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Brian Lumley Books in Order

Find every Brian Lumley book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 72 books / 18 series

British author best known for the Necroscope series of horror-fantasy novels. A World Fantasy Award winner, his books have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Brian Lumley books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Brian Lumley Books in Chronological Order

1971 The Caller of the Black POoSSC / 1 Buy
1974 Beneath the Moors POoSN / 1 Buy
1974 The Burrowers Beneath POoTCB / 1 Buy
1975 Born of the Winds POoSS / 1 Buy
1975 The Transition of Titus Crow POoTCB / 2 Buy
1977 The Horror at Oakdeene and Others POoSSC / 2 Buy
1978 The Clock of Dreams POoTCB / 3 Buy
1978 Spawn of the Winds POoTCB / 4 Buy
1979 In the Moons of Borea POoTCB / 5 Buy
1981 Khai of Khem POoSN / 2 Buy
1982 Ghoul Warning And Other Omens POoSSC / 3 Buy
1984 The House of Cthulhu POoTotPLB / 1 Buy
1984 Psychomech POoPB / 1 Buy
1984 Psychosphere POoPB / 2 Buy
1985 Psychamok POoPB / 3 Buy
1986 The Compleat Crow POoTCC / 1 Buy
1986 Hero of Dreams POoDB / 1 Buy
1986 Necroscope POoNB / 1 Buy
1986 Name and Number POoSS / 2 Buy
1986 Ship of Dreams POoDB / 2 Buy
1987 Demogorgon POoSN / 3 Buy
1987 Mad Moon of Dreams / Second Visit POoDB / 3 Buy
1988 Fruiting Bodies POoSS / 3 Buy
1988 Synchronicity, Or Something POoSSC / 4 Buy
1988 Dagon's Bell and Other Discords POoSSC / 5 Buy
1989 Necroscope II: Wamphyri! / Vamphyri! POoNB / 2 Buy
1989 Necroscope III: The Source POoNB / 3 Buy
1989 Elysia POoTCB / 6 Buy
1990 Iced on Aran and Other Dream Quests POoDC / 1 Buy
1990 Necroscope IV: Deadspeak POoNB / 4 Buy
1991 The House of Doors POoHODB / 1 Buy
1991 Tarra Khash POoTotPLB / 2 Buy
1991 Sorcery in Shad POoTotPLB / 3 Buy
1991 Necroscope V: Deadspawn POoNB / 5 Buy
1991 Return of the Deep Ones POoSSC / 6 Buy
1991 The Compleat Khash POoSSC / 7 Buy
1992 Blood Brothers POoNB / 6 Buy
1993 The Last Aerie POoNB / 7 Buy
1993 Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi POoSSC / 8 Buy
1994 Shadows Over Innsmouth(By: Stephen Jones) POoSOIB / 1 Buy
1994 Bloodwars POoNVWB / 3 Buy
1995 The Lost Years POoNTLYB / 1 Buy
1995 The Second Wish And Other Exhalations POoSSC / 9 Buy
1995 Necroscope: The Lost Years POoNB / 9 Buy
1996 Necroscope: Resurgence: The Lost Years, Volume 2 POoNB / 10 Buy
1998 Maze of Worlds POoHODB / 2 Buy
1998 A Coven of Vampires POoSSC / 10 Buy
1999 Necroscope: Invaders POoNEB / 1 Buy
2000 Necroscope: Defilers POoNB / 12 Buy
2001 The Whisperer and Other Voices POoSSC / 11 Buy
2001 Necroscope: Avengers POoNB / 13 Buy
2002 Beneath the Moors and Darker Places POoSSC / 12 Buy
2002 The Brian Lumley Companion(With: Stanley Wiater) POoSSC / 13 Buy
2004 The House Of The Temple POoSS / 4 Buy
2004 Brian Lumley's Freaks POoSSC / 14 Buy
2005 Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth(By: Hugh B. Cave,Stephen Jones) POoSOIB / 2 Buy
2006 Necroscope: The Touch POoNB / 14 Buy
2006 Screaming Science Fiction POoSSC / 15 Buy
2007 Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes! POoNC / 1 Buy
2007 The Taint and Other Novellas POoSSC / 17 Buy
2009 Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates POoNAOTNB / 2 Buy
2009 Haggopian and Other Stories POoSSC / 18 Buy
2009 The Nonesuch and Others POoSSC / 19 Buy
2010 Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer POoNB / 15 Buy
2011 The Fly-By-Nights POoSN / 4 Buy
2012 No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories POoSSC / 20 Buy
2013 Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth POoSOIB / 3 Buy
2013 Necroscope: The Mobius Murders POoNB / 16 Buy
2015 Tales of the Primal Land POoPLC / 1 Buy
2017 Earth, Air, Fire & Water POoSSC / 21 Buy
2020 Necroscope: The Last of the Lost Years, Vol. II POoNB / 17 Buy
2023 Brian Lumley's The Best of the Rest POoSSC / 22 Buy

