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The Dream Cycle is a series of interconnected short stories and prose poems by H.P. Lovecraft, written between 1919 and 2026. Set in a dream-realm that includes the fictional city of Celephaïs, the series explores themes of cosmic horror, the unknown, and the limits of human understanding. Recurring elements include eerie settings, existential dread, and the interplay between reality and dreams.
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Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon1919 · H.P. Lovecraft
"The White Ship" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur #2 in November 1919. The…
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"Nyarlathotep" is a weird fiction prose poem by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and first published in the November issue of The United…
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1920 · H.P. Lovecraft
"Polaris" is a fantasy short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1918 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the amateur…
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Buy on Amazon1920 · H.P. Lovecraft
"The Doom That Came to Sarnath" is a 1920 fantasy short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in a mythic/fantasy style and associated…
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1921 · H.P. Lovecraft
"Ex Oblivione" is a prose poem by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1920 or early 1921. It was first published in The…
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Buy on Amazon1921 · H.P. Lovecraft
The Nameless City is a short horror story written by H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921. It was first published in the November 1921 issue of The…
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1923
"Hypnos" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in March 1922 and first appeared in the May 1923 issue of…
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1923 · H.P. Lovecraft
"What the Moon Brings" is a 1923 prose poem by H. P. Lovecraft, written on June 5, 1922, and first published in the National Amateur in May 1923.…
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Buy on Amazon1924 · H.P. Lovecraft
"The Hound" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in September 1922 and published in the February 1924 issue of Weird Tales. It contains the…
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Buy on Amazon1929 · H.P. Lovecraft
"The Silver Key" is a fantasy short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1926. It is part of his Dreamlands series and was first published in the…
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Buy on AmazonThe Strange High House in the Mist
1931 · H.P. Lovecraft
"The Strange High House in the Mist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written on November 9, 1926, and first published in the October 1931…
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1933 · H.P. Lovecraft
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos cycle. It was written in…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · H.P. Lovecraft
The Other Gods is a fantasy short story written by H. P. Lovecraft. It was composed on August 14, 1921. The story was first published in the November…
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Buy on Amazon1935 · H.P. Lovecraft
The Quest of Iranon is a fantasy short story written by H. P. Lovecraft. It was composed on February 28, 1921, and first appeared in the July/August…
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1941 · Jack Chapman Miske
The Thing in the Moonlight" is a short story written by J. Chapman Miske in 1927 and first published in 1941. The story is part of the Dream Cycle…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Ambrose Bierce, Lord Dunsany, Edgar Allan Poe, Sigmund Freud and H.P. Lovecraft
"Celephaïs" is a fantasy story written by H. P. Lovecraft in early November 1920. It was first published in the May 1922 issue of the magazine…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · H.P. Lovecraft
"Azathoth" is the beginning of an incomplete novel by H. P. Lovecraft, written in June 1922. It was published as a fragment in the journal Leaves in…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Year unknown · H.P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft, autor nacido en 1890 y fallecido en 1937, continuó la tradición del cuento de terror y lo innovó mediante temas personales y…
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Buy on AmazonThe Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Year unknown · H.P. Lovecraft
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft. It was begun in the autumn of 1926 and completed on January 22, 1927. It…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Dream Cycle books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “The White Ship”.
How many books are in the Dream Cycle series?
We list 21 books by H.P. Lovecraft , published between 1919–1941.
Where can I buy the Dream Cycle books?
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