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Christopher Fowler

Christopher Fowler Reading Order

13 series ยท 200 books ยท Born 1953

Christopher Fowler is a prolific English writer known for his dark urban fiction, blending elements of black comedy, horror, and mystery. With over 200 published works spanning 13 series, including the notable Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit and its various adaptations, he has captivated readers since 1984. Active until 2025, Fowler's diverse storytelling continues to push boundaries in the genre.

Anthologies Series

Ongoing

72 books (1990โ€“2025)

Start with Drabble II: Double Century, the first of 72 books in the Anthologies series.

#Title
1
Cover of Drabble II: Double Century
Drabble II: Double Century
2
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Vampires
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
3
Cover of Best New Horror 4
Best New Horror 4
4
The Giant Book of Zombies
5
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Zombies
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
6
Cover of Best New Horror 5
Best New Horror 5
7
Cover of The Giant Book of Terror
The Giant Book of Terror
8
Cover of Dark Terrors
Dark Terrors
9
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
10
Cover of Dark Terrors 3
Dark Terrors 3
11
Cover of Dark of the Night
Dark of the Night
12
Destination Unknown
13
14
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
15
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Dracula
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
16
Cover of Dark Terrors 4
Dark Terrors 4
17
Cover of Eleventh Annual Collection
Eleventh Annual Collection
18
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
19
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
20
Dark Terrors 5
21
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
22
Cover of Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips
Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips
23
Cover of Dark Terrors 6
Dark Terrors 6
24
Cover of Fifteenth Annual Collection
Fifteenth Annual Collection
25
Cover of Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
26
Cover of Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters
Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters
27
Cover of Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
28
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
29
Cover of The Mammoth Book of New Terror
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
30
Cover of Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
31
Cover of The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
32
Cover of Best New Horror 18
Best New Horror 18
33
Cover of Summer Chills
Summer Chills
34
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Monsters
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
35
Cover of Best New Horror 19
Best New Horror 19
36
Mammoth Books Presents Demonic Dreams
37
Cover of Best New Horror 20
Best New Horror 20
38
Back from the Dead: The Legacy of the Pan Book of Horror Stories
39
Crimewave 11
40
Cover of The End of the Line
The End of the Line
41
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7
42
The Sounds Of Crime
43
44
Cover of Zombie Apocalypse!
Zombie Apocalypse!
45
Cover of Best New Horror 22
Best New Horror 22
46
Cover of Full Fathom Forty
Full Fathom Forty
47
Cover of Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes
Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes
48
Cover of Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
49
House of Fear
50
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
51
Cover of Best New Horror 23
Best New Horror 23
52
Cover of Four For Fear
Four For Fear
53
Cover of Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane
Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane
54
Cover of Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke
Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke
55
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
56
Cover of Dark World: Ghost Stories
Dark World: Ghost Stories
57
Deadly Pleasures
58
Cover of Fearie Tales
Fearie Tales
59
Cover of Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
60
Psychomania: Killer Stories
61
Cover of Kneeling in the Silver Light: Stories from the Great War
Kneeling in the Silver Light: Stories from the Great War
62
Interzone 258, May-June 2015
63
The Future of Horror
64
The Monstrous
65
Darker Terrors 7
66
Cover of In the Footsteps of Dracula
In the Footsteps of Dracula
67
Cover of Invisible Blood
Invisible Blood
68
69
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
70
Ink and Daggers
71
Cover of Reports from the Deep End
Reports from the Deep End
72
Cover of Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club

Best Horror of the Year Series

Ongoing

18 books (2009โ€“2025)

Start with The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One, the first of 18 books in the Best Horror of the Year series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
4
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
6
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
7
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
8
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
9
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
12
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
13
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
16
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
17
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
18
Cover of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen

Bibliomysteries Series

Likely Complete

40 books (2012โ€“2022)

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

#Title
1
Cover of An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)
An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)
2
Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)
3
Cover of Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)
Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)
4
The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)
5
Cover of The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)
The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)
6
Cover of The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)
The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)
7
Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)
8
The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
9
The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)
10
The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)
11
Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)
12
It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)
13
Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)
14
The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)
15
The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)
16
The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)
17
Cover of The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)
The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)
18
The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)
19
What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)
20
Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)
21
Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)
22
From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)
23
Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)
24
The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)
25
The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)
26
Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)
27
Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)
28
Reconciliation Day
29
The Haze(By: James W. Hall)
30
Cover of The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)
The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)
31
Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)
32
Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)
33
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)
34
The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)
35
The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)
36
The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)
37
The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)
38
The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)
39
The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)
40
The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)

Bryant & May Collections Series

Complete

2 books (2015โ€“2019)

Start with London's Glory and read in order.

