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Brian Lumley (1937–2024)

Author of Necroscope

232+ Works 13,981 Members 194 Reviews 30 Favorited

About the Author

Brian Lumley was born on England's North Coast on December 2, 1937. He joined the British Army in his teens and remained a soldier for twenty-two years. He first started writing while stationed in Berlin. Lumley's first book was published in the early 1970's. He retired from the Army in 1981 and show more took up writing full time. He is the author of over 40 books, and is most well known for his "Necroscope Series" which consists of 13 titles. He won the 1989 British Fantasy Award for his Novelette "Fruiting Bodies" as well as the 1990 Fear Magazine Award for "Necroscope III: The Source." In 1998, Lumley won the Grand Master of Horror Award at the World Horror Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. On 28 March 2010 Lumley received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association. He also received a World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Brian Lumley

Necroscope (1986) 1,651 copies
Necroscope II: Wamphyri! (1988) 954 copies
The Source (1989) 780 copies
Necroscope IV: Deadspeak (1990) 712 copies
Necroscope V: Deadspawn (1991) 612 copies
Blood Brothers (1992) 447 copies
Vampire World 3: Blood Wars (1994) 408 copies
Necroscope: Invaders (1998) 334 copies
Necroscope: Defilers (1999) 285 copies
Necroscope: Avengers (2000) 275 copies
The House of Doors (1990) 272 copies
Psychomech (1984) 235 copies
The Burrowers Beneath (1974) 217 copies
Hero of Dreams (1986) 210 copies
Necroscope: The Touch (2006) 208 copies
Psychosphere (1984) 203 copies
Maze of Worlds (1998) 193 copies
Khai of Ancient Khem (1981) 187 copies
The Transition of Titus Crow (1975) — Author — 183 copies
Demogorgon (1987) 178 copies
Psychamok (1985) 168 copies
Ship of Dreams (1986) 164 copies
The Compleat Crow (1987) 125 copies
The Taint and Other Novellas (2007) 123 copies
The Clock of Dreams (1978) 116 copies
Spawn of the Winds (1978) — Author — 109 copies
A Coven of Vampires (1998) 96 copies
In the Moons of Borea (1979) 76 copies
The Brian Lumley Companion (2002) 68 copies
The Caller of the Black (1971) 59 copies
Beneath the Moors (1974) 55 copies
The Fly-By-Nights (1813) 36 copies
Necroscope 02: Vampirblut (2000) 31 copies
The Nonesuch and Others (2009) 30 copies
Necroscope 04: Untot (2001) 22 copies
Necroscope 05: Totenwache (2001) 21 copies
The Horror at Oakdeene (1977) 19 copies
Nekroskop (1994) 18 copies
Tales of the Primal Land (2015) 16 copies
Brian Lumley's Freaks (2004) 15 copies
Necroscope 07: Blutlust (2001) 15 copies
Necroscope 08: Höllenbrut (2002) 14 copies
Necroscope 14: Grabgesang (2004) 14 copies
Necroscope 09: Wechselbalg (2002) 13 copies
Necroscope (Graphic Novel) (1994) — Author — 13 copies
Necroscope 11: Totenhorcher (2003) 13 copies
Necroscope 18: Metamorphose (2007) 12 copies
Necroscope 15: Blutsbrüder (2004) 12 copies
Necroscope 12: Blutkuss (2003) 11 copies
Necroscope 16: Vampirwelt (2005) 10 copies
Necroscope 19: Vormulac (2006) 10 copies
The House of the Temple (2004) 8 copies
Necroscope 21: Blutkrieg (2007) 7 copies
Necros 4 copies
The Nonesuch 4 copies
The Sister City 3 copies
No Way Home 3 copies
The fairground horror (1976) 3 copies
Aunt Hester 3 copies
Necroscope #1of 5 (1992) — Author — 3 copies
The Necroscope Bundle (2014) 3 copies
Die Herrscher der Tiefe (1980) 3 copies
The Taint 2 copies
What Dark God? 2 copies
Recognition 2 copies
The Thin People 2 copies
Back Row 2 copies
David's Worm 2 copies
Źródło (2003) 1 copy
Mowa umarłych (2007) 1 copy
Nekroskop 3 Zrodlo (2009) 1 copy
La Lune des rêves (1998) 1 copy
Short Tall Tales (2023) 1 copy
Necroscope 1 copy
Uzzi 1 copy
Big C 1 copy
Deja Viewer 1 copy
Necroscope II 02 — Author — 1 copy
The Hymn 1 copy
Dylath-Leen 1 copy
Dagon's Bell (1988) 1 copy

