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The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
Dark fantasy, set in otherworld.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
from the catalogue
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic, set in secondary world.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
The House on the BorderlandNovel
William Hope Hodgsonstandalone novel1908
Weird fiction, about madness, set in otherworld.
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Undermajordomo MinorNovel
Patrick deWittstandalone novel2015
Set in secondary world.
A Monster CallsSeries
series2 books2011
Emotional in tone, set in contemporary and british isles.
“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Monster Calls →