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series2 books2002

Portal fantasy, eerie in tone, about coming of age.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
from the catalogue

series3 books2007

About coming of age, 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

DraculaUniverse

universe144 books1897

Horror.

“Around that single novel a whole crypt of continuations has grown, raised by many writers across a century.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dracula →

includes Dracula Sequence, The Return of Dracula, Dracula's Children, Theological College of St. Van Helsing, Dracula Adaptations

The Thief of AlwaysNovel

Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992

Dark fantasy, about coming of age, 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

BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about vampires, set in north america.

“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
from the catalogue

Start with Buffy the Vampire Slayer →

includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Slayer (Kiersten White), Buffy: The Next Generation, Buffy Prequels

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Gunslinger →

includes The Dark Tower

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