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Templeverse Universe Books in Order

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Explore the Templeverse Universe books by Shayne Silvers in order, with short summaries and background on Nate Temple, Callie Penrose and Quinn MacKenna.

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Templeverse Universe books in publication order

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42 books

1

Obsidian Son

by Shayne Silvers

2012

Billionaire wizard Nate Temple thinks he has St. Louis under control until a monster murders his parents and shifter dragons invade his city. Hunting for answers drags him into a ruthless war of dragons, gods, and old grudges.

2

Blood Debts

by Shayne Silvers

2015

An ancient pact between Heaven, Hell, and humanity shatters, and Nate is framed as a demon sympathizer. Hunted by angels, allies, and the Four Horsemen, then stripped of his magic, he has to outsmart the Apocalypse with nothing but wits and friends.

3

Grimm

by Shayne Silvers

2016

Legendary supernatural assassins known as the Brothers Grimm escape their prison with one goal, to take Nate Temple's head. With his wedding party on their hit list and every local thug choosing sides, Nate resorts to forbidden magic that might save his friends or damn them.

4

Silver Tongue

by Shayne Silvers

2016

After years of outrageous luck, Nate finally attracts the attention of the being who hires the monsters other monsters fear. Offered a job he cannot safely refuse, he uncovers the terrifying employer behind many of his past enemies and has to figure out how to cheat the house.

5

Beast Master

by Shayne Silvers

2017

A twisted supernatural circus is kidnapping shifter children, and the Beast Master running it wants a chimera for his star act. As Nate's inner demon claws for control, he risks his soul to save the kids and keep his friends from turning against him.

6

Daddy Duty

by Shayne Silvers

2017

Nate Temple and master vampire Alucard agree to watch two rebellious teenage weredragons for the weekend. Their babysitting gig spirals into centaur ambushes, a boy band concert from hell, and a nest of vampires that only very creative parenting can survive.

7

Rage

by Shayne Silvers

2017

After a brutal exorcism in Kansas City, Callie thinks things might finally calm down. Then women start vanishing, a zealous new church declares war on all monsters, and a bloody message appears on its steps, forcing her to stop a modern witch hunt she accidentally helped ignite.

8

Tiny Gods

by Shayne Silvers

2017

Rumors of a wizard versus shifter war have every faction in St. Louis sharpening blades, and Nate tries to stop it by picking a fight with the deadliest mages alive. When his enemies decide to wake a god, he learns just how expensive power can be.

9

Unchained

by Shayne Silvers

2017

Rookie wizard Callie Penrose works for the Vatican's elite monster hunters but has never been comfortable in the pews. When the legendary Spear of Longinus surfaces at a secret auction, she teams up with Nate Temple to stop demons, Nephilim, and werewolves from claiming it.

10

War Hammer

by Shayne Silvers

2017

Two ancient sorcerers, including a notorious Temple ancestor, both want Nate dead and each other destroyed. While his friends hang in the balance, he races to unravel his family's buried history and claim a mythical war hammer before it crashes down on everyone.

11

Wild Side

by Shayne Silvers

2017

Nearly a year after his ex fiancée awakened a mysterious Greek god, Nate is still waiting for the promised war to start. Desperate, he goads demigods and heroes until an invitation to the nightmare realm of the Fae forces him to embrace his own monster.

12

Angel's Roar

by Shayne Silvers

2018

Having broken the Vatican's monster hunters, Callie comes home to Kansas City and finds new supernatural gangs preying on the helpless while every faction agrees on one thing: she has to die. A brutal betrayal and the truth about her birth force her to choose what kind of angel she wants to be.

13

Cosmopolitan

by Shayne Silvers

2018

To repay Nate, Quinn heads to New York to steal a deadly artifact for Grimm Tech, only to learn half the city's monsters want it too. Between flirtatious predators, angelic politics, and a job that keeps getting more complicated, she discovers some debts can never be cleanly paid.

14

Dark and Stormy

by Shayne Silvers

2018

In Dark and Stormy, a supposedly simple job leaves Quinn caught between rival supernatural factions as a storm of secrets breaks over Boston. To keep her people alive she has to decide which promises matter and how far she will go to keep them.

15

Horseman

by Shayne Silvers

2018

When Mordred, the bitter son of King Arthur, escapes Hell carrying the stolen Nine Souls, Nate is to blame. To stop a self crowned king from conquering modern St. Louis, he has to bargain with Hell, face Camelot's legacy, and become a new kind of Horseman.

16

Legend

by Shayne Silvers

2018

Reeling from recent losses, Nate has to patch the literal and figurative holes in his soul by going back to where everything started. Legend follows his younger self, Wylde, through the Fae and reveals how a lonely boy became the Catalyst everyone fears.

