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  Song of Kali

  by Dan Simmons

  Think you know true fear? You don't. Think you've read the most chilling book? Not even close. Think you can't be shocked? Good luck! Maybe you're ready for the most truly frightening reading experience of your life, the World Fantasy Award-winning novel that's been terrifying readers for over a decade. Song of Kali .
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  Ombria in Shadow

  by Patricia A. McKillip

  When Ombria's prince, Royce Greve, breathes his last -- in palace rooms high above the city -- he leaves his young son and mistress at the mercy of his ancient and powerful great-aunt, Domina Pearl. Meanwhile, in a dreamlike underworld peopled by Ombria's ghosts, a sorceress weaves her spells and brews her potions, never revealing her real face -- or true heart. And somewhere in between, the struggle to rule the... (more)
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  The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

  by Patricia A. McKillip

  Daughter and granddaughter of wizards, Sybel rules a kingdom of magical beasts: the white-tusked Boar Cyrin, who answers all riddles save one; the jewel-hoarding Dragon Gyld; the Black Swan of Terleth; Gules, the tawny Lion; the legendary spell-casting black Cat Moriah; the deadly blue-eyed Falcon Ter. Then an infant human is placed in Sybel's care, beginning a wondrous epic quest of magic, romance, betrayal, and... (more)
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  Ysabel

  by Guy Gavriel Kay

  Saint-Saveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence is an ancient structure of many secrets-a perfect monument to fill the lens of a celebrated photographer, and a perfect place for the photographer's son, Ned Marriner, to lose himself while his father works. But the cathedral isn't the empty edifice it appears to be. Its history is very much alive in the present day-and it's calling out to Ned.
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  The Shadow Year

  by Jeffrey Ford

  In New York's Long Island, in the unpredictable decade of the 1960s, a young boy laments the approaching close of summer and the advent of sixth grade. Growing up in a household with an overworked father whom he rarely sees, an alcoholic mother who paints wonderful canvases that are never displayed, an older brother who serves as both tormentor and protector, and a younger sister who inhabits her own secret world,... (more)
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  Tooth and Claw

  by Jo Walton

  A tale of love, money, and family conflict--among dragons A family deals with the death of their father. A son goes to court for his inheritance. Another son agonises over his father's deathbed confession. One daughter becomes involved in the abolition movement, while another sacrifices herself for her husband. And everyone in the tale is a dragon, red in tooth and claw. Here is a world of politics and train... (more)
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  The Facts of Life

  by Graham Joyce

  Winner of the 2003 World Fantasy Award Graham Joyce chronicles a haunting,war-torn terrain in this heartrending novel of one family's quest to begin again -- without forgetting the lives they left behind. The Facts of Life Set in Coventry, England, during and immediately after World War II, The Facts of Life revolves around the early years of Frank Arthur Vine, the illegitimate son of young, free-spirited... (more)
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  Kafka on the Shore

  by Haruki Murakami

  With Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami gives us a novel every bit as ambitious and expansive as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, which has been acclaimed both here and around the world for its uncommon ambition and achievement, and whose still-growing popularity suggests that it will be read and admired for decades to come. This magnificent new novel has a similarly extraordinary scope and the same capacity to... (more)
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  Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

  by Susanna Clarke

  At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England’s history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England — until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight. Soon, another practicing magician comes forth: the young, handsome and daring Jonathan Strange. He... (more)
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  The Mythago Wood Cycle: Book 1

  Mythago Wood

  by Robert Holdstock

  Myth and Terror in the Forest Deeps The mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain's last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley's entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up his work. But what they discover is numinous and perilous beyond all expectation. For the Wood, larger inside than out, is a labyrinth full of myths come to life, "mythagos" that can change you forever. A labyrinth... (more)
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  The Stand

  by Stephen King

  Arguably the greatest horror novel ever written by the greatest horror novelist, THE STAND is a truly terrifying reading experience, and became a four-part mini-series that memorably brought to life the cast of characters and layers of story from the novel. It is an apocalyptic vision of the world, when a deadly virus runs amok around the globe. But that lethal virus is almost benign compared to the satanic... (more)
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  Lisey's Story

  by Stephen King

  Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband Scott two years ago, after a twenty-five year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, bestselling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey had to learn from him about books and blood and bools. Later, she understood that there was a place Scott went -- a place that both... (more)
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  Latro: Book 1

  Soldier of the Mist

  by Gene Wolfe

  "A marvelously fluent, evocative historical . . . glowing, fascinating intricate work, full of gods and ghosts and magical metamorphoses, set forth in a modern prose that agreeably captures the rhythm and spirit of the period."--Kirkus Reviews. HC: Tor.
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  Latro: Book 3

  Soldier of Sidon

  by Gene Wolfe

  Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. The two previous novels, combined in Latro in the Mist ( Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete ) are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy.   Latro now finds himself in... (more)
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  Our Lady of Darkness

  by Fritz Leiber, Jr.

  A writer of horror stories, recovering from a three-year drinking binge following the death of his wife with the aid of his friends, find strange goings-on are set in motion by two mysterious books the protagonist picks up in the Haight during an alcoholic blackout.
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  Little, Big

  Or, The Fairies' Parliament

  by John Crowley

  John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewood—not found on any map—to marry Daily Alice Drinkawater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border of an otherworld. It is a story of fantastic love and... (more)
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  Thomas the Rhymer

  by Ellen Kushner

  Award-winning author and radio personality Ellen Kushner’s inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart. Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a charismatic bard whose talents earn him a two-edged otherworldly gift. A minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by... (more)
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  Shadows Over Innsmouth

  by Stephen Jones, H. P. Lovecraft

  SEVENTEEN CHILLING STORIES, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE OF HORROR: “THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH” by H. P. Lovecraft Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s classic, today’s masters of horror take up their pens and turn once more to that decayed, forsaken New England fishing village with its sparkling treasure, loathsome denizens, and unspeakable evil. “ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN” by Neil Gaiman: The... (more)
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  Leisure Horror

  The Longest Single Note

  by Peter Crowther

  Though perhaps best known as an editor of anthologies of horror and dark fantasy (Destination Unknown, etc.), Crowther proves in this generous debut story collection to be a master of those genres. From the hypnotic stream-of-consciousness of "Incident on Bleecker Street" to the casual violence of "The Visitor," his writing in the 26 entries here--including poetry and an excerpt from a novel-in-progress--exhibits... (more)
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  Bid Time Return

  by Richard Matheson

  Bid Time Return is a stunningly romantic novel of love and passion that literally transcends time, by an author far better known for his tales of science fiction and horror. Richard Matheson's premise is captivating: What if you were a dying young man, visiting a turn-of-the-century resort hotel? And what if you fell in love with a painting of a beautiful stage actress--but she had lived and died a century... (more)