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ⓘ About Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore is an American writer of comic and horror fantasy genres. He is the author of many novels, including the worldwide best-sellers Lamb, You Suck, and A Dirty Job. Christopher was born on January 1, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio, and was raised in Mansfield, Ohio. His father was a highway patrolman, and his mother marketed major home appliances at a department store. He attended Ohio State University and the Brooks Photography Institute in Santa Barbara. At 19 years old, he moved to California and lived in the Central Coast until 2003. Since June 2006, Moore has been living in San Francisco, spending time on the Kauai Island of Hawaii. Christopher Moore’s turn-ons are scuba and deep-ocean exploration, hippo and elephant polo, and talking animal creatures on TV.
All Book Series by Christopher Moore
Chewing the Page: The Mourning Goats Interviews
Single-title series · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christopher Moore?
Christopher Moore is an American writer of comic and horror fantasy genres. He is the author of many novels, including the worldwide best-sellers Lamb, You Suck, and A Dirty Job. Christopher was born on January 1, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio, and was raised in Mansfield, Ohio.
Which Christopher Moore series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pine Cove series, the earliest of Christopher Moore's multi-book series: it opens with Practical Demonkeeping (1992) and runs to 3 books across 1992–2004, ending with The Stupidest Angel (2004). Christopher Moore's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christopher Moore written?
Christopher Moore has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2025. 13 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Pine Cove series with 3 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christopher Moore's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christopher Moore's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pine Cove (1992–2004, 3 books), Bloodsucking Fiends/Love Story (1995–2010, 3 books) and Grim Reaper (2007–2015, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Christopher Moore's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christopher Moore's 23 books into 5 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Pine Cove (3 books, 1992–2004); Bloodsucking Fiends/Love Story (3 books, 1995–2010); Fool (3 books, 2009–2020); Grim Reaper (2 books, 2007–2015); Sammy and the Cheese (2 books, 2017–2022).