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Samuel JohnsonSeries
series3 books2009
Adventurous in tone.
“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Gates →
AzazelSeries
series28 books1982
completed
Fantasy, funny in tone, about demons, set in contemporary and our world.
“Azazel refuses to help George directly but repeatedly, chaotically, helps out George's friends instead, framed as tales George tells to an eager Asimov himself.”
from the catalogue
Start with One Night of Song →
Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series
series6 books1964
completed
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →
Demon DentistNovel
David Walliamsstandalone novel2013
Humor, about coming of age, set in small town.
“Alfie is sure that Miss Root, the new dentist in town, is behind it all.”
from the catalogue
The Ogre DownstairsNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age and family secrets, set in british isles.
“When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.”
from the catalogue
Nursery CrimesSeries
series2 books2005
About murder investigation.
“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Big Over Easy →