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  • Cover of Bod Owens
    Bod OwensSeries

    series · 3 books · 2007

    Fantasy, about coming of age, 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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    Start with The Witch's Headstone →

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  • Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
    The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

    Neil Gaiman · standalone novel · 2013

    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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  • Cover of Europa Suite
    Europa SuiteSeries

    series · 2 books · 2003

    Fantasy, dark in tone.

    “Giants of the Frost continues the loosely linked suite in the same vein.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Autumn Castle →

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  • Cover of American Gods
    American GodsSeries

    series · 10 books · 1999

    Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.

    “Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”

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    Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

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  • Cover of A Night in the Lonesome October
    A Night in the Lonesome OctoberNovel

    Roger Zelazny · standalone novel · 1993

    Fantasy, about gods, set in british isles.

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  • Cover of Book of the Art
    Book of the ArtSeries

    series · 3 books · 1989

    Fantasy, dark in tone.

    “The Art was meant to be a trilogy about a hidden order guarding the boundary between our world and Quiddity, a dream-sea shared by all sleeping minds, but Clive Barker only completed two of its three volumes.”

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    Start with The Great and Secret Show →

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