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Lin Carter Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Lin Carter books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Lin Carter series? Start with "The Thing in the Crypt (With: Lin Carter)" (1967) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Lin Carter reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Thing in the Crypt (With: Lin Carter)
1967
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
1946
The Ghoul Keepers
1961
Swords & Sorcery
1963
Backdrop of Stars
1968
Alchemy and Academe
1970
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1972
Alpha 3
1972
Fantastic Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories, December 1972
1972
The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding
1973
The Late Great Future
1976
Weirdbook 12
1977
Great Fantasy
1983
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds
1987
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988
Dogtales!
1988
A Separate Star: A Tribute to Rudyard Kipling
1989
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1990
1990
The Necronomicon
1996
The SFWA Grand Masters 1
1999
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
2004
In Lands That Never Were
2004
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
Anthropomorphic Aliens
2014
Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 11, November 2014
2014
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