. She began life as a simple fairy. In her earliest days she was tiny, frigh...

  • Beta Testers

    Beta Testers is a prequel novella in the Big Sigma setting. It's important to use the right tool for the job… even if that tool hasn't been tested. Garotte is the sort of covert operative a military sends in to tug at threads until a...

  • Rogue Derelict

    Rogue Derelict is pulse-pounding side-story set in the universe of Lindsay Buroker’s Fallen Empire Series.In the chaos following the fall of the empire, Benita Castor wants nothing more than to live a nice quiet life. She thought she made all t...

  • Indra Station

    What would you risk to do what you were born to do?

    Since college, Lex Alexander has had two loves. Hoversled racing, and Michella Modane. Everything from mega-corporations to robot rampages have threatened to keep them apart. Now, at long l...

  • A Traitor in the Shadows

    Shards of Shadow - 1

    How could a good photo-op go so wrong?

    A perfect time-lapse of the lunar eclipse should have earned Alan some cash and acclaim. Instead, he came home with an invader in his dreams and a terrible feeling of being watched. Now his life is a ta...

  • The Prison of Shadows

    Shards of Shadow - 2

    One man's prison is another man's fortress.

    Alan grew up believing that justice was as simple as throwing criminals in jail. He also grew up believing there was no such thing as a shadow with a mind of its own. A special request to put his p...

  • The Balance of Shadows

    Shards of Shadow - 3

    In a city at peace, balance means war.

    Freshly certified for forensics, Alan is ready to do something meaningful with his photography. He's teamed up with his friend Jessie on the police force, and not a moment too soon. A serial killer seem...

  • Paradoxes and Dragons

    Paradoxes and Dragons is a collection of ten short stories and novellas written by Joseph R. Lallo. These stories were originally released as a part of his Patreon, and represent the first full year of the stranger offerings presented to patrons. Hav...

  • The Coin of Kenvard

    In the wake of the Perpetual War, the world cannot afford for history to repeat itself.Myranda and Deacon have helped to guide their world out of the clutches of the D’Karon. But victory has come at a price. Deacon’s mysterious affliction...

  • Contaminant Six

    The fug that poisoned the world has struck the Wind Breaker crew.After years of daring escapes and dangerous capers, it was only a matter of time before Captain Mack's crew felt the sting of the toxin that blankets their continent. They must split up...



  • The Bygone Dagger

    They just don't make artifacts like they used to.In a world where arcane contraptions are capable of just about anything, running an antique shop is a dangerous business. No one knows that better than the Masker family. Strict rules and cutthroat com...

  • The Bygone Archive

    Some walls were built for a reason.Things are looking up for the Masker family. Fel, the adventurer of the clan, has stocked the antiquity shop with valuable contraptions unearthed during his journeys. Sales are strong, customers are happy, life is g...

  • The Bygone Mask

    Family business is always personal.Dangerous expeditions and clever business deals have begun to pay off, but with great rewards come greater risks. The unscrupulous Bolivan clan have been spying on Fel Masker and his family, accumulating dangerous t...

  • Top Level Player

    The bad news? You died. The good news? You have an extra life!After a terminal diagnosis, Jazz had nothing to lose in testing a prototype brain scanner, right?Wrong. Dead wrong.Now she’s locked in a digital afterlife called The After-Image. How...

  • The Bygone Caper

    What the nobles don't know can't hurt them. But how long can the Maskers keep their secrets?Fel and the other Maskers knew recovering the gifts of the past was worth the danger, so long as they could keep the worst of the bygone contraptions out of t...

  • The Bygone Plague

    With the sort of enemies the Fel has made, loose ends can be deadly.After narrowly surviving their last adventure, the Masker family knows there are forces plotting against them. Worse, a precious artifact is unaccounted for, almost certainly in the ...

