E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit also wrote as: Fabian Bland.

E. Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey on August 15th, 1858 and passed away at the age of 65 on May 4th, 1924.

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E. Nesbit Stats: The highest rated book by E. Nesbit on Book Notification is Five Children and It, the first novel in the Five Children series.

The most read book by E. Nesbit on Book Notification is Five Children and It, the first novel in the Five Children series. The second most read book is The Railway Children, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of E. Nesbit books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by E. Nesbit is the Five Children Series.

List of Bastable Children Books in Publication Order

Children try to restore their family's fortune, but their well-meaning schemes lead to comical misadventures and trouble.

List of Five Children Books in Publication Order

Children's wishes from a magical creature lead to chaotic and fantastic adventures.

List of House of Arden Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
91908
2
1909

List of Pussy Tales Books in Publication Order

List of Shakespeare Stories Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1905

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Collins Chillers Books in Publication Order

Supernatural and horror story collections by classic authors.

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1
1880
2
1987
3
The Black Reaper (By: Bernard Capes, Hugh Lamb)
1998
4
2000
5
Dracula’s Brethren (By: Richard Dalby, Brian J. Frost)
2017
6
2017
7
Ghosts in the House (By: Hugh Lamb, A.C. Benson, R.H. Benson)
2018
8
2019
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List of Handheld Weirds Books in Publication Order

Women's tales of the strange and unexpected, brought together in various collections.

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Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 (With: Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Margaret Irwin, Francis Stevens, Mary Cholmondeley, Louisa Baldwin, Margery Lawrence, D.K. Broster, Elinor Mordaunt, Mary Butts, Eleanor Scott, Melissa Edmundson, May Sinclair, Eleonor Scott)
2019
2
2021
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List of Selected Shorts Books in Publication Order

Short stories from a variety of influential authors.

List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

Offers horror stories from famous authors, with introductions explaining the genre's evolution.

List of The Year of the Cat Books in Publication Order

Enchanting fantasies where cats and humans share deep bonds, set in both magical and sci-fi worlds.

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A Cat of a Different Color (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Annie Reed, Louisa Swann, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Ray Vukcevich, Dory Crowe)
2020
2
A Cat of Perfect Taste (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Saki , Charles Dudley Warner, Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Kari Kilgore)
2020
3
A Cat of Disdainful Looks (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Rudyard Kipling, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Mark Twain, Ray Vukcevich, John Adams, Jodi Lyn Nye)
2020
4
A Cat of Strange Lands (With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Annie Reed, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Kent Patterson, Meyari McFarland, Leigh Saunders)
2020
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2020
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A Cat of Space and Time (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Andre Norton, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Cordwainer Smith, Geoffrey A. Landis, Mary Turzillo, Daemon Crowe)
2020
7
A Cat of Heroic Heart (With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Carole Nelson Douglas, Jamie Ferguson, Lisa Silverthorne, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Liz Pierce)
2020
8
A Cat of Roving Nature (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Emile Zola, Annie Reed, Stefon Mears, Dory Crowe, C.J. Erick, Sylvia Warner)
2020
9
A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Henry Slesar, Joan Aiken, Annie Reed, Stefon Mears, Dean Wesley Smith, Mary Turzillo)
2021
10
A Cat of Fantastic Whims (With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Jamie Ferguson, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Geoffrey A. Landis, Liz Pierce)
2021
11
A Cat of Feral Instincts (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Brigid Collins, Dean Wesley Smith, Pamela Sargent, Jamie McNabb, Mary Turzillo, N. Margaret Campbell)
2021
12
A Cat of Romantic Soul (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Anthea Sharp, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Bonnie Elizabeth, Dean Wesley Smith, Kari Kilgore)
2021
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List of Gothic Fantasy Books in Publication Order

