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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013
Fantasy, about fae and friendship.
“A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”
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ShadowlandNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1980
About wizards, set in north america and countryside & village.
“WorldCat: Two apprentices studying under a master magician spend a season residing in a dark house located in the deep recesses of the Vermont forest.”
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Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Fantasy, about 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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The Death HouseNovel
Sarah Pinboroughstandalone novel2015
Sad in tone, about survival.
What Big TeethNovel
Rose Szabostandalone novel2021
Gothic, about shapeshifters and identity.
Fairy TaleNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2022
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.