18 books like The wind in the rose-bush

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Conjure Wife Fritz Leiber · 1953 · ★ 3.7 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Professor Norman Saylor considered magic nothing more than superstition. Then he learned that his wife was a practicing sorceress. But he still refuses to accept the truth: that in the secret occult warfare that governs our lives, magic is a matter of life and death; and that unbeknownst to men, every woman knows it"--Cover p. [4]. Shares: American Occult fiction, American Paranormal fiction

Death's Excellent Vacation Charlaine Harris · 2010 · ★ 3.7 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque. Shares: American Occult fiction, American Paranormal fiction, American Short stories

A touch of dead Charlaine Harris · 2009 · ★ 3.8 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written-in one special volume-from the New York Times bestselling author.New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris has re-imagined the supernatural world with her “spunky” (Tampa Tribune) Southern Vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever… Shares: American Occult fiction, American Paranormal fiction

21st Century Dead Christopher Golden · 2012 · ★ 3.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Stoker-award winning editor of the acclaimed, eclectic anthology The New Dead returns with 21st Century Dead, and an all-new lineup of authors from all corners of the fiction world, shining a dark light on our fascination with tales of death and resurrection... with ZOMBIES! The stellar stories in this volume includes a tale set in the world of Daniel H. Wilson's Robopocalypse, the first… Shares: American Paranormal fiction, American Fantasy fiction, American Short stories

La fête du mais Thomas Tryon · 1969 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate It was almost as if time had not touched the village of Cornwall Coombe. The quiet, peaceful place was straight out of a bygone era, with well-cared-for Colonial houses, a white-steepled church fronting a broad Common. Ned and Beth Constantine chanced upon the hamlet and immediately fell in love with it. This was exactly the haven they dream of. Or so they thought. For Ned and his family,… Shares: New england, Social life and customs

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward H.P. Lovecraft · 1965 · ★ 4.1 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Continuador de la tradición del cuento de terror, H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) innovó el género con aportaciones procedentes de una veta personalísima de temas y obsesiones en la que se dan cita el mundo sobrenatural, el saber esotérico y las ensoñaciones oníricas. Creador de una mitología fantástica y prolífico autor de cuentos y relatos breves, publicó asimismo tres novelas, entre las que… Shares: Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural

The return Walter De la Mare · 1910 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Challenging After visiting a graveyard, a man finds his appearance has mysteriously changed. Returning home only to be received with horror and suspicion by his family, he must reckon with the social consequences of his bizarre transformation, while searching for an explanation and solution. Walter de la Mare has a reputation for crafting ghost stories of philosophical depth and haunting ambiguity. The… Shares: Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal

Kwaidan Lafcadio Hearn · 1904 · ★ 3.8 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Challenging "Kwaidan" translates from the Japanese as weird tales, which perfectly describes these haunting stories. This collection of supernatural tales includes a musician called upon to perform for the dead, man-eating goblins, and insects who uncannily mimic human behavior. A perfect treat for fans of the strange and otherworldly. This collection of Japanese supernatural stories is a classic work in… Shares: American Ghost stories, Paranormal, Social life and customs

Midnight cravings Michele Hauf · 2009 · 340p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Under the cover of night exists the dark and sensuous world of Midnight Cravings--a world conjured up in six seductive tales of paranormal passion..."--p.[4] of cover. Shares: American Paranormal fiction, Paranormal

The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Auriol: or, The Elixir of Life is a novel by British historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. It was first published in 1844 in serial form, under the title Revelations of London. Auriol, written 1844, is slightly unusual in the Ainsworth repertoire as the action is entirely couched as a fantasy, so that the supernatural element (which occurs also, for instance, in his Guy Fawkes and his… Shares: Supernatural, Paranormal

With the immortals Francis Marion Crawford · 1888 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Supernatural, Paranormal

Treasure Box Orson Scott Card · 1996 · ★ 3.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A reclusive millionaire's hasty marriage leads to chilling revelations in the renowned author's "enthrallingly entertaining" supernatural horror novel (Booklist). Software engineer Quentin Fears was only 10 when his beloved sister died in a car accident. Since then, he withdrew from the world into books and machines. Though he's made millions with his software, he avoids companionship at all… Shares: Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal

Twice-Told Tales [1/2] Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1842 · 323p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares: New england, Supernatural, Paranormal Shares: New england, Supernatural, Paranormal

New-England tale Catharine Maria Sedgwick · 1822 · ★ 3.2 · 297p · ≈ 9h · Challenging The Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each with a foreword by General Editor Cathy N. Davidson, who places the novel in a historical and literary perspective. Written in 1822, A New-England Tale is the first of the many novels, tales, and short magazine pieces Catharine Sedgwick published… Shares: New england, Social life and customs

A Journey from This World to the Next Henry Fielding · 1798 · 143p · ≈ 4h · Demanding This unique double edition brings together Henry Fielding's two voyage narratives. A Journey from this World to the Next (1743) and The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (1755) belong, in different ways, to the travel-writing tradition, and show Fielding standing in ironic relation to the genre. The Journey is a powerful yet playful narrative, in which Fielding anatomizes contemporary follies with… Shares: Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal

The Crusade of the Excelsior Bret Harte · 1887 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The speaker, though apparently more at his ease at sea, was in dress and appearance fully as unnautical as Banks. As he leaned over the railing, his white, close-fitting trousers and small patent-leather boots gave him a jaunty, half-military air, which continued up to the second button of his black frock-coat, and then so utterly changed its character that it was doubtful if a greater contrast… Shares: American Short stories, Social life and customs

Raven's Gate Anthony Horowitz · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Sent to live in a foster home in a remote Yorkshire village, Matt, a troubled fourteen-year-old English boy, uncovers an evil plot involving witchcraft and the site of an ancient stone circle. Shares: Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal

Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton · 1910 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Tales of Men and Ghosts is a collection of ten Edith Wharton short stories: "The Bolted Door," "His Father's Son," "The Daunt Diana," "The Debt," "Full Circle," "The Legend," "The Eyes," "The Blond Beast," "Afterward," and "The Letters." Shares: Supernatural, Paranormal

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