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series3 books2007

Dark fantasy, set in our world and 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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Lewis BarnaveltSeries

series12 books1973

Set in north america.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
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Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

series5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in british isles.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
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Verdigris DeepNovel

Frances Hardingestandalone novel2007

About curses and friendship, set in british isles.

“While many of the wishes seem harmless they all eventually lead to perilous fates.”
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TalismanSeries

series4 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in north america.

“Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman follows twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer as he crosses between our world and the Territories, a parallel realm, on a cross-country quest to save his dying mother.”
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Start with The Talisman →

The Owl ServiceNovel

Alan Garnerstandalone novel1967

Mythic fantasy, about curses, set in british isles.

“During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.”
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