Lucifer (Mike Carey) Books in Order
Part ofMike Carey Books in OrderSee the original Lucifer volumes by Mike Carey in order, with quick summaries, series background, and guidance for reading this classic Vertigo run.
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Lucifer (Mike Carey) books in publication order
11 books
Lucifer, Vol. 1
by Mike Carey
2001
Lucifer has quit ruling Hell and is running a piano bar in Los Angeles when Heaven offers him a job. The result is one of Vertigo's smartest fantasy openings.
Lucifer, Vol. 2
by Mike Carey
2001
Lucifer's rebellion against every larger design deepens as monsters, children, and old debts crowd in. The mythology grows, but the knife edge of his character stays the point.
Lucifer Vol. 3
by Mike Carey
2002
Lucifer gambles on a creation of his own and finds that independence comes with fresh enemies and impossible costs. Carey keeps turning theology into propulsive drama.
Lucifer, Vol. 4
by Mike Carey
2003
Representatives from across creation test the limits of Lucifer's new order. It is part war story, part political fantasy, and all bad-faith negotiation.
Lucifer, Vol. 5
by Mike Carey
2004
Infernal politics, family fractures, and long-laid plans all begin paying off. The series stays cerebral without ever slowing down.
Lucifer, Vol. 6
by Mike Carey
2004
The story widens into quieter, stranger territory as allies travel through damaged realms and old loyalties shift. Even the pauses in Lucifer carry danger.
Lucifer, Vol. 7
by Mike Carey
2005
Exiles, gods, and wanderers search for new ground while Lucifer's creation keeps changing around them. It is a restless volume about migration, power, and survival.
Lucifer, Vol. 8
by Mike Carey
2005
Fate, myth, and looming catastrophe close in as the saga enters its late stretch. Carey keeps the series darkly elegant and surprisingly human.
Lucifer, Vol. 9
by Mike Carey
2006
The balance of power shifts again as the series moves closer to its endgame. New figures rise, but every victory still carries a sting.
Lucifer, Vol. 10
by Mike Carey
2006
Morningstar's story heads toward its last reckoning with every old argument about freedom, love, and authority still unresolved. The stakes could hardly be bigger.
Lucifer, Vol. 11
by Mike Carey
2007
The final volume closes the door on Carey's great Vertigo epic with a set of endings that feel both intimate and cosmic. It is a strong, strange farewell.
Lucifer (Mike Carey) books in chronological order

Lucifer, Vol. 1
by Mike Carey
2001Lucifer, Book 1
Lucifer, Vol. 2
by Mike Carey
2001Lucifer, Book 2
Lucifer Vol. 3
by Mike Carey
2002Lucifer, Book 3
Lucifer, Vol. 4
by Mike Carey
2003Lucifer, Book 4
Lucifer, Vol. 5
by Mike Carey
2004Lucifer, Book 5
Lucifer, Vol. 6
by Mike Carey
2004Lucifer, Book 6
Lucifer, Vol. 7
by Mike Carey
2005Lucifer, Book 7
Lucifer, Vol. 8
by Mike Carey
2005Lucifer, Book 8
Lucifer, Vol. 9
by Mike Carey
2006Lucifer, Book 9
Lucifer, Vol. 10
by Mike Carey
2006Lucifer, Book 10
Lucifer, Vol. 11
by Mike Carey
2007Lucifer, Book 11
Series background & context
This page tracks the original eleven-volume paperback editions of Mike Carey's Lucifer. The core story is the same as the newer collected line: Lucifer Morningstar has walked away from Hell, set himself up in Los Angeles, and then gets dragged back into a conflict much larger than any one realm. What begins as a mission from the Creator opens into one of Vertigo's biggest, strangest long-form fantasy epics.
The scale is enormous, but the character work keeps it readable.
Lucifer is written as someone who would rather risk annihilation than surrender his independence. Around him, Carey builds a cast of allies, enemies, children, monsters, and gods who all have their own desires and blind spots. The story moves through Heaven, Hell, our world, and beyond them, constantly asking what freedom really means when every choice creates new obligations.
These original volumes have a slightly more granular rhythm because they break the run into smaller pieces. That can be nice if you want to watch the series unfold step by step, from early intrigues and bargains through wars, migrations, and the final reckoning. They also preserve the feel many long-time readers first encountered.
If you want Carey's full Lucifer in its classic trade-paperback form, this is the version to follow.
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