Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
The Shoggoth Concerto |
2019 |
John Michael Greer |
Buy |
| 2 |
The Nyogtha Variations |
2020 |
John Michael Greer |
Buy |
The Brecken Kendall series follows a music student who discovers that the creatures of Lovecraftian horror are not the mindless terrors they’ve been portrayed as. The Shoggoth Concerto (2019) and The Nyogtha Variations (2020) are set in Greer’s Weird of Hali universe, where the Great Old Ones and their servitors are misunderstood rather than malevolent. Music and cosmic horror make for an unusual combination, but Greer uses Brecken’s artistic sensibility as a bridge between human and inhuman worlds.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Brecken Kendall (Haliverse) series?
There are two books in the Brecken Kendall (Haliverse) series, published between 2019 and 2020.
What is the first book in the Brecken Kendall (Haliverse) series?
The first book in the Brecken Kendall (Haliverse) series is The Shoggoth Concerto, published in 2019.
What is the Brecken Kendall series about?
Brecken Kendall is a music student who befriends a shoggoth — one of H.P. Lovecraft’s alien creatures — in The Shoggoth Concerto (2019) and The Nyogtha Variations (2020). The series shares the Weird of Hali universe’s premise that Lovecraft’s “monsters” are sympathetic beings.