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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

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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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013

Fantasy and dark fantasy, eerie in tone.

“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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CellNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival.

“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

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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The FogNovel

James Herbertstandalone novel1975

Tense in tone, about survival and madness, set in british isles.

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