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Christopher Moore

9 Series • 23 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Pine Cove Books
Start with: Practical Demonkeeping (1992)
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Publication Order of Bloodsucking Fiends/Love Story Books
Start with: Bloodsucking Fiends (1995)
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Publication Order of Grim Reaper Books
Start with: A Dirty Job (2007)

ⓘ 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

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Practical Demonkeeping

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1992

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1992
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The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

Book 2 of 3 · published 1999

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1999
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The Stupidest Angel

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2004

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2004
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Bloodsucking Fiends

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1995

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1995
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You Suck: A Love Story

Book 2 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
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Bite Me: A Love Story

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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A Dirty Job

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2007

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2007
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Secondhand Souls

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
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Fool

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2009

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2009
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The Serpent of Venice

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
3
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Shakespeare for Squirrels

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
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Noir

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
2
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Razzmatazz

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022

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2022
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Coyote Blue

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1994

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1994
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Island of the Sequined Love Nun

Book 2 of 6 · published 1997

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1997
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Lamb

Book 3 of 6 · published 2002

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2002
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Fluke

Book 4 of 6 · published 2003

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2003
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Sacre Bleu

Book 5 of 6 · published 2012

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2012
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Anima Rising

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025

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2025
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Our Lady of the Fishnet Stockings

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1987

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1987
2

Cat's Karma

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1987

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1987
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The Griff

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011
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Chewing the Page: The Mourning Goats Interviews

Single-title series · published 2013

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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).