Author guide
Clive Barker Books in Order
Clive Barker (born 1952) is an English author, playwright, filmmaker, and visual artist. His major works include Books of Blood, The Hellbound Heart, Weaveworld, Imajica, the Abarat series, and The Scarlet Gospels. His work also encompasses theatre, poetry, nonfiction, graphic fiction, and illustrated books.
Clive Barker's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Books of Blood: Volume One
The foundational collection and the clearest introduction to Barker's short fiction.
The Hellbound Heart
A concise, self-contained novella and the source of Barker's Cenobite mythology.
The Damnation Game
Barker's debut novel and a direct entry into his adult fiction.
The Thief of Always
A self-contained illustrated fantasy fable.
Read in order
Books by series
short-story-collection · complete
Books of Blood
Six volumes of Clive Barker's original short horror fiction, first published in Britain in 1984 and 1985.
- 1 Books of Blood: Volume OneAmazon ↗
Book 1 · short-story-collection · 1984
- 2 Books of Blood: Volume TwoAmazon ↗
Book 2 · short-story-collection · 1984
- 3 Books of Blood: Volume ThreeAmazon ↗
Book 3 · short-story-collection · 1984
- 4 Books of Blood: Volume FourAmazon ↗
Book 4 · short-story-collection · 1985
- 5 Books of Blood: Volume FiveAmazon ↗
Book 5 · short-story-collection · 1985
- 6 Books of Blood: Volume SixAmazon ↗
Book 6 · short-story-collection · 1985
novel · incomplete
Books of the Art
The sequence comprising The Great and Secret Show and Everville, explicitly designated as the First and Second Books of the Art.
novel · ongoing
Abarat
An illustrated fantasy series following Candy Quackenbush through the islands of the Abarat.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (18)
- The Damnation GameAmazon ↗
novel · 1985
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WeaveworldAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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ImajicaAmazon ↗novel · 1991
- The Thief of AlwaysAmazon ↗
novel · 1992
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SacramentAmazon ↗novel · 1996
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GalileeAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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Coldheart CanyonAmazon ↗novel · 2001
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Mister B. GoneAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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The Scarlet GospelsAmazon ↗novel · 2015
- The Hellbound HeartAmazon ↗
novella · 1986
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CabalAmazon ↗novella · 1988
- The Painter, the Creature and the Father of LiesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2011
- Clive Barker's The Nightbreed ChroniclesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1990
- Primal: From the Cradle to the GraveAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 1992
- Night of the Living Dead: London, Book One: BloodlineAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 1993
- Night of the Living Dead: London, Book Two: End of the LineAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 1993
- SeduthAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2009
- Clive Barker's Next TestamentAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2014
Short fiction (1)
- Tonight, AgainAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2015
Poetry (1)
- Rare FleshAmazon ↗
poetry-collection · 2003
