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Brian Lumley Books in Order
Brian Lumley is a British author renowned for his vivid storytelling and immersive worlds. Born near Newcastle, he spent 22 years serving as a Military Policeman, stationed in high-risk areas such as Berlin and Cyprus during the tumultuous Cold War era, ultimately rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major. After retiring to Devon, he dedicated himself to writing, publishing his first works in 1970. Lumley's most iconic series, 'Necroscope', a vampire epic, has captivated readers worldwide, being translated into ten languages and selling over a million copies. His outstanding contributions to the fantasy genre have been recognized with the esteemed World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010, solidifying his position as a master of dark fantasy.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Brian Lumley's book series? Brian Lumley has written 12 book series. The most notable is the Dreamlands series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Brian Lumley
- #1
Hero of Dreams(1986) - #2
Ship of Dreams(1986) - #3
Mad Moon of Dreams / Second Visit(1987) - #4
Iced on Aran and Other Dream Quests(1990)
- #1
The House of Doors(1991) - #2
Maze of Worlds(1998)
- #1
Necroscope(1986) - #2
Necroscope II: Wamphyri! / Vamphyri!(1989) - #3
Necroscope III: The Source(1989) - #4
Necroscope IV: Deadspeak(1990) - #5
Necroscope V: Deadspawn(1991) - #6Blood Brothers(1992)
- #7
The Last Aerie(1993) - #8
Bloodwars(1994) - #9
Necroscope: The Lost Years(1995) - #10
Necroscope: Resurgence: The Lost Years, Volume 2(1996) - #11
Necroscope: Invaders(1999) - #12
Necroscope: Defilers(2000) - #13
Necroscope: Avengers(2001) - #14
Necroscope: The Touch(2006) - #15
Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer(2010) - #16
Necroscope: The Mobius Murders(2013) - #17
Necroscope: The Last of the Lost Years, Vol. II(2020) - #18
Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes!(2007)
- #1Necroscope: Invaders(1999)
- #2Necroscope: Defilers(2000)
- #3Necroscope: Avengers(2001)
- #1The Lost Years(1995)
- #1Blood Brothers(1992)
- #2The Last Aerie(1993)
- #3Bloodwars(1994)
- #1Necroscope: The Touch(2006)
- #2
Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates(2009)
- #1
Psychomech(1984) - #2
Psychosphere(1984) - #3
Psychamok(1985)
- #1
Shadows Over Innsmouth (By: Stephen Jones)(1994) - #2
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth (By: Hugh B. Cave,Stephen Jones)(2005) - #3
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth(2013) - #4
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Vol. 1(1969) - #5
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series II(1972) - #6
The Year's Best Horror Stories No. 3(1973) - #7
The Satyr's Head: Tales of Terror(1975) - #8
Nameless Places(1975) - #9
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series IV(1976) - #10Disciples of Cthulhu(1976)
- #11
Cold Fear(1977) - #12
Weirdbook 12(1977) - #13
Spine-Chillers(1978) - #14
Gaslight & Ghosts(1988) - #15Weird Tales 295(1989)
- #16
Dark Voices 2(1990) - #17
Best New Horror(1990) - #18
Dark Voices 3(1991) - #19Dante's Disciples(1991)
- #20
The Mammoth Book of Vampires(1992) - #21The Giant Book of Zombies(1993)
- #22
The Giant Book of Best New Horror(1993) - #23
The Mammoth Book of Zombies(1993) - #24
The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft(1994) - #25
Sea-Cursed(1994) - #26
Dark Terrors(1995) - #27
Dark Terrors 2(1996) - #28
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales(1996) - #29
Seductive Spectres(1996) - #30
The Mammoth Book of Dracula(1997) - #31
Crimes of Passion(1997) - #32
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle(1998) - #33
Dark Detectives(1999) - #34
Unnatural Selection of Darwinian Nightmares(2000) - #35
Dark Homage, Volume 1(2002) - #36
Keep Out The Night(2002) - #37The Mammoth Book of New Terror(2004)
- #38
Great Ghost Stories(2004) - #39
Dark Delicacies(2005) - #40
Best New Horror 17(2006) - #41
Summer Chills(2007) - #42
The Mammoth Book of Monsters(2007) - #43
The Ghost Quartet(2008) - #44
Best New Horror 20(2009) - #45
Best New Horror 21(2010) - #46
Stranger by Night(2011) - #47
The Book of Cthulhu(2011) - #48
Lore: A Quaint and Curious Volume of Selected Stories(2011) - #49
Danse Macabre(2012) - #50
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror(2012) - #51
Mammoth Books presents More Than Human(2012) - #52
Blood Rites(2013) - #53
Darker Terrors 7(2016) - #54
Dark Places, Evil Faces(2017) - #55
In the Footsteps of Dracula(2017) - #56
Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep(2018)
- #1
Beneath the Moors(1974) - #2
Khai of Khem(1981) - #3Demogorgon(1987)
- #4The Fly-By-Nights(2011)
- #5The Caller of the Black(1971)
- #6
The Horror at Oakdeene and Others(1977) - #7
Ghoul Warning And Other Omens(1982) - #8
Synchronicity, Or Something(1988) - #9Dagon's Bell and Other Discords(1988)
- #10
Return of the Deep Ones(1991) - #11
The Compleat Khash(1991) - #12
Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi(1993) - #13
The Second Wish And Other Exhalations(1995) - #14
A Coven of Vampires(1998) - #15
The Whisperer and Other Voices(2001) - #16
Beneath the Moors and Darker Places(2002) - #17
The Brian Lumley Companion (With: Stanley Wiater)(2002) - #18
Brian Lumley's Freaks(2004) - #19Screaming Science Fiction(2006)
- #20Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes!(2007)
- #21The Taint and Other Novellas(2007)
- #22Haggopian and Other Stories(2009)
- #23The Nonesuch and Others(2009)
- #24
No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories(2012) - #25
Earth, Air, Fire & Water(2017) - #26
Brian Lumley's The Best of the Rest(2023) - #27Born of the Winds(1975)
- #28
Name and Number(1986) - #29
Fruiting Bodies(1988) - #30
The House Of The Temple(2004)
- #1
The House of Cthulhu(1984) - #2
Tarra Khash(1991) - #3
Sorcery in Shad(1991) - #4
Tales of the Primal Land(2015)
- #1
The Burrowers Beneath(1974) - #2The Transition of Titus Crow(1975)
- #3
The Clock of Dreams(1978) - #4
Spawn of the Winds(1978) - #5
In the Moons of Borea(1979) - #6
Elysia(1989) - #7The Compleat Crow(1986)
About Brian Lumley
Brian Lumley is a British author renowned for his vivid storytelling and immersive worlds. Born near Newcastle, he spent 22 years serving as a Military Policeman, stationed in high-risk areas such as Berlin and Cyprus during the tumultuous Cold War era, ultimately rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major. After retiring to Devon, he dedicated himself to writing, publishing his first works in 1970. Lumley's most iconic series, 'Necroscope', a vampire epic, has captivated readers worldwide, being translated into ten languages and selling over a million copies. His outstanding contributions to the fantasy genre have been recognized with the esteemed World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010, solidifying his position as a master of dark fantasy.
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