Brian Lumley

Author of Necroscope

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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

Necroscope

Necroscope: Vampire World

Titus Crow

Necroscope: E-Branch Trilogy

Dreamlands

Necroscope: The Lost Years

Tales of the Primal Land

Necroscope Book II: Wamphyri [comic]

Necroscope [1997]

Necroscope orig.

Works by Brian Lumley

Popular Recent

Necroscope (1986) 1,619 copies

Necroscope II: Wamphyri! (1988) 937 copies

Necroscope III: The Source (1989) 771 copies

Necroscope IV: Deadspeak (1990) 704 copies

Necroscope V: Deadspawn (1991) 606 copies

Blood Brothers (1992) 440 copies

Vampire World 2: The Last Aerie (1993) 422 copies

Vampire World 3: Blood Wars (1994) 402 copies

Necroscope: The Lost Years Volume 1 (1995) 383 copies

Necroscope: Invaders (1998) 329 copies

Necroscope: Resurgence, The Lost Years Volume 2 (1996) 301 copies

Titus Crow, Volume 1: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition of Titus Crow (1997) 279 copies

Necroscope: Defilers (1999) 274 copies

Necroscope: Avengers (2000) 271 copies

The House of Doors (1990) 262 copies

Psychomech (1984) 229 copies

The Burrowers Beneath (1974) 213 copies

Hero of Dreams (1986) 207 copies

Necroscope: The Touch (2006) 204 copies

Psychosphere (1984) 200 copies

Maze of Worlds (1998) 192 copies

Khai of Ancient Khem (1981) 183 copies

Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi (1993) 180 copies

The Transition of Titus Crow (1975) — Author — 180 copies

Demogorgon (1987) 173 copies

Psychamok (1985) 163 copies

Ship of Dreams (1986) 161 copies

Titus Crow, Volume 2: The Clock of Dreams; Spawn of the Winds (1997) 156 copies

The house of Cthulhu: Tales of the Primal Land, Volume 1 (2005) 146 copies

Mad Moon of Dreams (New Adventures in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands #3) (1987) 142 copies

Titus Crow, Volume 3: In The Moons of Borea, Elysia (1997) 133 copies

The Compleat Crow (1987) 125 copies

The Taint and Other Novellas (2007) 122 copies

The Clock of Dreams (1978) 113 copies

Spawn of the Winds (1978) — Author — 109 copies

Iced on Aran and other dream-quests (1990) 108 copies

Haggopian and Other Stories (Best Mythos Tales) (2008) 107 copies

Harry Keogh: Necroscope and Other Heroes! (2003) 106 copies

The Whisperer and Other Voices (2001) 104 copies

Beneath the Moors and Darker Places (2002) 96 copies

A Coven of Vampires (1998) 96 copies

Sorcery in Shad: Tales of the Primal Land, Volume 3 (2006) 91 copies

Brian Lumley's Mythos Omnibus, Vol. 1 (1997) 82 copies

Tarra Khash: Hrossak! Tales of the Primal Land, Volume 2 (2006) 80 copies

In the Moons of Borea (1979) 76 copies

Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates (2009) 72 copies

The Brian Lumley Companion (2002) 68 copies

Brian Lumley's Mythos Omnibus Vol. 2: Spawn of the Winds, In the Moons of Borea, Elysia (1997) 64 copies

Horror at Oakdeene and Others (1977) 62 copies

The Caller of the Black (1971) 59 copies

Elysia: The Coming of Cthulhu (1989) 58 copies

Return of the Deep Ones and Other Mythos Tales (1994) 56 copies

Beneath the Moors (1974) 54 copies

Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer (2010) 51 copies

Dagon's Bell and Other Discords (1657) 45 copies

Necroscope 01 CD: Das Erwachen (1999) 40 copies

Screaming Science Fiction: Horrors from Out of Space (2006) 37 copies

The Fly-By-Nights (1813) 36 copies

Necroscope: The Mobius Murders (2013) 33 copies

The Nonesuch and Others (2009) 30 copies

Necroscope 02: Vampirblut (2000) 30 copies

The Second Wish and Other Exhalations (1995) 25 copies

No Sharks in the Med and Other Stories (2012) 25 copies

Necroscope 03: Kreaturen der Nacht (2000) 22 copies

Necroscope 04: Untot (2001) 22 copies

Ghoul Warning and Other Omens (1982) 21 copies

Necroscope 05: Totenwache (2001) 21 copies

Nekroskop (1994) 18 copies

Necroscope 06: Das Dämonentor (2001) 18 copies

Necroscope 10: Duell der Vampire (2002) 16 copies

Earth, Air, Fire & Water: Four Tales of Elemental Mythos Horror! (2017) 15 copies

