Series · 40 books
Cthulhu Mythos Books in Order
The complete Cthulhu Mythos reading order — 40 books from 1969–2017.
- 01 Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2 Amazon — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2 Bookshop — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2 ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2 eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2
- 02 Tales of the Cthulhu mythos Amazon — buy Tales of the Cthulhu mythos Bookshop — buy Tales of the Cthulhu mythos ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Cthulhu mythos eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Cthulhu mythos
- 03 Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 1 Amazon — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 1 Bookshop — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 1 ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 1 eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 1
- 04 Lovecraft Amazon — buy Lovecraft Bookshop — buy Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft
- 05 Reader's guide to the Cthulhu mythos Amazon — buy Reader's guide to the Cthulhu mythos ThriftBooks — buy Reader's guide to the Cthulhu mythos eBooks.com — buy Reader's guide to the Cthulhu mythos
- 06 Lovecraft: a look behind the "Cthulhu Mythos" Amazon — buy Lovecraft: a look behind the "Cthulhu Mythos" Bookshop — buy Lovecraft: a look behind the "Cthulhu Mythos" ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft: a look behind the "Cthulhu Mythos" eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft: a look behind the "Cthulhu Mythos"
- 07 Cthulhu Amazon — buy Cthulhu Bookshop — buy Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy Cthulhu
- 08 Cthulhu 2 Amazon — buy Cthulhu 2 Bookshop — buy Cthulhu 2 ThriftBooks — buy Cthulhu 2 eBooks.com — buy Cthulhu 2
- 09 Cthulhu 3 Amazon — buy Cthulhu 3 Bookshop — buy Cthulhu 3 ThriftBooks — buy Cthulhu 3 eBooks.com — buy Cthulhu 3
- 10 New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
- 11 H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos Amazon — buy H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos Bookshop — buy H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos ThriftBooks — buy H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos eBooks.com — buy H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos
- 12 Cthulhu's Heirs Amazon — buy Cthulhu's Heirs Bookshop — buy Cthulhu's Heirs ThriftBooks — buy Cthulhu's Heirs eBooks.com — buy Cthulhu's Heirs
- 13 The Necronomicon Amazon — buy The Necronomicon Bookshop — buy The Necronomicon ThriftBooks — buy The Necronomicon eBooks.com — buy The Necronomicon
- 14 Los mitos de Cthulhu Amazon — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu Bookshop — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu
- 15 In Lovecraft's shadow Amazon — buy In Lovecraft's shadow Bookshop — buy In Lovecraft's shadow ThriftBooks — buy In Lovecraft's shadow eBooks.com — buy In Lovecraft's shadow
- 16 A Cthulhu Mythos Bibliography & Concordance Amazon — buy A Cthulhu Mythos Bibliography & Concordance Bookshop — buy A Cthulhu Mythos Bibliography & Concordance ThriftBooks — buy A Cthulhu Mythos Bibliography & Concordance eBooks.com — buy A Cthulhu Mythos Bibliography & Concordance
- 17 The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories Amazon — buy The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories Bookshop — buy The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories ThriftBooks — buy The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories eBooks.com — buy The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories
- 18 Der Cthulhu-Mythos 1976 - 2002. Amazon — buy Der Cthulhu-Mythos 1976 - 2002. Bookshop — buy Der Cthulhu-Mythos 1976 - 2002. ThriftBooks — buy Der Cthulhu-Mythos 1976 - 2002. eBooks.com — buy Der Cthulhu-Mythos 1976 - 2002.
