24 Top fantasy books like Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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Coraline

By: Neil Gaiman

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring.... In Coraline's family's new flat are twe…

"Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

"Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

"Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

"Mirrors,' she said, 'are never to be trusted."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

If you liked the fantasy plot in Coraline by Neil Gaiman , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

1. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

By: Terry Pratchett , Neil Gaiman

4.26

Format: 491 pages, Mass Market Paperback

According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter - the world's only totally reliable g… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"It was a nice day."

-Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

"What’s your name, lad?"

-Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

"Woss the matter with you?"

-Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

"Never f*!k with the ineffable."

-Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

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2. Coraline: A Visual Companion

By: Neil Gaiman , Stephen Jones

4.40

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"Coraline: A Visual Companion" is a stunning, colorful guide to the making of the movie "Coraline,"… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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3. Pet Sematary

By: Stephen King

4.07

Format: 580 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00K3NEE56. When the Creeds move into a beautiful old… read more

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  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Sometimes dead is better"

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

"Well, cats live as long as dogs,"

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

"A man who lies about beer makes enemies"

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

"The old sleep poorly. Perhaps they stand watch."

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

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4. Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

By: Diana Wynne Jones

4.29

Format: 329 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Annoyed?"

-Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

"Not likely!"

-Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

"I feel ill,"

-Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

"I only want to catch you,"

-Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

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5. The Little Prince

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Richard Howard , Dom Marcos Barbosa , None

4.33

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordina… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I wonder,"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Where are the people?"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"No one is ever satisfied where he is."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Words are the source of misunderstandings."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Cover of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mervyn Peake, Vladimir Nabokov, Dan Chaon

6. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Mervyn Peake , Vladimir Nabokov , Dan Chaon

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

In this harrowing tale of good and evil, the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that unleas… read more

Similar categories in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • mystery
  • classics
  • fantasy
  • horror
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7. Misery

By: Stephen King

3.70

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition . Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his bigges… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Misery book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

8. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

By: Rick Riordan

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition can be found . Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on … read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. Carrie

By: Stephen King

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she possessed... But one night at her senior pr… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • fantasy
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10. Dracula

By: Bram Stoker , David J. Skal , Nina Auerbach

4.02

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here. When Jonathan Harker visi… read more

Similar categories in Bram Stoker's Dracula book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
"Despair has its own calms."

-Bram Stoker, Dracula

"This man belongs to me, I want him!"

-Bram Stoker, Dracula

"Enter freely and of your own free will!"

-Bram Stoker, Dracula

"We learn from failure, not from success!"

-Bram Stoker, Dracula

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11. Matilda

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be tru… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"If you are good life is good."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"You chose books. I chose looks."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous..."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

12. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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13. The Witches

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.65

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

This is not a fairy tale. This is about realwitches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real w… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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14. It

By: Stephen King

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

To the children, the town was their whole world. To the adults, knowing better, Derry, Maine was ju… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's It book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Martin Gardner

15. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

By: Lewis Carroll , John Tenniel , Martin Gardner

4.06

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

"I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir," said Alice, "Because I'm not myself, you see." When A… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Curiouser and curiouser."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

"Go on till you come to the end; then stop."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

"You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!"

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

"I don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

16. The Haunting of Hill House

By: Shirley Jackson , None

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre First published in 1959,… read more

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17. The Secret Garden

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

In a house full of sadness and secrets, can young, orphaned Mary find happiness? Mary Lennox, a … read more

Similar categories in Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Might I,"

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

"They're a pair of young Satans."

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

"You said th' Magic was in my back. Th' doctor calls it rheumatics."

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Cover of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs

18. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)

By: Ransom Riggs

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Alternate Cover edition for ISBN 9781594744761 A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A st… read more

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  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
"Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!"

-Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)

"...slow and drunk is no match for fast and scared shitless."

-Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)

"That was our friendship: equal parts irritation and cooperation."

-Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)

"Forgive me. I continue to underestimate the breadth of your ignorance."

-Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)

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19. Carmilla

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.86

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing… read more

Similar categories in J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • classics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Love will have its sacrifices. No sacrifice without blood."

-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla

"You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one for ever."

-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla

"If your dear heart is wounded, my wild heart bleeds with yours."

-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla

"Darling, darling. I live in you, and you would die for me. I love you so."

-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla

Cover of The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By: Stephen Chbosky

4.23

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see wha… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • fiction
  • classics
  • young adult
"We accept the love we think we deserve."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"It’s much easier not to know things sometimes."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

21. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.16

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Good day, Sir."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

"The snozberries taste like snozberries!"

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

"I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

"Good morning starshine the earth says hello...."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

22. We Have Always Lived in the Castle

By: Shirley Jackson , Jonathan Lethem

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. Not l… read more

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23. The Shining

By: Stephen King

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Paperback

Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-s… read more

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24. The Exorcist

By: William Peter Blatty

4.20

Format: 385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Georgetown, Washington D.C. Actress and divorced mother Chris MacNeil starts to experience 'difficu… read more

Similar categories in William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • classics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Keep away. The sow is mine."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as a fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"In forgetting, they were trying to remember"

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

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25. Coraline

By: Neil Gaiman

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring.... In Coraline's family's new flat are twe… read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's Coraline book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
"Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

"Mirrors,' she said, 'are never to be trusted."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

"Daddy", she said, "you've made a recipe again."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

"The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges."

-Neil Gaiman, Coraline

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26. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780143131847. Mary Shelley's seminal novel of t… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"I am malicious because I am miserable"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

"One wondering thought pollutes the day"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

"I looked upon the sea, it was to be my grave"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Cover of Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) by Alice Oseman

27. Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

By: Alice Oseman

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about l… read more

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Una parte de la intimidad consiste en confiar en alguien lo suficiente como para renunciar a una parte de ese control. Y eso, a veces, es muy difícil. Pero es importante que recuerdes que, si Nick y …"

-Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

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28. Tender Is the Flesh

By: Agustina Bazterrica

3.79

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though no … read more

Similar categories in Agustina Bazterrica's Tender Is the Flesh book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • fiction
  • horror
"Carcass."

-Agustina Bazterrica, Tender Is the Flesh

"She had the human look of a domesticated animal."

-Agustina Bazterrica, Tender Is the Flesh

"un matadero debería ignorarse, fundirse con el paisaje y nunca llamarse por lo que realmente es."

-Agustina Bazterrica, Tender Is the Flesh

"No entiendo por qué nos parece atractiva la sonrisa de una persona. Con la sonrisa uno está mostrando el esqueleto"."

-Agustina Bazterrica, Tender Is the Flesh

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29. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By: Lewis Carroll

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chris Riddell's brilliant new full-colour illustrated Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in a sumptuo… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"it's only a dream"

-Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

"How long is forever? Sometimes just one second"

-Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

"Sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

"Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?"

-Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Cover of What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) by T. Kingfisher

30. What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

By: T. Kingfisher

3.89

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edg… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"You shouldn't joke about fairies."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

"The dead don’t walk. Except, sometimes, when they do."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

"Most of us go to the Devil without him having to personally oversee things."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

"I had a strong urge to step back from them, and an even stronger urge to poke them with a stick."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

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31. Bridge to Terabithia

By: Katherine Paterson

4.05

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia book and Neil Gaiman's Coraline

  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

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Diana Wynne Jones

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4.03

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4.62

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4.33

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4.15

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3.96

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4.07

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3.89

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