#Title
1
London's Glory
2
Cover of Englandโ€™s Finest
Englandโ€™s Finest

Bryant & May Companion Series

Complete

1 book (2022โ€“2022)

#Title
1
Cover of Peculiar London
Peculiar London

Bryant & May Graphic Novels Series

Complete

1 book (2012โ€“2012)

#Title
1
Cover of The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho Devil
The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho Devil

Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit Series

Likely Complete

21 books (2003โ€“2021)

Start with Full Dark House, the first of 21 books in the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series.

#Title
1
Cover of Full Dark House
Full Dark House
2
Cover of The Water Room
The Water Room
3
Cover of Seventy-Seven Clocks
Seventy-Seven Clocks
4
Cover of Ten Second Staircase
Ten Second Staircase
5
White Corridor
6
Cover of The Victoria Vanishes
The Victoria Vanishes
7
Cover of Bryant & May on the Loose
Bryant & May on the Loose
8
Off the Rails
9
Cover of Bryant & May's Mystery Tour
Bryant & May's Mystery Tour
10
Cover of The Memory of Blood / Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood
The Memory of Blood / Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood
11
Cover of The Invisible Code
The Invisible Code
12
Cover of The Bleeding Heart
The Bleeding Heart
13
Cover of The Burning Man
The Burning Man
14
The Secret Santa
15
Cover of Strange Tide
Strange Tide
16
Cover of Wild Chamber
Wild Chamber
17
Cover of Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors
18
Cover of Englandโ€™s Finest
Englandโ€™s Finest
19
Cover of The Lonely Hour
The Lonely Hour
20
Cover of Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and Lemons
21
Cover of London Bridge Is Falling Down
London Bridge Is Falling Down

Graphic Novels Series

Complete

1 book (1997โ€“1997)

#Title
1

Hellion Series

Complete

1 book (2010โ€“2010)

#Title
1
Cover of The Curse of Snakes
The Curse of Snakes

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

6 books (1985โ€“2017)

Start with How to Impersonate Famous People, the first of 6 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#Title
1
Cover of How to Impersonate Famous People
How to Impersonate Famous People
2
Ultimate Party Book
3
4
Cover of Invisible Ink
Invisible Ink
5
6
Cover of The Book of Forgotten Authors
The Book of Forgotten Authors

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

9 books (1997โ€“2019)

Start with Wage Slaves, the first of 9 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#Title
1
2
The Green Man
3
Cover of American Waitress
American Waitress
4
Cover of The Spider Kiss
The Spider Kiss
5
Cover of Beautiful Men
Beautiful Men
6
#ChooseThePlot(With: James Oswald,Jane Casey)
7
Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman
8
Reconciliation Day
9

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

12 books (1984โ€“2011)

Start with The Bureau of Lost Souls, the first of 12 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Bureau of Lost Souls
The Bureau of Lost Souls
2
Cover of City Jitters
City Jitters
3
Cover of More City Jitters
More City Jitters
4
Cover of Flesh Wounds
Flesh Wounds
5
Cover of Sharper Knives
Sharper Knives
6
Cover of Personal Demons
Personal Demons
7
8
The Devil in Me
9
10
Cover of Old Devil Moon
Old Devil Moon
11
12
Cover of Red Gloves Volume I & II
Red Gloves Volume I & II

Standalone Novels Series

Likely Complete

16 books (1988โ€“2022)

Start with Roofworld, the first of 16 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#Title
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Cover of The Sand Men
The Sand Men
15
Little Boy Found(As: L.K. Fox)
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Christopher Fowler written?
Christopher Fowler has written 200 books across 13 series. Their published works span from 1984 to 2025.
What is the first book in each Christopher Fowler series?
Here are the first books in Christopher Fowler's series: Anthologies: Drabble II: Double Century; Best Horror of the Year: The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One; Bibliomysteries: An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver); Bryant & May Collections: London's Glory; Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit: Full Dark House.
What order should I read Christopher Fowler's books?
We recommend reading Christopher Fowler's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Christopher Fowler still writing new books?
Yes, Christopher Fowler has 2 ongoing series: Anthologies, Best Horror of the Year.

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