- 19 Eldritch Blue Amazon — buy Eldritch Blue Bookshop — buy Eldritch Blue ThriftBooks — buy Eldritch Blue eBooks.com — buy Eldritch Blue
- 20 Spiraling Worm Amazon — buy Spiraling Worm Bookshop — buy Spiraling Worm ThriftBooks — buy Spiraling Worm eBooks.com — buy Spiraling Worm
- 21 The Rise And Fall Of The Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy The Rise And Fall Of The Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy The Rise And Fall Of The Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy The Rise And Fall Of The Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy The Rise And Fall Of The Cthulhu Mythos
- 22 The Lovecraft necronomicon primer Amazon — buy The Lovecraft necronomicon primer Bookshop — buy The Lovecraft necronomicon primer ThriftBooks — buy The Lovecraft necronomicon primer eBooks.com — buy The Lovecraft necronomicon primer
- 23 What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu A Guide To Surviving The Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu A Guide To Surviving The Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu A Guide To Surviving The Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu A Guide To Surviving The Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu A Guide To Surviving The Cthulhu Mythos
- 24 What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu Amazon — buy What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu Bookshop — buy What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu
- 25 Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos I Amazon — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos I Bookshop — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos I ThriftBooks — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos I eBooks.com — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos I
- 26 Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos II Amazon — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos II Bookshop — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos II ThriftBooks — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos II eBooks.com — buy Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos II
- 27 Dissecting Cthulhu Essays On The Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy Dissecting Cthulhu Essays On The Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy Dissecting Cthulhu Essays On The Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy Dissecting Cthulhu Essays On The Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy Dissecting Cthulhu Essays On The Cthulhu Mythos
- 28 Cthulhu Mythos Megapack Amazon — buy Cthulhu Mythos Megapack Bookshop — buy Cthulhu Mythos Megapack ThriftBooks — buy Cthulhu Mythos Megapack eBooks.com — buy Cthulhu Mythos Megapack
- 29 Illuminated Cthulhu Mythos - the Illustrated Necronomicon and Other Grimories Fragments Amazon — buy Illuminated Cthulhu Mythos - the Illustrated Necronomicon and Other Grimories Fragments Bookshop — buy Illuminated Cthulhu Mythos - the Illustrated Necronomicon and Other Grimories Fragments ThriftBooks — buy Illuminated Cthulhu Mythos - the Illustrated Necronomicon and Other Grimories Fragments eBooks.com — buy Illuminated Cthulhu Mythos - the Illustrated Necronomicon and Other Grimories Fragments
- 30 A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos: Origins of the Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos: Origins of the Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos: Origins of the Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos: Origins of the Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos: Origins of the Cthulhu Mythos
- 31 Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales Amazon — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales Bookshop — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales ThriftBooks — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales eBooks.com — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales
- 32 Steampunk Cthulhu Amazon — buy Steampunk Cthulhu Bookshop — buy Steampunk Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy Steampunk Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy Steampunk Cthulhu
- 33 Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos
- 34 A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
- 35 Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) Amazon — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) Bookshop — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) ThriftBooks — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) eBooks.com — buy Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection)
- 36 The Call of Cthulhu Amazon — buy The Call of Cthulhu Bookshop — buy The Call of Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy The Call of Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy The Call of Cthulhu
- 37 The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® Amazon — buy The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® Bookshop — buy The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® ThriftBooks — buy The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® eBooks.com — buy The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK®
- 38 Los mitos de Cthulhu / The Cthulhu mythos Amazon — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu / The Cthulhu mythos Bookshop — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu / The Cthulhu mythos ThriftBooks — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu / The Cthulhu mythos eBooks.com — buy Los mitos de Cthulhu / The Cthulhu mythos
- 39 H. P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos Tales Amazon — buy H. P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos Tales Bookshop — buy H. P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos Tales ThriftBooks — buy H. P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos Tales eBooks.com — buy H. P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos Tales
- 40 The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Amazon — buy The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Bookshop — buy The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ThriftBooks — buy The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos eBooks.com — buy The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
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| 1 | Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2 | 1969 | ||
| 2 | Tales of the Cthulhu mythos | 1969 | ||
| 3 | Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 1 | 1971 | ||
| 4 | Lovecraft | 1972 | ||
| 5 | Reader's guide to the Cthulhu mythos | 1973 | ||
| 6 | Lovecraft: a look behind the "Cthulhu Mythos" | 1975 | ||
| 7 | Cthulhu | 1976 | ||
| 8 | Cthulhu 2 | 1977 | ||
| 9 | Cthulhu 3 | 1978 | ||
| 10 | New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 1980 | ||
| 11 | H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos | 1989 | ||
| 12 | Cthulhu's Heirs | 1994 | ||
| 13 | The Necronomicon | 1996 | ||
| 14 | Los mitos de Cthulhu | 1998 | ||
| 15 | In Lovecraft's shadow | 1998 | ||
| 16 | A Cthulhu Mythos Bibliography & Concordance | 1999 | ||
| 17 | The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories | 1999 | ||
| 18 | Der Cthulhu-Mythos 1976 - 2002. | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Eldritch Blue | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Spiraling Worm | 2007 | ||
| 21 | The Rise And Fall Of The Cthulhu Mythos | 2008 | ||
| 22 | The Lovecraft necronomicon primer | 2009 | ||
| 23 | What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu A Guide To Surviving The Cthulhu Mythos | 2010 | ||
| 24 | What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos I | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos II | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Dissecting Cthulhu Essays On The Cthulhu Mythos | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Cthulhu Mythos Megapack | 2012 | ||
| 29 | Illuminated Cthulhu Mythos - the Illustrated Necronomicon and Other Grimories Fragments | 2012 | ||
| 30 | A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos: Origins of the Cthulhu Mythos | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Steampunk Cthulhu | 2014 | ||
| 33 | Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos | 2014 | ||
| 34 | A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 2015 | ||
| 35 | Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) | 2016 | ||
| 36 | The Call of Cthulhu | 2016 | ||
| 37 | The Second Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® | 2016 | ||
| 38 | Los mitos de Cthulhu / The Cthulhu mythos | 2016 | ||
| 39 | H. P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos Tales | 2017 | ||
| 40 | The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 2017 |
Cthulhu Mythos reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Volume 2 (1969). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Cthulhu Mythos — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Cthulhu Mythos books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1969–2017.
What is the newest Cthulhu Mythos book?
The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, published in 2017.