Brian Lumley

Brian Lumley

Brian Lumley was born in County Durham, England on December 2nd, 1937 and passed away at the age of 86 on January 2nd, 2024.

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Brian Lumley Stats: The highest rated book by Brian Lumley on Book Notification is Necroscope, the first novel in the Necroscope series.

The most read book by Brian Lumley on Book Notification is Necroscope III: The Source, the 3rd novel in the Necroscope series. The second most read book is Necroscope (Necroscope #1).

Below is a complete list of Brian Lumley books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Brian Lumley is the Necroscope Series.

List of Titus Crow Books in Publication Order

Features heroes battling ancient, cosmic horrors using time travel, magic, and friendship in an action-filled adventure.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.5
The Burrowers Beneath
1974
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2
9
The Transition of Titus Crow
1975
Go
3
10
The Clock of Dreams
1978
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4
10
Spawn of the Winds
1978
Go
5
10
In the Moons of Borea
1979
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6
10
Elysia
1989
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List of Titus Crow Collections in Publication Order

Follows Titus Crow battling ancient evils rooted in Lovecraftian lore.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Compleat Crow
1986
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List of Psychomech Books in Publication Order

A soldier gains mind powers with help from an inventor's machine, leading to supernatural battles and personal challenges.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Psychomech
1984
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2
10
Psychosphere
1984
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3
10
Psychamok
1985
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List of Dreamlands Books in Publication Order

Venturing into a mystical realm, heroes face strange creatures and dark magic, blending adventure and horror in a vivid fantasy world.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hero of Dreams
1986
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2
Ship of Dreams
1986
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3
Mad Moon of Dreams / Second Visit
1987
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List of Dreamlands Collections in Publication Order

More journeys through mystical worlds, exploring strange creatures and mysterious realms.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Iced on Aran and Other Dream Quests
1990
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List of Necroscope Books in Publication Order

A man communicates with the dead to fight vampires and uncover secrets in a world full of horror and mystery.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.8
Necroscope
1986
Go
2
9.5
Necroscope II: Wamphyri! / Vamphyri!
1989
Go
3
9.5
Necroscope III: The Source
1989
Go
4
9
Necroscope IV: Deadspeak
1990
Go
5
8.5
Necroscope V: Deadspawn
1991
Go
6
8.7
Blood Brothers
1992
Go
7
8
The Last Aerie
1993
Go
8
8
Bloodwars
1994
Go
9
Necroscope: The Lost Years
1995
Go
10
10
Necroscope: Resurgence: The Lost Years, Volume 2
1996
Go
11
7.3
Necroscope: Invaders
1999
Go
12
9
Necroscope: Defilers
2000
Go
13
9
Necroscope: Avengers
2001
Go
14
10
Necroscope: The Touch
2006
Go
15
10
Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer
2010
Go
16
10
Necroscope: The Mobius Murders
2013
Go
17
Necroscope: The Last of the Lost Years, Vol. II
2020
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List of Necroscope Collections in Publication Order

Tales of communicating with the dead all brought together.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes!
2007
Go

List of House Of Doors Books in Publication Order

Follows a team trapped in a strange house facing alien tests and deadly challenges to survive.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The House of Doors
1991
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2
Maze of Worlds
1998
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List of Tales of the Primal Land Books in Publication Order

Explores a mystical world filled with epic quests, ancient magic, and fierce creatures in a land shaped by powerful forces and heroic adventures.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The House of Cthulhu
1984
Go
2
10
Tarra Khash
1991
Go
3
10
Sorcery in Shad
1991
Go

List of Primal Land Collections in Publication Order

Stories from the mystical Primal Land brought together.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales of the Primal Land
2015
Go

List of Necroscope: Vampire World Books in Publication Order

Blends horror and sci-fi, following a hero who uses mind-reading to battle vampires in a parallel world.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
Blood Brothers
1992
Go
2
8
The Last Aerie
1993
Go
3
8
Bloodwars
1994
Go