  • The Bygone Way

    When the world gets smaller, enemies get closer.For once, things seem calm for Fel Masker and his family. But the dark schemes of a shadowy mastermind are ready to hatch. Ancient foes are on the move in the Greater Lands. Uncovered secrets cast doubt...

  • Quantum Shift

    Sometimes, time is running out. Sometimes, it isn't running at all.When Lex Alexander called upon his mad engineer friend for help creating a racing simulator, he expected to break a few track records. Instead, he broke time. To get the clock ticking...

  • The Clash of Shadows

    In the shadows, the balance is tipping…Alan’s journey from a freelance forensic photographer to a key player in the police department is about to take a darker turn. Alongside his steadfast friend Jessie, Alan dives into an investigation ...

  • The Class of Shadows

    In the shadows, the balance is tipping...Alan's journey from a freelance forensic photographer to a key player in the police department is about to take a darker turn. Alongside his steadfast friend Jessie, Alan dives into an investigation of a money...



  • Between

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    Between is a new sci-fi/fantasy adventure from the mind behind The Book of Deacon, Free-Wrench, and Big Sigma. Philo Middleton wasn't having a very good day. It began with him waking up strapped to a chair inside a strange, high-tech chambe...

  • The Book of Deacon Anthology Volume 2

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    A new collection of stories in the critically acclaimed and international bestselling Book of Deacon Series. It contains 14 epic fantasy short stories, novellas, and novels released between 2015 and 2022, including:The D'Karon ApprenticeIn the afterm...

  • The Calderan Problem

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    The Calderan Problem is the fourth high-flying, swashbuckling adventure in the Free-Wrench series from Joseph R. Lallo, author of the Book of Deacon and Big Sigma series. Several months have passed since Nita's last adventure in the fug, an...

  • Cipher Hill

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    Cipher Hill is the fifth book in the popular Free-Wrench series of steampunk adventures. Ferris Tusk has lurked in the shadows of his society since it began. His name is spoken with hushed reverence by the fug folk, and the balance of power...

  • Halfax

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    If you can’t have good luck, you should at least have a good dragon.The princess has inherited the family curse. Plagued by terrible luck, it is all the palace staff can do to keep her safe from herself. When her father pricks himself with an a...

  • Ichor Well

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    Ichor Well is the third adventure in the Free-Wrench Series of Steampunk novels. Ever since Nita Graus left her homeland and joined the crew of the Wind Breaker, the reputation of the airship and its crew has been growing. The destruction o...

  • Nova Igniter

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    When you’ve lived a life like his, the last thing you want is for history to repeat itself.Lex has teamed up with mad engineers, clashed with technology-obsessed terrorists, and faced murderous robot hordes. He’s even traveled through tim...

  • Paradoxes and Dragons Volume 2

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    Dragons that hoard pillows? Legendary squirrel adventures? Sometimes short stories get a little experimental.Paradoxes and Dragons Volume 2 is a collection of ten novellas and short stories spanning the sci-fi and fantasy spectrum. A time travel fron...

  • The Story of Sorrel

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    For some creatures, running and hiding is the only way to stay alive. But no one can run forever.Sorrel and her twins are malthropes, creatures hated by the people of their world. Years of searching for a place where they can be safe has brought them...

  • The Stump and the Spire

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    The Stump and the Spire is a pair of short stories set in the Book of Deacon setting. Both stories in the collection were originally released in larger anthologies.The Stump and the Spire – Set long after the events of the Book of Deacon Trilog...



  • Temporal Contingency

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    Temporal Contingency is the fourth book in the Big Sigma Series. Trevor "Lex" Alexander's life has been less than blessed. In the past year he's had to battle corrupt corporations, deranged techno-terrorists, and a robotic scourge. Now he's...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joseph R. Lallo has published 50 books.

Joseph R. Lallo does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Class of Shadows, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Joseph R. Lallo, The Book of Deacon, was published in January 2010.

Yes. Joseph R. Lallo has 4 series.
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