Necroscope 07: Blutlust (2001) 15 copies

Brian Lumley's Freaks (2004) 15 copies

The Horror at Oakdeene (1977) 15 copies

Tales of the Primal Land (2015) 15 copies

Necroscope 14: Grabgesang (2004) 14 copies

Necroscope (Graphic Novel) (1994) — Author — 14 copies

Necroscope 08: Höllenbrut (2002) 14 copies

Necroscope 09: Wechselbalg (2002) 13 copies

Necroscope 11: Totenhorcher (2003) 13 copies

Necroscope 13: Konzil der Vampire (2004) 13 copies

Necroscope 15: Blutsbrüder (2004) 12 copies

Necroscope 18: Metamorphose (2007) 12 copies

Necroscope 17: Nestors Rache (2008) 11 copies

Necroscope 12: Blutkuss (2003) 11 copies

Necroscope 16: Vampirwelt (2005) 10 copies

Necroscope 19: Vormulac (2006) 10 copies

Necroscope 1 - Auferstehung: Roman (2009) 9 copies

Necroscope 20: Schlacht der Vampire (2006) 9 copies

The House of the Temple (2004) 8 copies

Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror 8 copies

Necroscope 21: Blutkrieg (2007) 7 copies

Synchronicity, or Something 6 copies

Necroscope 3 - Blutmesse: Roman (2009) 6 copies

The Second Wish [Short story] 4 copies

The Nonesuch 4 copies

Necroscope 22: Vampire schlafen nie (2008) 4 copies

Necros 4 copies

Haggopian [short story] 4 copies

Necroscope 24: Verfluchtes Blut (2008) 4 copies

In His Own Write Brian Lumley: Necroscribe (1997) 4 copies

Necroscope 23: Hund der Nacht (2008) 4 copies

Hot Blood 2: Fremder in der Nacht (2008) 3 copies

Aunt Hester 3 copies

No Way Home 3 copies

Cryptically Yours 3 copies

The Necroscrope Quintet: Necroscope, Vamphyri, The Source, Deadspeak, Deadspawn (2018) 3 copies

Ithaqua, il mostro 3 copies

The Picnickers [short fiction] 3 copies

The Sister City 3 copies

No Sharks in the Med [short fiction] (2012) 3 copies

The Necroscope Bundle (2014) 3 copies

Necroscope #1of 5 (1992) — Author — 3 copies

La Légende de Titus Crow - Intégrale (2014) 3 copies

The fairground horror (1976) 3 copies

Harry and the Pirates (New Adventures of the Necroscope, Book 2) (2009) 3 copies

Die Herrscher der Tiefe (1980) 3 copies

Nekros a jiné noční můry (1999) 3 copies

The Man Who Killed Kew Gardens 3 copies

The Night Sea-maid Went Down 2 copies

Mylakhrion the Immortal [Teh Atht] 2 copies

Necroscope Book II: Wamphyri #1 (1993) (1993) 2 copies

MYTHOS OMNIBUS: Volume (1) One: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition of Titus Crow; The Clock of Dreams - and - Volume… 2 copies

The Taint 2 copies

Brian Lumley Necroscope #5 FINE/VF (Necroscope) (1995) 2 copies

The Place of Waiting [short story] 2 copies

Questers for Kuranes: Two Tales of Hero and Eldin 2 copies

De Marigny's Clock 2 copies

Omen, Das Horror-Journal, Nr. 3 (2011) 2 copies

The Sorcerer's Dream [Teh Atht] 2 copies

Recognition 2 copies

L'Avant-poste des grands anciens (Fantastique, science-fiction, aventure) 2 copies

