18 books like Grendel

What to read after Grendel — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Essential Tomb of Dracula Marv Wolfman · 2004 · 584p · ≈ 19h · Moderate In the 1970s, writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan created 70 issues of terrifying tales in the classic Marvel series The Tomb of Dracula. Now, Wolfman and Colan are together again, offering a fresh take on the most enduring character in horror fiction and catapulting the Lord of the Dead back into comics stardom.A mysterious and persuasive figure is moving amongst the circles of San… Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Humor, Graphic Novels

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving · 2012 · 38p · ≈ 1h · Moderate “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1820. Along with Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy… Shares: Ghost Stories, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Children's fiction

Dragonball (Doragon bo-ru) 鳥山 明 [Akira Toriyama] · 1984 · ★ 4.6 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Goku and Bulma have found five of the Dragon Balls, but they must find Kame-Sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit, and face the Emperor Pilaf, who wants the balls for himself, before they will have all seven. Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Children's fiction

Remember me 3 Christopher Pike · 1995 · ★ 3.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Someone did not like Shari Cooper writing her stories. Shari Cooper had died once, and then returned to earth as a Wanderer - a soul who had been given permission to take the place of another soul in a mature body. Shari has regained her memory of her previous life. More than that, she has realized her purpose in returning to mortal life. To write stories for young people to help them understand… Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror, Adventure, Children's fiction

I love him to pieces Evonne Tsang · 2011 · ★ 3.4 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate St. Petersburg High school juniors Dicey Bell, a baseball star, and Jack Chen, who loves science and role-playing games, discover a mutual attraction when paired for a project, but on their first date, a zombie-producing fungus sends them on the run. Shares: Horror comic books, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Children's fiction

G.I. Joe Larry Hama · 2009 · 124p · ≈ 4h · Moderate COBRA COMMANDER STRIKES BACK!        And in Springfield, Dawn Moreno will have her revenge… Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Adventure

Fax from Sarajevo Joe Kubert · 1996 · ★ 3.9 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Fax from Sarajevo: A Story of Survival is a nonfiction graphic novel by veteran American comic book artist Joe Kubert, published in 1996 by Dark Horse Comics. Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Children's fiction

The ghost wore gray Bruce Coville · 1988 · 156p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Nina ("Nine") Tanleven and her best buddy Chris Gurley are having a hard time. The play that led to them meeting a ghost and unraveling a mystery has ended. Now the rest of the summer looms ahead, looking dull after their great adventure.Luckily, Nine's dad gets a job designing the restoration of an old – and distressingly run down – hotel in the Catskill Mountains. Nine and Chris are more than… Shares: Ghost Stories, Adventure, Children's fiction

Slappy's tales of horror Jamie Tolagson · 2015 · ★ 4.1 · 171p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A collection of short graphic novels featuring characters from famous "Goosebumps" stories includes "Ghost Beach," in which two siblings investigate a local legend and discover a terrible secret about their family. Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Horror

L'Odyssée d'Astérix Albert Uderzo · 1979 · ★ 3.5 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Astérix et Obélix, s'embarquent pour un long voyage au moyen-Orient, à la recherche de l'huile de roche, ingrédient essentiel à la fabrication de la célèbre potion magique. Vont-ils se faire doubler par l'agent secret Zérozérosix et ses gadgets derniers cris? Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Adventure

Astro boy Osamu Tezuka · 2002 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The robotic Astro Boy battles a deadly underground tank, helps solve a murder, and prevents the world from being destroyed by a robot bomb. Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Adventure

The Adventures of Tintin Hergé · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 62p · ≈ 2h · Moderate “For his first trip, what seemed the most important to me—at the time—was this country from which often terrifying and always extremely contradictory echoes were reaching us: Soviet Russia.” –HergéJanuary 10th, 1929. Brussels. With his dog Snowy by his side, a young journalist gets on a train to Moscow. For Tintin, it's the beginning of a great adventure. For Hergé, the real beginning of his… Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Adventure

Star Wars, the Clone Wars Henry Gilroy · 2009 · ★ 3.7 · 78p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A very interesting and fascinating nonfiction book about world war 2 with very detailed descriptions about how world war 2 started and how it ended. Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Adventure, Children's fiction

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection W. Haden Blackman · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Collecting Star Wars: Jango Fett — Open Seasons #1-4, Star Wars (1998) #7-18 And Material From Star Wars Tales #8 And #21-24. Delve deep into the dark past of Jango Fett! Find out how he became a Mandalorian warrior — and battled his way through war and slavery to become the bounty hunter who caught Count Dooku’s eye! Meanwhile, Ki-Adi-Mundi seeks a wayward Jedi on the backward world of Tatooine,… Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Children's fiction

Transformers Simon Furman · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Optimus Prime and the Autobots are surprised by an attack by the Machination as they prepare to fight against Megatron and Ore-13. Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Humor, Graphic Novels

Maximum Ride. The Manga 1 NaRae Lee · 2009 · ★ 4.3 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their… Shares: Comics & graphic novels, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Adventure

The Headless Ghost Robert Lawrence Stine · 1995 · ★ 3.7 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Everyone knows about Hill House. It's the biggest tourist attraction in town. That's because it's haunted. Haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old boy. A boy with no head! Duane and Stephanie love Hill House. It's dark. And creepy. And totally scary. Still, they've never actually seen the ghost. Until the night they decide to go on a search. A search for his head... Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror, Children's fiction

The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales Kathleen Lines · 1967 · ★ 3.6 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate CONTENTS: 1 - FROM IMAGINATION The House Of The Nightmare by Edward Lucas White The Hauntings At Thorhallstead by Allen French His Own Number by William Croft Dickinson Gabriel-Ernest by Saki Hand In Glove by Elizabeth Bowen Mr. Fox (traditional english tale) by Anonymous Curfew by L.M. Boston John Bartine's Watch by Ambrose Bierce The Monkey's Paw by W.W.Jacobs My Grandfather, Hendry Watty by… Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror, Children's fiction

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