Category: mythic fiction
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Kin
By Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Graphix, c2008, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, faerie tale Format: Graphic novel Series: The Good Neighbors; 1 ISBN: 9780439855655 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 117 Setting: West City (USA) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Rue…
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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 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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Bone Dance: a Fantasy for Technophiles
By Emma Bull Place: Publisher & Year: Orb Books: New York, 2009, c1991 Genres: Fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, mythic fiction ISBN: 9780765321732 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 315 Setting: The City (formerly the Twin Cities, MN) Time period: A post- Armageddon future Plot summary: In the post-Bang world, Sparrow makes a living by…
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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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Death: the Time of Your Life
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, Mark Pennington Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1997 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, horror Format: Graphic novel Series: Related to The Sandman series, but not a part of it. ISBN: 1563893339 Intended audience: Adult, young adult (“Suggested for mature…
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
By Nahoko Uehashi [translated by Cathy Hirano] Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu Place: Publisher, Year: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, adventure, mythic fiction ISBN: 9780545005425, 0545005426 Series: Moribito; 1 Intended audience: Tweens, young adults Number of pages: 248+ Setting: Reminiscent of ancient Japan Time period: Medieval time period Plot summary: As…
Ra's Spiral Path 