17

Moscow Mule

by Shayne Silvers

2018

When Quinn's favorite bartender is taken by ex–special forces shifter bears, she heads to Moscow and the wilds of Siberia to get him back. The rescue mission forces her to forge uneasy alliances and test just how much chaos one Irish redhead can unleash.

18

Nine Souls

by Shayne Silvers

2018

Supernatural families across St. Louis are ready to explode, and even Nate's allies seem to have turned on him. To stop the chaos he drags two of his scariest friends into Hell itself, seeking answers tied to the dreaded artifact called the Nine Souls.

19

Old Fashioned

by Shayne Silvers

2018

A Christmas hangover turns into a nightmare when Quinn is pulled into a murder case inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas. Rescuing an ex spy, dodging a power hungry Fae, and tripping through magically induced visions forces her to confront the truths hiding in her own past.

20

Sinner

by Shayne Silvers

2018

With Solomon's Temple cracked open and priceless relics up for grabs, Callie is pulled into a deadly treasure hunt that Heaven, Hell, and ambitious mages all want to win. Teaming with Cain himself, she has to decide how much sin she can stomach to claim her birthright.

21

Whiskey Ginger

by Shayne Silvers

2018

Quinn MacKenna is a black magic arms dealer in Boston who trades cursed artifacts for favors, not cash, while quietly hunting a way into the Land of the Fae. Stealing from Nate Temple by mistake drops her into a deadlier game where both his friends and enemies want her attention.

22

Whispers

by Shayne Silvers

2018

When a notorious Vatican Shepherd is murdered, Callie's friends are blamed and Rome is ready to burn. Hiding the dangerous whispers in her own head and an angelic grace she never asked for, she hunts a traitor inside the Church before brother turns on brother.

23

Witches Brew

by Shayne Silvers

2018

Fae are vanishing across Boston, and Quinn is the only one reckless enough to investigate. With murderous fae enforcer Robin Redcap at her side, she wades into secretive witch covens and tangled politics where every ritual circle hides another betrayal.

24

Ascension

by Shayne Silvers

2019

After killing one of the most infamous Norse gods, Nate discovers that divine grudges are very personal. With Odin's spear missing and Loki and his monstrous child newly freed, he has to outplay angry Aesir while wrestling with the godkiller power waking inside him.

25

Black Sheep

by Shayne Silvers

2019

After vanishing for a year, Callie returns to find everyone thinks she is dead and her former mentor Roland rules Kansas City as a ruthless vampire lord. Cursed to look like a demon, she must work with devils and enemies to stop him from annihilating the city in her name.

26

Godless

by Shayne Silvers

2019

A newly discovered godfather drags Callie on a road trip to Castle Dracula, a fortress everyone thought was myth. There she discovers the vampire world has been secretly ruled from the shadows and is asked to help assassinate the original bloodsucker himself.

27

Knightmare

by Shayne Silvers

2019

Mordred has returned and twisted the Knights of the Round Table into unstoppable Knightmares, intent on burning Camelot's legacy to the ground. At the same time a vengeful god targets Nate's friends, forcing him to choose between saving his city or someone he loves.

28

Salty Dog

by Shayne Silvers

2019

Torn from the Faeling Games and dumped into a bloody, unfamiliar sea, Quinn has to survive an Otherworld that wants to drown her. Teaming up with a very salty supernatural hound, she hunts for the missing pieces of her soul and the truth about who arranged her fall.

29

Sea Breeze

by Shayne Silvers

2019

Stranded in a grotesque gingerbread house at the edge of a haunted forest, Quinn waits for the captain who will ferry her toward the lost city of Atlantis. Too much time to think forces her to face her worst fears and the vengeance brewing in an old friend's heart.

30

Anghellic

by Shayne Silvers

2020

Settling into Castle Dracula should mean a breather, but severing Excalibur's tie to her soul unleashes the Seven Deadly Sins on Kansas City. As celestial factions gather for a prophetic wedding, Callie must face what her mixed blood really means for the coming Angel War.

31

Brimstone Kiss

by Shayne Silvers

2020

Thanks to a dangerous brew, Quinn slips past death and straight into the afterlife, where she plans to rekindle an old flame and settle a deadly score. Bar fights in Valhalla, deals with Hades, and a city of lost treasures all stand between her and the revenge she craves.

32

Carnage

by Shayne Silvers

2020

Zeus yanks Nate into an Olympian family feud where the prize is Pandora's Box and the opening moves of the Omega War. While his allies scour the world to find him, Nate becomes the reluctant master of Hope itself and learns just how dangerous that word can be.

33

Hurricane

by Shayne Silvers

2020

After being lost at sea and captured in the Titan realm, Quinn escapes to the island of Circe, where visions of the future demand an impossible sacrifice. To save her besieged allies and calm the Eighth Sea, she must decide what she is willing to lose to become who she needs to be.