Die Herrschaft der Monster (1975) 2 copies

Bloodwars (Necroscope Book 8) (1995) 2 copies

Travelers By Twilight: A Portfolio of Selected Illustrations by Allen Koszowski 2 copies

Second Wish and other Exhalations by Brian Lumley (1995-01-19) (1800) 2 copies

NECROSCOPE: Book (1) (i) One: Necroscope; Book (2) (ii) Two: Vamphyri (Wamphyri;) Book (3) (iii) Three: The Source;… 2 copies

Born of the Winds 2 copies

Tarra Khash: Hrossak!: Tales of the Primal Land (2007) 2 copies

The Strange Years 2 copies

What Dark God? 2 copies

The Thin People 2 copies

The Thing From The Blasted Heath 2 copies

David's Worm 2 copies

Back Row 2 copies

The Man Who Felt Pain 2 copies

Daghe e malie - Sempre la fantasia eroica italiana (1988) 1 copy

Dreamland, Band 3 1 copy

The Sun, The Sea, And The Silent Scream 1 copy

Źródło (2003) 1 copy

Necroscope Band 5: Totenwache ( 31. Juli 2001 ) (1606) 1 copy

Psychamok by Brian Lumley (1985-04-18) (1743) 1 copy

Ritorna Titus Crow: romanzo (1993) 1 copy

La saga di Titus Crow 1 copy

La Lune des rêves (1998) 1 copy

Psychomech Trilogy. Psychomech, Psychosphere, Psychamok. (1984) 1 copy

Faraono priešas 1 copy

Whispers #1 July '73 featuring House Of Cthulhu 1 copy

Nekroskop 3 Zrodlo (2009) 1 copy

Nekroskop 4 Mowa umarłych 1 copy

℗ŁVampiros! 1 copy

1. Necroscope – 2. Necroscope II: Wamphyri! – 3. The Source: Necroscope III – 4. Deadspeak:… (1998) 1 copy

The Transition of Titus Crow: Volume 1 (1999) 1 copy

The Unbeliever 1 copy

Feasibility Study 1 copy

Brian Lumleys Necroscope 6: Dämonenhass (2011) 1 copy

The Horror at Oakdeene & Others 1 copy

NECROSCOPE - Volume (1) One; Volume (2) Two; Volume (3) Three; Volume (4) Four; Volume (5) Five (of five) - with -… 1 copy

Necroscope 1997 Caliber Comics # 2 1 copy

Necroscope 1997 Caliber Comics # 1 1 copy

Mowa umarłych (2007) 1 copy

Necroscope 1 copy

Weird tales. Cthulhu returns Vol. 66, No 4. Issue 360 1 copy

Le Seigneur des vers (Série Fantastique, science-fiction, aventure) (1987) 1 copy

Les Abominations de Cthulhu (1975) 1 copy

Nécroscope - L'Intégrale 1 copy

Mostra di mostri (Vampires, Werewolves and other Monsters) 1 copy

Brian Lumleys Necroscope 8: Blutfürsten (2011) 1 copy

Sie lauern in der Tiefe 1 copy

Compartiment terreur (Série Fantastique, science-fiction, aventures) (1989) 1 copy

Nekroskop 4 Mowa umarlych (2004) 1 copy

Vampire World 3: Blood Wars (Roc S.) by Brian Lumley (29-Sep-1994) Paperback 1 copy

