Reading order · 3 books · 2016 to 2018 · Set in Liverpool
Three Births of Daoloth Books in Order
The Three Births of Daoloth is a cosmic horror trilogy following Dominic Sheldrake, from a Liverpool boyhood in the 1950s to old age, and his struggle with a cult.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2016 to 2018
- First book
- The Searching Dead
- Latest
- The Way of the Worm (2018)
- Setting
- Set in Liverpool
The reading order
Every Three Births of Daoloth book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Liverpool
- 1The Searching Dead2016With Dominic SheldrakeIn 1950s Liverpool, Dominic Sheldrake and his friends discover that their teacher belongs to a strange spiritualist church.Buy on Amazon
- 2Born to the Dark2017With Dominic SheldrakeIn the 1970s, Dominic’s young son has terrible dreams, and the cult returns.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Way of the Worm2018With Dominic SheldrakeDecades later, Dominic faces the cult for the last time.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Searching Dead, Born to the Dark and The Way of the Worm in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Dominic Sheldrake |
|---|---|
| 1 The Searching Dead | LLead |
| 2 Born to the Dark | LLead |
| 3 The Way of the Worm | LLead |
Characters in the Three Births of Daoloth books
1 character from Ramsey Campbell’s chart, with the number of Three Births of Daoloth books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Dominic SheldrakeLiverpool man drawn into a cult | 3 | The Searching Dead 2016 |