Tag: ghosts
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The Shining
By Stephen King Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Pocket Books, c 1977, 2001 Genre: Horror ISBN: 9781439570616 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 683 Settings: The Overlook Hotel & Boulder, CO, Stovington, VT, St. Petersburg, FL Time period: Late 1970s Plot summary: Jack Torrance has made mistakes in life – most recently, losing his job…
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Level Up
By Gene Luen Yang; art by Thien Pham Place: Publisher & Year: New York: First Second, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781596432352 Audience: Adult, young adult Number of pages: 160 Setting: An unspecified town somewhere in the US. Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Dennis Ouyang is kicked out of…
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Bone Crossed
By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, mystery, paranormal mystery, vampire Series: Mercy Thompson; 4 ISBN: 9780441016761 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 309 Setting: Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, & Pasco), & Spokane, WA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Marsilia, the head of the local…
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Queen of the Dead
By Stacey Kade Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Hyperion, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal Series: A Ghost and the Goth Novel; 2 ISBN: 9781423134671 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 267 Setting: Groundsboro (state not specified but the town is near Decatur, so it could be Illinois) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Alona…
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The Ghost and the Goth
By Stacey Kade Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Hyperion, 2010 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal Series: A Ghost and the Goth Novel; 1 ISBN: 9781423124870 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 281 Setting: Groundsboro (state not specified but the town is near Decatur, so it could be Illinois) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When…
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Ghost of a Chance
By Simon R. Green Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2010 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal, adventure Series: Ghost Finders Novel; 1 ISBN: 9780441019168 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 260 Setting: London, England Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: The Carnacki Institute specializes in getting rid of ghosts and other…
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Grave Sight
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Berkley Prime Crime Books, c2005, 2006 Genres: Mystery, paranormal mystery Series: Harper Connelly; 1 ISBN: 9780425212899 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 293 (310 including the beginning of Grave Surprise). Setting: Sarne, AR (a fictional town set in the Ozarks) Time period: Around 2005 Plot summary: When…
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Grave Peril
By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2001 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal, vampire Series: The Dresden Files; 3 ISBN: 9780451458445 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 378 Setting: Chicago, IL and the Nevernever Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harry Dresden and his knight friend, Michael, have…
