Book Series Guide

Author guide

Christopher Moore Books in Order

Christopher Moore is an American novelist whose comic fiction often combines absurdist humor with fantasy, horror, mystery, and historical or literary subjects. His books include Practical Demonkeeping, Lamb, A Dirty Job, Fool, Noir, and Anima Rising. He has also co-written the graphic novel The Griff.

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Christopher Moore's Newest Book

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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

A self-contained literary and historical comic novel that introduces Moore's style without requiring series context.

Practical Demonkeeping

The author's debut and the first Pine Cove novel.

Fool

The first Pocket novel and a self-contained Shakespearean retelling.

Anima Rising

The author's latest standalone novel.

Read in order

Books by series

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Pine Cove

Comic novels set in the eccentric coastal community of Pine Cove, California.

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  1. 1
    Practical Demonkeeping

    Book 1 · novel · 1992

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  2. 2
    The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

    Book 2 · novel · 1999

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  3. 3
    The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

    Book 3 · novel · 2004

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San Francisco Vampire Stories

A comic vampire trilogy following Jody, Tommy, and their friends in San Francisco.

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  1. 1
    Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story

    Book 1 · novel · 1995

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  2. 2
    You Suck: A Love Story

    Book 2 · novel · 2007

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  3. 3
    Bite Me: A Love Story

    Book 3 · novel · 2010

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Death Merchant Chronicles

Comic supernatural novels centered on Charlie Asher and the unwanted job of collecting souls.

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  1. 1
    A Dirty Job

    Book 1 · novel · 2006

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  2. 2
    Secondhand Souls

    Book 2 · novel · 2015

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series · ongoing

Chronicles of Pocket the Fool

Comic literary fantasies retelling Shakespearean stories through the perspective of Pocket, the Fool.

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  1. 1
    Fool

    Book 1 · novel · 2009

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  2. 2
    The Serpent of Venice

    Book 2 · novel · 2014

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  3. 3
    Shakespeare for Squirrels: A Novel

    Book 3 · novel · 2020

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series · ongoing

Noir Chronicles

Comic noir mysteries featuring Sammy Two Toes and the Cookie's Coffee Irregulars in mid-century San Francisco.

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  1. 1
    Noir

    Book 1 · novel · 2018

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  2. 2
    Razzmatazz

    Book 2 · novel · 2022

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (7)
  1. Coyote Blue

    novel · 1994

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  2. The Island of the Sequined Love Nun

    novel · 1997

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  3. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

    novel · 2002

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  4. Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings

    novel · 2003

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  5. The Griff: A Graphic Novel

    graphic-novel · 2011

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  6. Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art

    novel · 2012

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  7. Anima Rising

    novel · 2025

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