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1990
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Science Fiction Short Stories (By: David Tallerman, Rachael K. Jones, Sarah Hans, Brian Trent, Adrian Ludens, Keyan Bowes, Beth Cato, Andy Sawyer, Zach Shephard, Alexis A. Hunter, M. Darusha Wehm, Edward Ahern, Patrick Tumblety, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Kate O'Connor, Conor Powers-Smith, Stewart C. Baker, Mike Morgan, Nemma Wollenfang, Jacob M. Lambert, Laura Bulbeck, Rob Hartzell)
2015
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Chilling Horror Short Stories (By: Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Elizabeth Gaskell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Lucy Taylor, William Hope Hodgson, A. Merritt, John Buchan, F. Marion Crawford, Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Frank Long, Robert W. Chambers, Rebecca J. Allred, Frank Roger, Gwendolyn Kiste, Elise Forier Edie, Michael Paul Gonzalez, D.J. Tyrer, William R.D. Wood, Kristopher Triana, James Lecky, Glen Damien Campbell, Justin Coates, John H. Dromey, Andrew J. Wilson, Bill Kte'pi, Ed Grabianowski, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Laura Bulbeck, Dale Townshend, Michael Bondies, David A Elsensohn, Eric Esser, John Neruda, Frances Bodlam, Josie Mitchell)
2015
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2015
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Crime & Mystery Short Stories (By: Cameron Trost, Marcelle Dube, James Dorr, Jennifer Gifford, Dan Stout, Ruth Nestvold, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, H.L. Fullerton, Tara Campbell, Nathan Hystad)
2016
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2016
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Dystopia Utopia Short Stories (By: Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kim Antieau, Voltaire , William Morris, Claude Lalumière, Robert W. Chambers, Samuel Butler, Gerri Leen, Konstantine Paradias, M. Darusha Wehm, Thomas More, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Edward Bellamy, Carolyn Charron, Jeremy Szal, J.M. Templet, Steve Carr, Richard Jefferies, Michelle Kaseler, Andrew J. Wilson, Nidhi Singh, Jeff Parsons, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Megan Dorei, Dave Golder, Kelsey Shannahan, Russ Thorne)
2016
10
Murder Mayhem Short Stories (By: James Dorr, Gerri Leen, Liam Hogan, Kate Heartfield, David M. Hoenig, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt)
2016
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2017
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Lost Worlds Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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2017
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2017
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Heroic Fantasy Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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2017
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories ( By: Flame Tree Studio)
2017
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Agents & Spies Short Stories (By: Josh Pachter, Martin Edwards, Dan Stout, Tony Pi, Stephen Kotowych, David Downing, Sara Dobie Bauer, Shane Halbach, Colt Leasure, Lauren C. Teffeau, Joseph Cusumano, Jo Miles, Laura Bulbeck, Jonathan MacGregor, S.L. Scott)
2017
19
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories (By: Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis)
2017
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2017
21
Alien Invasion Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Jonathan Swift, A. Merritt, Voltaire , Claude Lalumière, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, George Allan England, Patrick Parrinder, Austin Hall, William R.D. Wood, John Walters, Bo Balder, Maria Haskins, Garrett P. Serviss, Sunil Patel, Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Laura Pearlman, Robert Potter, Tim Pieraccini, Angus McIntyre, Suo Hefu, George Chesney, Stephen G. Parks, Eric Reitan, S.A. Westerley)
2018
22
Norse Myths & Tales (By: Brittany Schorn)
2018
23
2018
24
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories (By: Shannon Connor Winward, Michael Paul Gonzalez)
2018
25
