Author

Clive Barker

Clive Barker — 8 titles in the rankings, first published between 1986 and 2007. They average 7.8 — level with the catalogue as a whole. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note British horror writer, painter and film director whose novella The Hellbound Heart became his own film Hellraiser and is his most read book here. His novels open onto vast hidden worlds: Weaveworld and Imajica are the big dark fantasies. The surprise is that his highest rated book is The Thief of Always, a short fable for children about a house where every day is a holiday; Cabal rates lowest.

Ranked titles
8 books
Average score
7.8
Total ratings
993
First published
1986–2007

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Series by Clive Barker

Reading order of Clive Barker's series

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Books by Clive Barker

Book score8 books on a timeline, 1986–2007 · Highest rated: The Thief of Always
  1. The Thief of Always
    The Thief of AlwaysClive Barker · 1992 Fantasy118 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. Imajica
    ImajicaClive Barker · 1991 Fantasy90 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. Abarat
    AbaratClive Barker · 2002 Fantasy84 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Weaveworld
    WeaveworldClive Barker · 1987 Fantasy131 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. The Hellbound Heart
    The Hellbound HeartClive Barker · 1986 Horror313 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  6. Mister B. Gone
    Mister B. GoneClive Barker · 2007 Fantasy56 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  7. The Great and Secret Show
    The Great and Secret ShowClive Barker · 1989 Horror114 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  8. Cabal
    CabalClive Barker · 1988 Horror87 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10

Other books by Clive Barker

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1984Books of Blood - Volume One
  • 1984Books of Blood - Volume Three
  • 1984Books of Blood - Volume Two
  • 1985Books of Blood - Volume Five
  • 1985Books of Blood - Volume Four
  • 1985Books of Blood - Volume Six
  • 1985Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. I-III
  • 1985The Damnation Game
  • 1986Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI
  • 1990Clive Barker, Illustrator
  • 1994Everville
  • 1996Sacrament
  • 1998Galilee
  • 2001Coldheart Canyon
  • 2002Tapping the vein
  • 2004Days of Magic, Nights of War
  • 2009Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and his Travelling Circus
  • 2011Absolute Midnight
  • 2011The Painter, the Creature and the Father of Lies: Essays by Clive Barker

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