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About fae and art and artists.
GormenghastSeries
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completed
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“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
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Reflective in tone, set in otherworld.
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from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
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Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
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PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Mysterious in tone, about amnesia, set in otherworld.
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from the catalogue