List of Necroscope: The Lost Years Books in Publication Order

Harry Keogh battles evil forces and discovers secrets about his powers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Lost Years
1995
Go

List of Necroscope: E-Branch Books in Publication Order

Features a group with psychic powers fighting against supernatural threats, blending action, horror, and suspense.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Necroscope: Invaders
1999
Go
2
9
Necroscope: Defilers
2000
Go
3
9
Necroscope: Avengers
2001
Go

List of New Adventures Of The Necroscope Books in Publication Order

Psychic detective Harry Keogh battles vampires and explores strange, supernatural worlds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Necroscope: The Touch
2006
Go
2
Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates
2009
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Beneath the Moors
1974
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2
Khai of Khem
1981
Go
3
8
Demogorgon
1987
Go
4
The Fly-By-Nights
2011
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Caller of the Black
1971
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2
The Horror at Oakdeene and Others
1977
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3
Ghoul Warning And Other Omens
1982
Go
4
Synchronicity, Or Something
1988
Go
5
Dagon's Bell and Other Discords
1988
Go
6
Return of the Deep Ones
1991
Go
7
The Compleat Khash
1991
Go
8
Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi
1993
Go
9
The Second Wish And Other Exhalations
1995
Go
10
A Coven of Vampires
1998
Go
11
The Whisperer and Other Voices
2001
Go
12
6
Beneath the Moors and Darker Places
2002
Go
13
The Brian Lumley Companion (With: Stanley Wiater)
2002
Go
14
Brian Lumley's Freaks
2004
Go
15
Screaming Science Fiction
2006
Go
16
10
Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes!
2007
Go
17
The Taint and Other Novellas
2007
Go
18
Haggopian and Other Stories
2009
Go
19
The Nonesuch and Others
2009
Go
20
No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories
2012
Go
21
Earth, Air, Fire & Water
2017
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22
Brian Lumley's The Best of the Rest
2023
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Born of the Winds
1975
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2
Name and Number
1986
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3
Fruiting Bodies
1988
Go
4
The House Of The Temple
2004
Go

List of Shadows Over Innsmouth Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Shadows Over Innsmouth (By: Stephen Jones)
1994
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2
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth (By: Hugh B. Cave, Stephen Jones)
2005
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3
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
2013
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List of Brian Lumley Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Vol. 1
1969
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2
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series II
1972
Go
3
The Year's Best Horror Stories No. 3
1973
Go
4
The Satyr's Head: Tales of Terror
1975
Go
5
Nameless Places
1975
Go
6
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series IV
1976
Go
7
Disciples of Cthulhu
1976
Go
8
Cold Fear
1977
Go
9
Weirdbook 12
1977
Go
10
Spine-Chillers
1978
Go
11
Gaslight & Ghosts
1988
Go
12
Weird Tales 295
1989
Go
13
Dark Voices 2
1990
Go
14
8
Best New Horror
1990
Go
15
Dark Voices 3
1991
Go
16
Dante's Disciples
1991
Go
17
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
Go
18
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
Go
19
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
Go
20
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
Go
21
The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft
1994
Go
22
Sea-Cursed
1994
Go
23
10
Shadows Over Innsmouth
1994
Go
24
4
Dark Terrors
1995
Go
25
Dark Terrors 2
1996
Go
26
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
Go
27
Seductive Spectres
1996
Go
28
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
Go
29
Crimes of Passion
1997
Go
30
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle
1998
Go
31
Dark Detectives
1999
Go
32
Unnatural Selection of Darwinian Nightmares
2000
Go
33
Dark Homage, Volume 1
2002
Go
34
Keep Out The Night
2002
Go
35
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
2004
Go
36
Great Ghost Stories
2004
Go
37
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth
2005
Go
38
Dark Delicacies
2005
Go
39
Best New Horror 17
2006
Go
40
Summer Chills
2007
Go
41
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
Go
42
The Ghost Quartet
2008
Go
43
Best New Horror 20
2009
Go
44
6
Stranger by Night
2011
Go
45
8
The Book of Cthulhu
2011
Go
46
Lore: A Quaint and Curious Volume of Selected Stories
2011
Go
47
Danse Macabre
2012
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48
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
2012
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49
Mammoth Books presents More Than Human
2012
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50
Blood Rites
2013
Go
51
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
2013
Go
52
Darker Terrors 7
2016
Go
53
Dark Places, Evil Faces
2017
Go
54
In the Footsteps of Dracula
2017
Go
55
Masters of Horror
2017
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Brian Lumley

Brian Lumley was born on December 2nd, 1937. Brian passed away January 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old. Brian Lumley was born in County Durham, England.

