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The WitchesNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1983
Tense in tone, about witches and survival.
“A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features the experiences of a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country.”
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Fairy TaleNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2022
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
The Library at Mount CharNovel
Scott Hawkinsstandalone novel2015
Horror, about gods and revenge, set in our world.
ShadowlandNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1980
Horror, about wizards, set in north america and countryside & village.
“WorldCat: Two apprentices studying under a master magician spend a season residing in a dark house located in the deep recesses of the Vermont forest.”
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Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Bittersweet and eerie in tone, set in our world.
“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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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in our world.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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