Brian Lumley

Brian Lumley is an English author of fiction. He is best known for his works within the science fiction and horror genre. He was born December 2, 1937, near Newcastle.

The best place to start is the Titus Crow series, the earliest of Brian Lumley's multi-book series: it opens with The Burrowers Beneath (1974) and runs to 6 books across 1974–1989, ending with Elysia (1989). Brian Lumley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Brian Lumley has 136 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1969 and 2023. 50 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Necroscope series with 17 books — and 86 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brian Lumley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Titus Crow (1974–1989, 6 books), Psychomech (1984–1985, 3 books) and Tales of the Primal Land (1984–1991, 3 books), plus 11 more.

This guide splits Brian Lumley's 136 books into 15 named series and 86 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Necroscope (17 books, 1986–2020); Titus Crow (6 books, 1974–1989); Psychomech (3 books, 1984–1985); Dreamlands (3 books, 1986–1987); Tales of the Primal Land (3 books, 1984–1991), plus 10 further series.