34

Moonshine

by Shayne Silvers

2020

Fresh from a brutal quest, Quinn heads into backwoods America for what should be a quiet visit and a round of drinks. Instead she runs into witches, werewolves, and trigger happy rednecks, forcing her to protect a small town that has no idea how close it is to disaster.

35

Trinity

by Shayne Silvers

2020

Legendary creatures, unleashed sins, and hungry vampires have turned Kansas City into a powder keg. When someone dear to her is kidnapped, Callie has to decide whether to save one life or an entire city, even as Heaven, Hell, and the Vatican close in.

36

Angel Dust

by Shayne Silvers

2021

With the Four Horsemen hunting the fugitive White Rose, Callie refuses to hide while angelic fallout tears through Kansas City. Betrayals on every side force her to lean into the darkest whispers in her mind if she wants anyone she loves to survive.

37

Halo Breaker

by Shayne Silvers

2021

Now branded the White Rose, Callie Penrose carries the Spear of Destiny and Envy's corrupting Halo, each pulling her in a different direction. As Heaven, Hell, and the Vatican march on Kansas City, she races to uncover buried truths that might still save the world.

38

Savage

by Shayne Silvers

2021

Trying to enjoy a breather with Valkyrie Kára, Nate instead sees his home attacked by assassins and is framed for murdering a legendary Academy Justice. With Camelot's enchanted armor up for grabs, he is dragged into a three way war between wizards, Fae queens, and Norse gods.

39

Yuletide Punch

by Shayne Silvers

2021

After a disturbing gap in her memory, Quinn finds herself celebrating in the far North just as a power struggle erupts among the Norse gods. Stripped of her armor, spear, and divinity, she has to broker shaky alliances to keep the coming Omega War from starting early.

40

Dark Horse

by Shayne Silvers

2022

Trapped beneath his family mausoleum and cut off from his usual magic, Nate explores the Elder realm tied to his bloodline. Hunting a murderous half brother, he confronts the darkest chapters of Temple history and must choose between vengeance and the fragile hope he represents.

41

Snakebite

by Shayne Silvers

2022

Regaining the memories she thought were lost throws Quinn into a journey through time and across the Templeverse, shadowed by a terrifying spell and a mysterious companion. Playing the role she was always meant to fill means lying, sacrificing, and uncovering secrets that could rewrite everything readers thought they knew.

42

Boilermaker

by Shayne Silvers

2023

Boilermaker is a Templeverse crossover that pulls threads from the Nate, Callie, and Quinn storylines into one explosive caper. When a new threat touches every corner of their world, all three have to compare notes, settle old scores, and decide whether they can actually work together.

Series background & context

The Templeverse is the shared urban-fantasy setting connecting Shayne Silvers's Nate Temple books, Feathers and Fire, and the Phantom Queen Diaries, written with Cameron O'Connell. Each sequence has its own lead character, but their lives and conflicts overlap. Modern American cities provide the starting points for a world where wizards, magical creatures and dangerous relics exist alongside people who don't understand what is happening around them.

The connections become part of the story, rather than just passing references.

Nate Temple begins in Obsidian Son as a wealthy, reckless wizard in St. Louis. He wants answers about his parents' deaths, but shapeshifting dragons create a more immediate crisis. His power doesn't spare him from bad decisions or from the consequences of confronting creatures whose motives are larger than his own concerns. The early books establish the supernatural world through his confrontations, friendships and growing awareness of what he is involved in.

Feathers and Fire shifts to Callie Penrose in Kansas City. In Unchained, she is a novice wizard working with the Vatican's monster hunters, despite having little interest in church life. When her mentor is injured and the Spear of Longinus surfaces at an auction, she has to take a more active role. Nate becomes part of the situation, showing how a problem in one character's city can bring another storyline into view.

The Phantom Queen Diaries introduces Quinn MacKenna, a Boston dealer in dangerous magical objects. Whiskey Ginger begins with a theft that brings her into contact with Nate. Quinn trades for favours because she wants access to the Fae realm and answers about her father. Her ability to cancel magic gives her a particular advantage, but it doesn't remove the risks involved in dealing with people and objects that others are desperate to control.

Those separate starting points allow the setting to widen without relying on one hero to encounter everything. Nate, Callie and Quinn have different immediate goals and different relationships with magical power. Following their books together reveals how the same supernatural world can create problems for all three. Gods, monsters and religious or mythic objects enter contemporary surroundings, while the characters bring humour and friction to situations that can become deadly.

The tone is fast-moving urban fantasy with irreverent humour and increasingly connected adventures. Begin with Obsidian Son for Nate's introduction, then follow the combined order as Callie and Quinn enter through Unchained and Whiskey Ginger. Reading the individual series in sequence preserves each character's development, while the wider Templeverse order helps place crossovers. It suits readers who enjoy seeing separate protagonists gradually become part of one larger story.

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