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The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
Dark fantasy, set in otherworld.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
from the catalogue
The Dream StealerNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel1983
Tense in tone, about survival, set in countryside & village.
“Once every generation or so, a great wolf called the Blood Prince stalks the northern forests of Russia.”
from the catalogue
The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
About survival and wizards, set in secondary world.
Start with A Deadly Education →
PoisonNovel
Chris Woodingstandalone novel2003
Portal fantasy, about quests and fae, set in secondary world.
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic, set in secondary world.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle