Malcolm Lowry Books in Order
15 books are credited to Malcolm Lowry, published between 1933 and 2013; 12 of them appeared after Malcolm Lowry's death in 1957. The first book is Ultramarine (1933) and the newest is Swinging the Maelstrom (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1933–2013
- Pages on record
- 4,214 in 13 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 70–105 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,214 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Malcolm Lowry, born Clarence Malcolm Lowry on 28 July 1909 and died on 26 June 1957, was an English poet and novelist. Under the Volcano (1947) placed No. 11 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels. Ultramarine (1933) is the first title in the catalogue. Books dated after 1957 include Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place (1961), Selected Poems (1962), Lunar Caustic (1963), Dark As The Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid (1968) and October Ferry To Gabriola (1971).
How many Malcolm Lowry books are there?
Malcolm Lowry has 15 books, released between 1933 and 2013. 12 of them were published after Malcolm Lowry's death in 1957.
Malcolm Lowry Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Malcolm Lowry 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 September 2026.
- 1Ultramarine1933 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/419332031/4
- 2In Ballast to the White Sea1936 · 516 pages · confirmed 1/419365161/4
- 3Under the Volcano1947 · 397 pages · confirmed 1/419473971/4
- 4Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place1961 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419612881/4
- 5Selected Poems1962 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/41962791/4
- 6Lunar Caustic1963 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/41963801/4
- 7Letters between Malcolm Lowry & Jonathan Cape1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 8Selected Letters1967 · 459 pages · confirmed 1/419674591/4
- 9Dark As The Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid1968 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/419682761/4
- 10October Ferry To Gabriola1971 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419713361/4
- 11The Collected Poetry of Malcolm Lowry1992 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/419924181/4
- 12Sursum Corda!1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 13La Mordida1996 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/419964001/4
- 14The Voyage That Never Ends2002 · 518 pages · confirmed 1/420025181/4
- 15Swinging the Maelstrom2013 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/420132441/4
Malcolm Lowry 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.
Standalone books
15 books15 Malcolm Lowry titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Malcolm Lowry books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 15 Malcolm Lowry books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Malcolm Lowry
Start with Ultramarine (1933), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Malcolm Lowry book?
Swinging the Maelstrom (2013) is the newest Malcolm Lowry book released so far.
Is there a new Malcolm Lowry book coming?
No next Malcolm Lowry 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 Malcolm Lowry has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Malcolm Lowry. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1961Wonfor Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place
Malcolm Lowry at a glance
- Died
- Malcolm Lowry died in 1957, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Malcolm Lowry are still being published after Malcolm Lowry's death in 1957; the newest appeared in 2013.
- Release pace
- Malcolm Lowry books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 4,214 pages across the 13 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Malcolm Lowry books, 6 of 15, were published in the 1960s.
What the Malcolm Lowry books are about
13 of the 15 Malcolm Lowry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 4 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.