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Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Mystery & detective, about dragons and friendship, set in big city.
Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →
American GodsSeries
series10 books1999
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 →
WorldweaversSeries
series4 books2007
“What's more, her greatest strength may be the powerlessness she has resisted for so long.”
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Start with Gift of the Unmage →
The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
Tense in tone, about curses and organized crime.
“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
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Start with White Cat →
The Land of LaughsNovel
Jonathan Carrollstandalone novel1980
Eerie in tone, about books and reading, set in small town.
“WorldCat: Schoolteacher Thomas Abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants--in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense Saxony Gardner.”
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CastleviewNovel
Gene Wolfestandalone novel1990
Eerie in tone, set in small town.
“From an attic window, Shields glimpses the phantom castle that has given the town its name.”
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