Author guide
John Crowley Books in Order
John Crowley (born 1942) is an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and documentary filmmaker. His fiction ranges from science fiction and fantasy to literary and historical fiction, including Little, Big, the Ægypt cycle, Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr, and Flint and Mirror. He has also published short-fiction collections, essays and reviews, chapbooks, and a modern version of The Chemical Wedding.
John Crowley's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Little, Big
A celebrated standalone fantasy novel and an accessible introduction to Crowley's literary style.
The Deep
The first published novel and a concise entry point into his science-fiction work.
Ægypt
The opening volume of Crowley's central four-book Ægypt cycle.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-sequence · complete
Ægypt Cycle
A four-volume novel sequence about magic, history, memory, and alternative conceptions of the past.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (13)
- The DeepAmazon ↗
novel · 1975
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BeastsAmazon ↗novel · 1976
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Engine SummerAmazon ↗novel · 1979
- Little, BigAmazon ↗
novel · 1981
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Great Work of TimeAmazon ↗novella · 1990
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The TranslatorAmazon ↗novel · 2002
- The Girlhood of Shakespeare's HeroinesAmazon ↗
novella · 2005
- Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening LandAmazon ↗
novel · 2005
- In Other WordsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2007
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Four FreedomsAmazon ↗novel · 2009
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Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of YmrAmazon ↗novel · 2017
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Flint and Mirror: A Novel of History and MagicAmazon ↗novel · 2022
- The Sixties: A Forged DiaryAmazon ↗
fiction · 2024
Other (8)
- NoveltyAmazon ↗
collection · 1989
- AntiquitiesAmazon ↗
collection · 1992
- An Earthly Mother Sits and SingsAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2000
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Conversation HeartsAmazon ↗chapbook · 2008
- The Chemical Wedding by Christian Rosencreutz: A Romance in Eight Days by Johann Valentin Andreae in a New VersionAmazon ↗
adaptation · 2016
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TotalitopiaAmazon ↗collection · 2017
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And Go Like This: StoriesAmazon ↗collection · 2019
- Two Chapters in a Family ChronicleAmazon ↗
collection · 2024