Series · 40 books
Lovecraft Books in Order
The complete Lovecraft reading order — 40 books from 1945–2019.
- 01 The Lurker at the Threshold Amazon — buy The Lurker at the Threshold Bookshop — buy The Lurker at the Threshold ThriftBooks — buy The Lurker at the Threshold eBooks.com — buy The Lurker at the Threshold
- 02 The dream-quest of unknown Kadath Amazon — buy The dream-quest of unknown Kadath Bookshop — buy The dream-quest of unknown Kadath ThriftBooks — buy The dream-quest of unknown Kadath eBooks.com — buy The dream-quest of unknown Kadath
- 03 Some notes on H.P. Lovecraft Amazon — buy Some notes on H.P. Lovecraft Bookshop — buy Some notes on H.P. Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy Some notes on H.P. Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy Some notes on H.P. Lovecraft
- 04 The Dunwich Horror Amazon — buy The Dunwich Horror Bookshop — buy The Dunwich Horror ThriftBooks — buy The Dunwich Horror eBooks.com — buy The Dunwich Horror
- 05 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Amazon — buy The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Bookshop — buy The Case of Charles Dexter Ward ThriftBooks — buy The Case of Charles Dexter Ward eBooks.com — buy The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
- 06 Dagon, and other macabre tales Amazon — buy Dagon, and other macabre tales Bookshop — buy Dagon, and other macabre tales ThriftBooks — buy Dagon, and other macabre tales eBooks.com — buy Dagon, and other macabre tales
- 07 The colour out of space Amazon — buy The colour out of space Bookshop — buy The colour out of space ThriftBooks — buy The colour out of space eBooks.com — buy The colour out of space
- 08 At the Mountains of Madness Amazon — buy At the Mountains of Madness Bookshop — buy At the Mountains of Madness ThriftBooks — buy At the Mountains of Madness eBooks.com — buy At the Mountains of Madness
- 09 The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions Amazon — buy The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions Bookshop — buy The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions ThriftBooks — buy The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions eBooks.com — buy The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions
- 10 Lovecraft Amazon — buy Lovecraft Bookshop — buy Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft
- 11 The Lurking Fear and Other Stories Amazon — buy The Lurking Fear and Other Stories Bookshop — buy The Lurking Fear and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy The Lurking Fear and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy The Lurking Fear and Other Stories
- 12 H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism Amazon — buy H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism Bookshop — buy H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism ThriftBooks — buy H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism eBooks.com — buy H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism
- 13 Novels Amazon — buy Novels Bookshop — buy Novels ThriftBooks — buy Novels eBooks.com — buy Novels
- 14 H.P. Lovecraft Amazon — buy H.P. Lovecraft Bookshop — buy H.P. Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy H.P. Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy H.P. Lovecraft
- 15 Herbert West Amazon — buy Herbert West Bookshop — buy Herbert West ThriftBooks — buy Herbert West eBooks.com — buy Herbert West
- 16 Lovecraft's legacy Amazon — buy Lovecraft's legacy Bookshop — buy Lovecraft's legacy ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft's legacy eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft's legacy
- 17 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
- 18 H.P. Lovecraft-Contre le Monde, Contre la Vie Amazon — buy H.P. Lovecraft-Contre le Monde, Contre la Vie Bookshop — buy H.P. Lovecraft-Contre le Monde, Contre la Vie ThriftBooks — buy H.P. Lovecraft-Contre le Monde, Contre la Vie eBooks.com — buy H.P. Lovecraft-Contre le Monde, Contre la Vie
- 19 Watchers out of time Amazon — buy Watchers out of time Bookshop — buy Watchers out of time ThriftBooks — buy Watchers out of time eBooks.com — buy Watchers out of time
- 20 The annotated H.P. Lovecraft Amazon — buy The annotated H.P. Lovecraft Bookshop — buy The annotated H.P. Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy The annotated H.P. Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy The annotated H.P. Lovecraft
- 21 Eternal Lovecraft Amazon — buy Eternal Lovecraft Bookshop — buy Eternal Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy Eternal Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy Eternal Lovecraft
- 22 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
- 23 The thing on the doorstep and other weird stories Amazon — buy The thing on the doorstep and other weird stories Bookshop — buy The thing on the doorstep and other weird stories ThriftBooks — buy The thing on the doorstep and other weird stories eBooks.com — buy The thing on the doorstep and other weird stories
- 24 Graphic Classics Amazon — buy Graphic Classics Bookshop — buy Graphic Classics ThriftBooks — buy Graphic Classics eBooks.com — buy Graphic Classics
- 25 Locke & Key, Vol. 1 Amazon — buy Locke & Key, Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy Locke & Key, Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy Locke & Key, Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy Locke & Key, Vol. 1
- 26 Necronomicon Amazon — buy Necronomicon Bookshop — buy Necronomicon ThriftBooks — buy Necronomicon eBooks.com — buy Necronomicon