Brian Lumley was the author of the Brian Lumley Short Story Collections series which consists of 22 novels. The Brian Lumley Short Story Collections series started in 1971 with the novel The Caller of the Black. The most recently released novel in the Brian Lumley Short Story Collections series was Brian Lumley's The Best of the Rest which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Brian Lumley Short Story Collections series.

Brian Lumley also wrote the Necroscope series which has 17 books including Necroscope and Necroscope II: Wamphyri! / Vamphyri!.

Brian Lumley: Awards & Accolades

Brian Lumley has won multiple awards including: The Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2009 and the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2010.

Lumley's books have also won multiple awards, Fruiting Bodies won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1989. Best New Horror won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1991 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Anthology in 1991. Dark Delicacies won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2005. Best New Horror 20 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2010.

The following novels by Brian Lumley were also nominated for these awards:

  • Born of the Winds: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1976).
  • The Satyr's Head: Tales of Terror: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1976).
  • The House Of The Temple: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1981).
  • Name and Number: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1983).
  • Necroscope: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1987).
  • Dark Voices 2: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1991). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1991).
  • Dark Voices 3: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1992).
  • Bloodwars: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1995).
  • A Coven of Vampires: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (1999).
  • The Whisperer and Other Voices: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (2001).

Related Authors

Fans of Brian Lumley also enjoy these authors:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  3. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
  4. Dean Koontz, author of the Odd Thomas Series.
  5. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.

Brian Lumley: F.A.Q

When was Brian Lumley Born?

Brian Lumley was born on December 2nd, 1937.

When did Brian Lumley die?

Brian Lumley died on January 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old.

Where was Brian Lumley Born?

Brian Lumley was born in County Durham, England.

What awards has Brian Lumley won?

Brian Lumley has won the following awards: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (2009) and the Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2010).

What book awards has Brian Lumley won?

Fruiting Bodies: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1989).
Best New Horror: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (1991), World Fantasy Award Anthology (1991).
Dark Delicacies: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2005).
Best New Horror 20: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2010).

What was the first book Brian Lumley wrote?

The first book written by Brian Lumley was The Caller of the Black, published in 1971.

What was the most recent book Brian Lumley wrote?

His most recently released work was Brian Lumley's The Best of the Rest on November 11th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Brian Lumley?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Brian Lumley book is Necroscope III: The Source. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Necroscope III: The Source (9.5)
  2. Necroscope (8.8)
  3. Necroscope II: Wamphyri! / Vamphyri! (9.5)
  4. Necroscope IV: Deadspeak (9)
  5. Necroscope V: Deadspawn (8.5)

How many books has Brian Lumley written?

Brian Lumley has written 69 books across 21 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 6 books in the Titus Crow Series
  • 1 Titus Crow Collections
  • 3 books in the Psychomech Series
  • 3 books in the Dreamlands Series
  • 1 Dreamlands Collections
  • 17 books in the Necroscope Series
  • 1 Necroscope Collections
  • 2 books in the House Of Doors Series
  • 3 books in the Tales of the Primal Land Series
  • 1 Primal Land Collections
  • 3 books in the Necroscope: Vampire World Series
  • 1 book in the Necroscope: The Lost Years Series
  • 3 books in the Necroscope: E-Branch Series
  • 2 books in the New Adventures Of The Necroscope Series
  • 4 Standalone Novels
  • 22 Short Story Collections
  • 4 Short Stories/Novellas

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