Reading order
Pine Cove — reading order
- Practical Demonkeeping (1992)
- The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (1999)
- The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (2004)
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- 1992–2004
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Practical Demonkeeping
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Publication order
3 volumes1992–2004Completed
- Christopher Moore’s absurd comic novels set in Pine Cove, a sleepy California coastal town full of oddballs.
- In The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, the one with enough ratings, the town psychiatrist swaps everyone’s antidepressants for placebos just as a lonely sea monster comes ashore.
- Practical Demonkeeping, his first novel, brings a man and his demon to town; The Stupidest Angel is a Christmas zombie farce.
- Each stands alone, with recurring locals.
Every volume in order
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- The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas TerrorBuyThe Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror–Not ranked yet
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Frequently asked questions
What should I read after Pine Cove?
Other series by Christopher Moore: Chronicles of Pocket the Fool, Vampires in San Francisco.