- 27 Lovecraft Unbound Amazon — buy Lovecraft Unbound Bookshop — buy Lovecraft Unbound ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft Unbound eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft Unbound
- 28 Shadow over Innsmouth Amazon — buy Shadow over Innsmouth Bookshop — buy Shadow over Innsmouth ThriftBooks — buy Shadow over Innsmouth eBooks.com — buy Shadow over Innsmouth
- 29 The book of Cthulhu Amazon — buy The book of Cthulhu Bookshop — buy The book of Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy The book of Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy The book of Cthulhu
- 30 H. P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction Amazon — buy H. P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction Bookshop — buy H. P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction ThriftBooks — buy H. P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction eBooks.com — buy H. P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction
- 31 The Lovecraft Anthology A Graphic Collection Of Hp Lovecrafts Short Stories Amazon — buy The Lovecraft Anthology A Graphic Collection Of Hp Lovecrafts Short Stories Bookshop — buy The Lovecraft Anthology A Graphic Collection Of Hp Lovecrafts Short Stories ThriftBooks — buy The Lovecraft Anthology A Graphic Collection Of Hp Lovecrafts Short Stories eBooks.com — buy The Lovecraft Anthology A Graphic Collection Of Hp Lovecrafts Short Stories
- 32 Lovecraft's Monsters Amazon — buy Lovecraft's Monsters Bookshop — buy Lovecraft's Monsters ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft's Monsters eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft's Monsters
- 33 Carter & Lovecraft Amazon — buy Carter & Lovecraft Bookshop — buy Carter & Lovecraft ThriftBooks — buy Carter & Lovecraft eBooks.com — buy Carter & Lovecraft
- 34 Lovecraft Country Amazon — buy Lovecraft Country Bookshop — buy Lovecraft Country ThriftBooks — buy Lovecraft Country eBooks.com — buy Lovecraft Country
- 35 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
- 36 LOVECRAFT HOWARD P.. - NECRONO Amazon — buy LOVECRAFT HOWARD P.. - NECRONO Bookshop — buy LOVECRAFT HOWARD P.. - NECRONO ThriftBooks — buy LOVECRAFT HOWARD P.. - NECRONO eBooks.com — buy LOVECRAFT HOWARD P.. - NECRONO
- 37 H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories Amazon — buy H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories Bookshop — buy H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories
- 38 Shadow Out of Time Amazon — buy Shadow Out of Time Bookshop — buy Shadow Out of Time ThriftBooks — buy Shadow Out of Time eBooks.com — buy Shadow Out of Time
- 39 H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 Amazon — buy H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 Bookshop — buy H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 ThriftBooks — buy H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 eBooks.com — buy H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1
- 40 Call of Cthulhu Amazon — buy Call of Cthulhu Bookshop — buy Call of Cthulhu ThriftBooks — buy Call of Cthulhu eBooks.com — buy Call of Cthulhu
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lurker at the Threshold | 1945 | ||
| 2 | The dream-quest of unknown Kadath | 1955 | ||
| 3 | Some notes on H.P. Lovecraft | 1959 | ||
| 4 | The Dunwich Horror | 1963 | ||
| 5 | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | 1965 | ||
| 6 | Dagon, and other macabre tales | 1965 | ||
| 7 | The colour out of space | 1967 | ||
| 8 | At the Mountains of Madness | 1968 | ||
| 9 | The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions | 1970 | ||
| 10 | Lovecraft | 1972 | ||
| 11 | The Lurking Fear and Other Stories | 1973 | ||
| 12 | H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism | 1981 | ||
| 13 | Novels | 1982 | ||
| 14 | H.P. Lovecraft | 1982 | ||
| 15 | Herbert West | 1985 | ||
| 16 | Lovecraft's legacy | 1990 | ||
| 17 | Tales of the Cthulhu mythos | 1990 | ||
| 18 | H.P. Lovecraft-Contre le Monde, Contre la Vie | 1991 | ||
| 19 | Watchers out of time | 1996 | ||
| 20 | The annotated H.P. Lovecraft | 1997 | ||
| 21 | Eternal Lovecraft | 1998 | ||
| 22 | The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories | 1999 | ||
| 23 | The thing on the doorstep and other weird stories | 2001 | ||
| 24 | Graphic Classics | 2002 | ||
| 25 | Locke & Key, Vol. 1 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Necronomicon | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Lovecraft Unbound | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Shadow over Innsmouth | 2010 | ||
| 29 | The book of Cthulhu | 2011 | ||
| 30 | H. P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction | 2011 | ||
| 31 | The Lovecraft Anthology A Graphic Collection Of Hp Lovecrafts Short Stories | 2012 | ||
| 32 | Lovecraft's Monsters | 2014 | ||
| 33 | Carter & Lovecraft | 2015 | ||
| 34 | Lovecraft Country | 2016 | ||
| 35 | The Call of Cthulhu | 2016 | ||
| 36 | LOVECRAFT HOWARD P.. - NECRONO | 2017 | ||
| 37 | H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories | 2017 | ||
| 38 | Shadow Out of Time | 2018 | ||
| 39 | H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Volume 1 | 2018 | ||
| 40 | Call of Cthulhu | 2019 |
Lovecraft reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Lurker at the Threshold (1945). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Lovecraft — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Lovecraft books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1945–2019.
What is the newest Lovecraft book?
Call of Cthulhu, published in 2019.