Category: dark fantasy
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Dead Until Dark
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008, 2001 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, horror, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 1 ISBN: 9780441015979 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 312 Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When the vampire Bill…
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The Sandman: Season of Mists
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt, P. Craig Russell, illustrators; Todd Klein, letterer; Steve Oliff, Daniel Vozzo, colorists; Dave McKean, covers Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1992, 1994 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, adventure, horror Format:…
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The Sandman: Dream Country
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Kelly Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, & Malcom Jones III, illustrators; Dave McKean, covers and design Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1995, 1991 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, adventure, horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Sandman series; 3 ISBN: 9781563890161 Intended audience: adult…
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The Watchmen
By Alan Moore Illustrated by Dave Gibbons Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1995 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, adventure Format: graphic novel ISBN: 9780930289232 Intended audience: adult Number of pages: 413 Settings: New York City, Antarctica, and Mars Time period: late 1930s through mid 1980’s (The Cold War) Plot…
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The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, artists; Todd Klein, letterer; Robbie Busch, colorist; selected recoloring by Daniel Vozzo; Dave McKean, covers. Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1995, 1991 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, adventure, horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Sandman series;…
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A Lick of Frost: a novel
By Laurell K. Hamilton Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ballantine Books, 2007 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, horror, mystery, occult fiction, erotic fiction Series: Meredith Gentry series; 6 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 274 Setting: Los Angeles, CA and the Seelie Court Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: The…
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Mistral’s Kiss: a novel
By Laurell K. Hamilton Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ballantine Books, 2007 Genre: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, horror, mystery, occult fiction, erotic fiction Series: Meredith Gentry series; 5 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 326 – includes an excerpt from the next series novel A Lick of Frost. Mistral’s…
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A Stroke of Midnight
By Laurell K. Hamilton Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ballantine Books, c2005 Genre(s): Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, horror, mystery, occult fiction, erotic fiction Series: Meredith Gentry series; 4 Intended audience (Age range): Adult Number of pages: 366 Setting: The Unseelie court at Cahokia, IL Time period: Contemporary Plot summary:…
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Neverwhere
By Neil Gaiman Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Avon Books, 1998, c1997 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mythic fiction, horror ISBN: 9780380789016 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 370 Setting: London, England Time period: mid 1990s Plot summary: When Richard Mayhew stops to help a bleeding girl one night, his life…
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