Associated Works

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1989) — Contributor — 987 copies
Shadows Over Innsmouth (1994) — Contributor — 369 copies
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992) — Contributor — 337 copies
The Book of Cthulhu (2011) — Contributor — 300 copies
By Blood We Live (2009) — Contributor — 297 copies
Dark Delicacies (2005) — Contributor — 272 copies
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2 (1971) — Contributor — 259 copies
The Disciples of Cthulhu (1976) — Contributor — 218 copies
New tales of the Cthulhu mythos (1980) — Contributor — 214 copies
The Mammoth Book of Zombies (1993) — Contributor — 201 copies
The New Lovecraft Circle (1996) — Contributor — 186 copies
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle (1998) — Contributor — 170 copies
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1969) — Author — 138 copies
The Mammoth Book of Monsters (2007) — Contributor — 121 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20 (2009) — Contributor — 114 copies
The Mammoth Book of Dracula (1997) — Contributor — 112 copies
Fearie Tales (2013) — Contributor — 107 copies
Lovecraft's Legacy (1775) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1992) — Contributor — 100 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 (2010) — Contributor — 100 copies
Whispers: An Anthology of Fantasy and Horror (1977) — Contributor — 95 copies
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth (2000) — Contributor — 95 copies
Dark Detectives: An Anthology of Supernatural Mysteries (1999) — Contributor — 91 copies
Stranger by Night (1995) — Contributor — 91 copies
Singers of Strange Songs (1600) — some editions — 90 copies
Swords Against Darkness IV (1979) — Contributor — 89 copies
Best New Horror (1989) — Contributor — 87 copies
The Mammoth Book of New Terror (2004) — Contributor — 85 copies
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 6 (1980) — Contributor — 80 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 17 (1828) — Contributor — 78 copies
Dante's Disciples (1996) — Contributor — 74 copies
The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror (2010) — Contributor — 69 copies
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth (2013) — Contributor — 59 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories: XVIII (1990) — Contributor — 57 copies
The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales (1988) — Contributor — 55 copies
Crimes of Passion (1997) — Contributor — 54 copies
Great Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery and Madness (2004) — Contributor — 51 copies
Dancing With the Dark (1999) — Contributor — 49 copies
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror (Mammoth Books) (2012) — Contributor — 47 copies
Nameless Places (1975) — Contributor — 47 copies
Frights (1976) — Contributor — 46 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories: XVI (1988) — Contributor — 41 copies
Final Shadows (1991) — Contributor — 40 copies
Weird Tales, No. 3 (1981) — Contributor — 39 copies
The Ghost Quartet (2008) — Contributor — 39 copies
Psychomania: Killer Stories (2014) — Contributor — 36 copies
Shoredanin kellot (1992) — Author — 35 copies
Top Fantasy (1974) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Complete Masters of Darkness (1991) — Contributor — 31 copies
Sea-Cursed: Thirty Terrifying Tales of the Deep (1994) — Contributor — 31 copies
Far Reaches of Fear (1976) — Contributor — 29 copies
In the Footsteps of Dracula: Tales of the Un-Dead Count (2017) — Contributor — 27 copies
Dark Terrors 2 (1996) — Contributor — 24 copies
Dark Terrors (1996) — Contributor — 22 copies
Summer Chills (2007) — Contributor — 21 copies
Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror (2013) — Contributor — 20 copies
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu : Le livre noir (1991) — Contributor — 18 copies
Dark Voices 2 (1990) — Contributor — 17 copies
Weird Tales Volume 51 Number 2, Winter 1989/90 (1989) — Author — 16 copies
Danse Macabre: Close Encounters with the Reaper (2012) — Contributor — 15 copies
De Cthulhu-mythologie : lovecraftiaanse verhalen (1974) — Contributor — 13 copies
Dark Voices 3 (1991) — Contributor — 13 copies
In Delirium — Contributor — 11 copies
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996) — Contributor — 11 copies
Dark Voices 5 (1993) — Contributor — 9 copies
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988) — Contributor — 9 copies
Brighton Shock (2010) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Fourth Book of After Midnight Stories (1988) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Twentieth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1984) — Contributor — 7 copies
Fantasy Tales Volume 10, No. 2 (1989) — Contributor — 6 copies
New Tales of Terror (1980) — Contributor — 6 copies
Seductive Spectres (1996) — Contributor — 5 copies
Keep Out the Night (2002) — Contributor — 4 copies
De sang et d'encre (1999) — Contributor — 4 copies
Weirdbook #26 (1991) — Author — 4 copies
Weirdbook #13: Tenth-Year Anniversary Issue (1978) — Contributor — 2 copies
Weirdbook #21 (1985) — Contributor — 2 copies
Weirdbook #11 (1977) — Contributor — 1 copy
Caped Fear: Superhuman Horror Stories (2022) — Contributor — 1 copy

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The fourth book in the Necroscope series starts with a recap of the first three books in the prologue. Then continues from where book three ended. (Any more info on the plot would give spoilers for all books.) The book just flew along. Some characters from the last books show up which was fun. Henry has changed so much since we first met him. I love how this story is carrying on. The plot is exciting and you never know what is going to happen next. The world-building is excellent and the series as a whole is thrilling and unique.… (more)
 
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ElizaJane | 9 other reviews | Nov 4, 2023 |
Another re-read of one of my favorite authors. Still holds up IMO.
 
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everettroberts | 2 other reviews | Oct 20, 2023 |
Brian Lumley is one of my favorite authors and will always be. The Necroscope series is one of the many reasons.
 
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everettroberts | 15 other reviews | Oct 20, 2023 |
Still just as good as the last time I read it.
 
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