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The Night GardenerNovel
Jonathan Auxierstandalone novel2014
Horror, about curses and family secrets.
The Iremonger TrilogySeries
series3 books2013
About family secrets, set in big city.
“Clod Iremonger, who lives with his family at Heap House surrounded by the garbage and discards of London, has the gift--or curse--of hearing the whispers of objects in the rubbish heaps surrounding his house.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heap House →
The Owl ServiceNovel
Alan Garnerstandalone novel1967
Mythic fantasy, about curses, set in contemporary.
“During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.”
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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy, set in contemporary.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue
Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
The Homeward BoundersNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1981
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world, set in parallel universe and contemporary.
BartimaeusSeries
series4 books2003
Alternate history, about wizards and political intrigue.
Start with The Amulet of Samarkand →