Author guide
Michel Faber Books in Order
Michel Faber was born in the Netherlands in 1960, raised in Australia, and has lived in Scotland since the early 1990s. He is known for literary fiction spanning speculative fiction, historical fiction, horror, and psychological realism, including Under the Skin, The Crimson Petal and the White, and The Book of Strange New Things. His work also includes short-story collections, poetry, and nonfiction about music.
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Michel Faber's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Under the Skin
A concise, acclaimed entry point showcasing Faber's speculative and psychologically unsettling fiction.
The Crimson Petal and the White
His major historical novel and most expansive introduction to his literary style.
The Book of Strange New Things
A later standalone novel combining science fiction, faith, love, and estrangement.
Read in order
Books by series
related-works · complete
Crimson Petal
Related fiction centered on characters and the world of The Crimson Petal and the White.
shared-anthology-series · ongoing
Canongate Myths
A shared series of contemporary retellings of myths; Faber contributed The Fire Gospel.
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The Fire GospelAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2008
Outside the series