Necroscope - Folge 8: Höllenbrut. Lesung (2008) 1 copy

Necroscope - Folge 5: Totenwache. gekürzte Lesung (2006) 1 copy

Necroscope - Folge 3: Kreaturen der Nacht. gekürzte Lesung (2006) 1 copy

Entweiht: Necroscope 12 (Brian Lumleys Necroscope) (2012) 1 copy

Brian Lumleys Necroscope 7: Totenbeschwörung (2011) 1 copy

Brian Lumleys Necroscope 9: Werwolfsjagd (2011) 1 copy

Nekroskop. XII, [Kniha druhá, Prznitelé. Pobočka E] (2009) 1 copy

The Thief Immortal 1 copy

Snarker's Son 1 copy

Lord of the Worms 1 copy

Rising With Surtsey 1 copy

The Wine of the Wizard 1 copy

Tharquest and the Lamia Orbiquita 1 copy

Brian Lumley Necroscope (1992) Issue #4 (1) (1993) 1 copy

The Luststone 1 copy

Fruiting Bodies [short story] 1 copy

To Kill a Wizard! 1 copy

Name And Number 1 copy

Gaddy's Gloves 1 copy

The Sorcerer's Book 1 copy

Big C 1 copy

How Kank Thad Returned to Bhur-Esh 1 copy

Deja Viewer 1 copy

The Man Who Saw No Spiders 1 copy

The Disapproval of Jeremy Cleave 1 copy

Lords of the Morass 1 copy

Cement Surroundings 1 copy

Curse Of The Golden Guardians 1 copy

Zack Phalanx Is Vlad The Impaler! 1 copy

A Really Game Boy [short story] (1996) 1 copy

Nekroskop 13 - Obrońcy 1 copy

Nekroskop 12 - Piętno 1 copy

Nekroskop 11 - Najeźdźcy 1 copy

Nekroskop 10 - Odrodzenie 1 copy

Nekroskop 14 - Dotyk 1 copy

Nekroskop 14 - Nosiciel 1 copy

Necroscope II 02 — Author — 1 copy

The Caller of the Black [short story] 1 copy

The Pit-Yakker 1 copy

Kiss Of The Lamia 1 copy

The Black Recalled 1 copy

The Hymn 1 copy

The Mirror Of Nitocris 1 copy

Dylath-Leen 1 copy

Dagon's Bell (1988) 1 copy

The Statement Of Henry Worthy 1 copy

Uzzi 1 copy

The Kiss Of Bugg-shash 1 copy

Two-stone Tom's Big T.o.e. 1 copy

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Singers of Strange Songs (1600) — some editions — 89 copies

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Great Ghost Stories: Tales Of Mystery And Madness (2004) — Contributor — 50 copies

Dancing With the Dark (1999) — Contributor — 49 copies

Nameless Places (1975) — Contributor — 47 copies

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The Year's Best Horror Stories: XVI (1988) — Contributor — 41 copies

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Sea-Cursed: Thirty Terrifying Tales of the Deep (1994) — Contributor — 31 copies

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Far Reaches of Fear (1976) — Contributor — 29 copies

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Dark Terrors 2 (1996) — Contributor — 23 copies

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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

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1988, Vol. 74, No. 3 (1988) 14 copies

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Dark Voices 3 (1991) — Contributor — 13 copies

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The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996) — Contributor — 11 copies

Brighton Shock (2010) — Contributor — 9 copies

Dark Voices 5 (1993) — Contributor — 9 copies

Gaslight and Ghosts (1988) — Contributor — 9 copies

The Twentieth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1984) — Contributor — 7 copies

The Fourth Book of After Midnight Stories (1988) — Contributor — 7 copies

Weirdbook #23/24: A 20th-Year Anniversary Double Issue (1988) 6 copies

Fantasy Tales Volume 10, No. 2 (1989) — Contributor — 6 copies

New Tales of Terror (1980) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Weirdbook #26 (1991) — Author — 4 copies

Keep Out the Night (2002) — Contributor — 4 copies

De sang et d'encre (1999) — Contributor — 4 copies

ALLEN K'S INHUMAN MAGAZINE 2 (2004) 2 copies

Weirdbook #21 (1985) — Contributor — 2 copies

Beneath the Waves - Tales from the Deep (Things in the Well) (2018) — Contributor — 2 copies

Weirdbook #13: Tenth-Year Anniversary Issue (1978) — Contributor — 2 copies

Weirdbook #11 (1977) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Lumley, Brian
Birthdate: 1937-12-02
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Country (for map): England, UK
Birthplace: Horden, County Durham, England, UK
Places of residence: County Durham, England, UK
Germany
Occupations: soldier (military policeman)
author
Relationships: Lumley, Dorothy (ex-wife)
Organizations: British Army
Awards and honors: World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (1998)

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Brian Lumley's Necroscope books? in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (July 2011)

Reviews

DEADSPEAK: Book 4 (Necroscope) by Lumley

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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