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series2 books2016

Cosmic horror, dark in tone, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Turner, a Black Korean War veteran and science-fiction fan, and his extended family as they navigate both cosmic horror and the everyday terror of Jim Crow-era America in the 1950s.”
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The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

series3 books1989

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in 19th century.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
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A Mortal GlamourNovel

Chelsea Quinn Yarbrostandalone novel1985

Dark in tone, about demons, set in europe and medieval.

The Vampyricon TrilogySeries

series3 books2005

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in secondary world.

“Soon his skill becomes known to the Baron, who puts the young man in charge of his falcons.Now called Falconer, he rises fast and far.”
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Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
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includes The Dark Tower

Solomon KaneSeries

series39 books1928

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, dark in tone, set in renaissance and early modern.

“Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard.”
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Start with Red Shadows →

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