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  • Cover of Coraline
    CoralineSeries

    series · 2 books · 2002

    Portal fantasy, eerie in tone, about coming of age.

    “The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”

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  • Cover of Firestarter
    FirestarterNovel

    Stephen King · standalone novel · 1980

    Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in north america.

    “WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”

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  • Cover of Southern Reach Trilogy
    Southern Reach TrilogySeries

    series · 4 books · 2014

    Weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness, set in our world.

    “In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”

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  • Cover of Dead Lines
    Dead LinesNovel

    Greg Bear · standalone novel · 2004

    Ghost stories, about grief and loss and madness, set in our world.

    “Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”

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  • Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
    The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

    Neil Gaiman · standalone novel · 2013

    Dark fantasy, eerie in tone, set in our world.

    “A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”

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  • Cover of Bod Owens
    Bod OwensSeries

    series · 3 books · 2007

    About coming of age, set in our world and british isles.

    “Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”

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