The Weird of Hali books in order

The Weird of Hali series by John Michael Greer in reading order. Seven Lovecraftian fantasy novels that retell cosmic horror from the monsters' perspective.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Innsmouth 2016 John Michael Greer Buy
2 Kingsport 2018 John Michael Greer Buy
3 Chorazin 2019 John Michael Greer Buy
4 Dreamlands 2019 John Michael Greer Buy
5 Providence 2019 John Michael Greer Buy
6 Red Hook 2019 John Michael Greer Buy
7 Arkham 2019 John Michael Greer Buy

The Weird of Hali is John Michael Greer’s most ambitious fiction project: a seven-novel series that inverts H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror. Instead of treating the Great Old Ones as existential threats, the series presents their worshippers as guardians of ancient wisdom and ecological balance, while the “heroic” forces opposing them are agents of destruction. Each novel takes its name from a location in Lovecraft’s fiction — Innsmouth, Kingsport, Arkham — and reimagines what happens there.

Published between 2016 and 2019, the series draws on Greer’s knowledge of occultism and ecology to create a version of the Cthulhu mythos where the conventional heroes and villains have switched places.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Weird of Hali series?

There are seven books in the The Weird of Hali series, published between 2016 and 2019.

What is the first book in the The Weird of Hali series?

The first book in the The Weird of Hali series is Innsmouth, published in 2016.

What is The Weird of Hali about?

The Weird of Hali flips H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror by telling the story from the perspective of the Great Old Ones and their worshippers. Seven novels — named after Lovecraftian locations including Innsmouth, Kingsport, Chorazin, Dreamlands, Providence, Red Hook, and Arkham — reimagine these beings as sympathetic figures defending their ancient traditions.

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