John Crowley Books in Order

How many John Crowley books are there?

John Crowley has 31 books, released between 1975 and 2019. 4 of them belong to the Aegypt Cycle series.

John Crowley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 John Crowley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

John Crowley books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read John Crowley books in order?

You only need to read John Crowley books in order within the Aegypt Cycle series, which holds 4 of the 31 John Crowley books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with John Crowley

Start with The Deep (1975), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Crowley book?

And Go Like This (2019) is the newest John Crowley book released so far.

Is there a new John Crowley book coming?

No next John Crowley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards John Crowley has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 37 nominations for John Crowley. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2021Wonfor Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
• Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel2021Wonfor Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2018Wonfor Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story1999Wonfor Great Work of Time
• Locus Award for Best Short Story1997Wonfor Gone
• World Fantasy Award for Best Novella1990Wonfor Great Work of Time
• World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1982Wonfor Little, Big
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1982Wonfor Little, Big
• Locus Award for Best Novelette2020Shortlistedfor Anosognosia
• Locus Award for Best Collection2020Shortlistedfor And Go Like This
• Locus Award for Best Novelette2019Shortlistedfor Flint and Mirror
• World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2018Shortlistedfor Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

John Crowley at a glance

Died

John Crowley died in 2026, according to Wikidata.

Last book

The newest book credited to John Crowley on record dates from 2019.

Release pace

John Crowley books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.

Length

5,243 pages across the 19 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 230 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most John Crowley books, 10 of 31, were published in the 2000s.

When John Crowley books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Crowley titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.

What the John Crowley books are about

20 of the 31 John Crowley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 2 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Fantasy 2 of 20 books
• American literature 2 of 20 books
• Authorship 2 of 20 books
• Magic 2 of 20 books
• Mysticism 2 of 20 books
• Poets 2 of 20 books
• Short stories 2 of 20 books