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  • Cover of The House on the Borderland
    The House on the BorderlandNovel

    William Hope Hodgson · standalone novel · 1908

    Weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness, set in otherworld.

    similar byhorror

  • Cover of Stephen King multiverse
    Stephen King multiverseUniverse

    universe · 46 books · 1967

    Dark in tone.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Gunslinger →

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    includes The Dark Tower

  • Cover of New Crobuzon
    New CrobuzonSeries

    series · 4 books · 2000

    Weird fiction and fantasy, challenging in tone, set in secondary world.

    “The New Crobuzon books are three standalone novels by China Miéville set in and around New Crobuzon, a vast, corrupt industrial city in his invented world of Bas-Lag where magic, biopunk technology, and several sentient species coexist.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Perdido Street Station →
  • Cover of The Thief of Always
    The Thief of AlwaysNovel

    Clive Barker · standalone novel · 1992

    Fantasy and 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

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  • Cover of Pellinor
    PellinorSeries

    series · 5 books · 2002

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Bone Queen →
  • Cover of The Demon Cycle
    The Demon CycleUniverse

    universe · 18 books · 2008

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “When the sun goes down, the ground breathes out murder.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Painted Man →

    includes Demon Cycle, The Nightfall Saga