20 must-read fantasy books like The Black Seal and Other Stories (Arcturus Classics, 203) by Arthur Machen

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The Black Seal and Other Stories (Arcturus Classics, 203)

By: Arthur Machen

3.44

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic have fascinated readers for generations.

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Black Seal and Other Stories (Arcturus Classics, 203) by Arthur Machen , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)

By: Jim Butcher

4.13

Format: 688 pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files l… read more

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  • fantasy
"Tavi eventually came to the conclusion that he was sulking."

-Jim Butcher, Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)

"Nein", zischte Kitai. "Ich bin ein Welpe. Bis Sie einen Bund schließen, sind alle Maratkinder Welpen."

-Jim Butcher, Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)

"Because a sound tree doesn't have bad roots, Amara. No enterprise of greatness begins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you"

-Jim Butcher, Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)

"Ad hominem is a notoriously weak logical argument. And is usually used to distract the focus of a discussion - to move it from an indefensible point and to attack the opponent. ~ Lord Aquitainus Atti…"

-Jim Butcher, Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)

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2. The Time Machine and Other Stories

By: H.G. Wells

3.75

Format: 217 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Includes the stories: The Time Machine, The Empire of the Ants, The Country of the Blind, The Man W… read more

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  • classics
  • collections
  • fantasy
  • short stories
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3. The Color Out of Space

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.00

Format: None pages, ebook

Set in the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts, an unnamed narrator investigates a local area k… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • short stories
  • horror
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4. The Return of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.41

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

The Return of Sherlock Holmesis a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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5. One Past Midnight: The Langoliers

By: Stephen King , Willem Dafoe

3.72

Format: 78 pages, Audio Cassette

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • horror
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6. Child of God

By: Cormac McCarthy

3.84

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--… read more

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  • horror
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7. The Yellow Sign & Other Stories

By: S.T. Joshi , Robert W. Chambers

3.06

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

This massive collection brings together the entire body of Robert W. Chambers' weird fiction works … read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • short stories
  • horror
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8. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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9. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.84

Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more

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  • classics
"But if you were investigating a crime,"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

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10. Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2)

By: Mervyn Peake

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Titus Groan is seven years old. Lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothic labyrin… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
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11. The First Men in the Moon

By: H.G. Wells , China Miéville , Patrick Parrinder , None

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chanc… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
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12. A Canticle for Leibowitz

By: Walter M. Miller Jr.

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy

13. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.71

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Known and loved by generation after generation, this shrewd amateur detective, with faithful Dr Wat… read more

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14. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

4.29

Format: 389 pages, Paperback

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Stra… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
"There have,"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"Where is your warrant?"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"I have taken to living by my wits."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

15. The Drowned World

By: Martin Amis , J.G. Ballard

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

First published in 1962, J.G. Ballard's mesmerizing and ferociously prescient novel imagines a terr… read more

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16. Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)

By: Mervyn Peake

4.27

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

Starts with the birth and ends with the first birthday celebrations of the heir to the grand, tradi… read more

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17. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.27

Format: 702 pages, Paperback

For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outs… read more

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  • fantasy
"There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"More than anything, she wanted to be someplace warm and safe--but duty was a cold and barren shelter for a wounded spirit."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"Isana felt her throat tighten. "We failed." Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. "We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

"I have always found the man to be a spineless, venomous, bore. I have often hoped that he would contract some wasting disease which would expose him to lethal levels of humiliation."

-Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

18. The Call of Cthulhu

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, H.P. Lovecraft's 'the Call of Cthulhu' is a harro… read more

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19. The Island of Dr. Moreau

By: H.G. Wells

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettab… read more

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20. Cackle

By: Rachel Harrison

3.72

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a wi… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
"My future is my own."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

"It's a nice thing to cook for yourself."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

"If life gives you any trouble, punch it in the face."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

"Any step away from the past is a step in the right direction."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

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21. Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 6

By: Kentaro Miura

4.76

Format: 702 pages, Hardcover

An adult fantasy/horror epic of monumental proportions, Kentaro Miura's Berserk is now offered at i… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
"Hate is a place where a man, who can't stand sadness, goes."

-Kentaro Miura, Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 6

"Sadness is a dagger that's been sharpened to strike at your heart. As days pass, it only gets sharper and sharper."

-Kentaro Miura, Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 6

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22. Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 5

By: Kentaro Miura

4.76

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

Kentaro Miura's epic adult fantasy/horror series is an international sensation and is now featured … read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
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23. Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 7

By: Kentaro Miura

4.81

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

Guts the Black Swordsman is on a rampage as Mogus, master inquisitor of the Holy See, readies Guts'… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
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24. Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 9

By: Kentaro Miura

4.83

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed adult horror manga is now in presented in deluxe hardcover editions in the original o… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
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25. Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 10

By: Kentaro Miura

4.80

Format: 648 pages, Hardcover

The GOAT adult horror manga continues in deluxe oversized hardcover editions. Guts and his compani… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
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26. Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 11

By: Kentaro Miura

4.77

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

The adult horror manga against which all other are measured continues in deluxe oversized hardcover… read more

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  • collections
  • fantasy
  • horror
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27. Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Stories of Horror

By: Lincoln Michel

3.38

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

A collection of horror-inspired flash fiction, featuring over 40 new stories from literary, horror,… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • horror
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28. Yuki-Onna and Other Stories

By: Lafcadio Hearn

3.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Haunting, mysterious and beautiful, but also possessed of unimaginable power and the capacity for t… read more

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  • classics
  • collections
  • horror
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29. The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One

By: George R.R. Martin

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This lavish visual history—featuring over 180 all-new illustrations—is a stunning introduction to H… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of The Black Seal and Other Stories (Arcturus Classics, 203) by Arthur Machen

30. The Black Seal and Other Stories (Arcturus Classics, 203)

By: Arthur Machen

3.44

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic have fascinated readers for generations. read more

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  • classics
  • collections
  • short stories
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Haunter of the Ring and Other Stories by Robert E. Howard

31. The Haunter of the Ring and Other Stories

By: Robert E. Howard

3.47

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

"For stark, living fear... what other writer is even in the running?" - H. P. Lovecraft on Robert E… read more

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  • short stories
  • collections
  • fantasy
  • horror

11 Best classics books like The Black Seal and Other Stories (Arcturus Classics, 203) by Arthur Machen

Transform Your Habits

The Time Machine and Other Stories

H.G. Wells

3.75

Transform Your Habits

The Color Out of Space

H.P. Lovecraft

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.41

Transform Your Habits

The Yellow Sign & Other Stories

S.T. Joshi , Robert W. Chambers

3.06

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12 Top fiction books like Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 10 by Kentaro Miura

Transform Your Habits

Vagabond, Vol. 4

Takehiko Inoue

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Vagabond, Vol. 1

Takehiko Inoue

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Vagabond, Vol. 3

Takehiko Inoue

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 10

Kentaro Miura

4.80

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