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series3 books1975

Horror, tense in tone, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Horror and gothic, about immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

About coming of age and found family, set in british isles.

“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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FledglingNovel

Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel2005

Science fiction, about identity and race and racism, set in north america.

Witch HouseNovel

Evangeline Waltonstandalone novel1945

Horror and gothic, about witches.

“In 2013, Centipede Press issued the first American edition of this revised version, also including previously unpublished writings by Walton and several of her short stories.”
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WeaveworldNovel

Clive Barkerstandalone novel1987

About quests and magical artifacts, set in otherworld and fairyland.

“Two humans become embroiled in the fate of the Fugue, attempting to save it from those who seek to destroy it.”
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