Brian Lumley Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

03 Bloodwars 1994 Buy
01 The Caller of the Black 1971 Buy
02 The Horror at Oakdeene and Others 1977 Buy
03 Ghoul Warning And Other Omens 1982 Buy
04 Synchronicity, Or Something 1988 Buy
05 Dagon's Bell and Other Discords 1988 Buy
06 Return of the Deep Ones 1991 Buy
07 The Compleat Khash 1991 Buy
08 Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi 1993 Buy
09 The Second Wish And Other Exhalations 1995 Buy
10 A Coven of Vampires 1998 Buy
11 The Whisperer and Other Voices 2001 Buy
12 Beneath the Moors and Darker Places 2002 Buy
13 The Brian Lumley Companion(With: Stanley Wiater) 2002 Buy
14 Brian Lumley's Freaks 2004 Buy
15 Screaming Science Fiction 2006 Buy
17 The Taint and Other Novellas 2007 Buy
18 Haggopian and Other Stories 2009 Buy
19 The Nonesuch and Others 2009 Buy
20 No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories 2012 Buy
21 Earth, Air, Fire & Water 2017 Buy
22 Brian Lumley's The Best of the Rest 2023 Buy
Necroscope Books in Reading Order 15 books / 1986-2020
01 Necroscope 1986 Buy
02 Necroscope II: Wamphyri! / Vamphyri! 1989 Buy
03 Necroscope III: The Source 1989 Buy
04 Necroscope IV: Deadspeak 1990 Buy
05 Necroscope V: Deadspawn 1991 Buy
06 Blood Brothers 1992 Buy
07 The Last Aerie 1993 Buy
09 Necroscope: The Lost Years 1995 Buy
10 Necroscope: Resurgence: The Lost Years, Volume 2 1996 Buy
12 Necroscope: Defilers 2000 Buy
13 Necroscope: Avengers 2001 Buy
14 Necroscope: The Touch 2006 Buy
15 Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer 2010 Buy
16 Necroscope: The Mobius Murders 2013 Buy
17 Necroscope: The Last of the Lost Years, Vol. II 2020 Buy
Titus Crow Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1974-1989
01 The Burrowers Beneath 1974 Buy
02 The Transition of Titus Crow 1975 Buy
03 The Clock of Dreams 1978 Buy
04 Spawn of the Winds 1978 Buy
05 In the Moons of Borea 1979 Buy
06 Elysia 1989 Buy
01 Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes! 2007 Buy
01 The House of Cthulhu 1984 Buy
02 Tarra Khash 1991 Buy
03 Sorcery in Shad 1991 Buy
01 The House of Doors 1991 Buy
02 Maze of Worlds 1998 Buy
01 Iced on Aran and Other Dream Quests 1990 Buy
02 Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates 2009 Buy
01 Tales of the Primal Land 2015 Buy
01 Shadows Over Innsmouth(By: Stephen Jones) 1994 Buy
02 Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth(By: Hugh B. Cave,Stephen Jones) 2005 Buy
03 Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth 2013 Buy
01 The Lost Years 1995 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1974-2011
01 Beneath the Moors 1974 Buy
02 Khai of Khem 1981 Buy
03 Demogorgon 1987 Buy
04 The Fly-By-Nights 2011 Buy
Psychomech Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1984-1985
01 Psychomech 1984 Buy
02 Psychosphere 1984 Buy
03 Psychamok 1985 Buy
01 Necroscope: Invaders 1999 Buy
01 The Compleat Crow 1986 Buy
01 Born of the Winds 1975 Buy
02 Name and Number 1986 Buy
03 Fruiting Bodies 1988 Buy
04 The House Of The Temple 2004 Buy
Dreamlands Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1986-1987
01 Hero of Dreams 1986 Buy
02 Ship of Dreams 1986 Buy
03 Mad Moon of Dreams / Second Visit 1987 Buy

Where to start with Brian Lumley

What is the best order to read Brian Lumley books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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