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories (By: George Cotronis, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, Bruce Golden, Holly Lyn Walrath, Monte Lin, Eleanor R. Wood, David Sklar, Nemma Wollenfang, Deborah Davitt, Trixie Nisbet, Luke Dormehl, Roan Clay, Jeff Deck, Christopher Geeson, Rob Hartzell, Nathaniel Hosford, Chloie Piveral, Claire Sorrenson, Sara Uckelman)
2018
26
Lost Souls (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2018
27
2018
28
2018
29
Irish Fairy Tales (By: Arthur Rackham, D.L. Ashliman)
2018
30
2018
31
2018
32
2019
33
Cosy Crime Short Stories (By: Arthur Conan Doyle, E.E. King, G.K. Chesterton, R. Austin Freeman, Arnold Bennett, Edgar Wallace, Arthur Morrison, Martin Edwards, Ernest Bramah, Maurice Leblanc, Amanda C. Davis, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Emmuska Orczy, Israel Zangwill, Anna Katharine Green, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Flame Tree Studio, Andrew Forrester, Nancy Sweetland, Jeffrey B. Burton, Louise Taylor, Annette Siketa, Philip Brian Hall, Tom Mead, C.B. Channell, Michael Martin Garrett, Trixie Nisbet, Joshua Boyce, Sarah Holly Bryant, Gregory Von Dare, B. David Spicer, Elise Warner, Anton Chekhov)
2019
34
2019
35
American Gothic Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Lucy A. Snyder, Lina Rather, Sean Logan, Wendy Nikel, Christi Nogle, Lynette Mejía, Madison McSweeney, Russell James, M. Regan, Monika Elbert, Terri Bruce, Maxx Fidalgo, Joshua Hiles, Clayton Kroh, Joe Nazare, Rebecca Ring, Mike Robinson, Valerie B. Williams, Nemma Wollenfang)
2019
36
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria (By: Various Various, Peter Garratt)
2019
37
Urban Crime Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Josh Pachter, Judi Calhoun, David Tallerman, Rich Larson, Meg Elison, Dan Micklethwaite, Thana Niveau, Michael Penncavage, T.J. Berg, Chris Wheatley, Alexandra Renwick, Leo X. Robertson, K.W. Roberts, Rachel Watts, Jennifer Quail, Trixie Nisbet, Christopher P. Semtner, C.L. McDaniel, Salinda Tyson)
2019
38
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection (By: Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Henry Kuttner, Hal Bodner, Clark Ashton Smith, William Browning Spencer, Mark Samuels, Robert E. Howard, Victor LaValle, Frank Long, Lord Dunsany, Arthur Machen, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Robert W. Chambers, Nancy Kilpatrick, JG Faherty, Rachael K. Jones, Cody Goodfellow, Evey Brett, John Llewellyn Probert, Zealia Bishop, Hazel Heald, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, Thana Niveau, Douglas Wynne, Helen E. Davis, N.R. Lambert, Scott R. Jones, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Taylor Bentley, Catherine Taylor, Caroline Watson, August E. Derleth, John Possidente, R.S. Stefoff)
2020
39
2020
40
2020
41
2020
42
2020
43
2020
44
2020
45
Native American Myths Tales (By: Sam D. Gill)
2020
46
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales (By: Abbie Farwell Brown, Andrew Lang, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Joseph Jacobs, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Douglas Hyde, Thomas Malory, Jeremiah Curtin, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Lewis Spence, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, James Mooney, Charles Godfrey Leland, Florence Holbrook, E.A. Wallis Budge, Richard Wilhelm, F. Hadland Davis, Norman Hinsdale Pitman, Yi Ryuk, Charles Montgomery Skinner, Edmund Leamy, Sophia Morrison, William Elliot Griffis, James Scarth Gale, Elphinstone Dayrell, Alice Werner, M.I. Ogumefu, William Butler Yeats, Diane Purkiss, George W. Bateman, Elsie Finnimore Buckley, Margaret Compton, Jonathan Ceredig Davies, George Douglas, Alice Elizabeth Dracott, George Grey, Francis Hindes Groome, H.A. Guerber, Eleanor Hull, W.F. Kirby, Ignác Kúnos, Minnie Martin, Frederick H. Martens, W.R.S. Ralston, A.G. Seklemian, Chauncy Hugh Stigand, J.R. Walker, E.T.C. Werner, William Drake Westervelt, Lady Wilde, Albert Henry Wratislaw)
2020
47
2021
48
2021
49
2021
50
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: K. Tempest Bradford, Russell Nichols, Wole Talabi, W.E.B. Du Bois, Tara Campbell, Walidah Imarisha, James Beamon, Martin R. Delany, Sandra M. Grayson, Patty Nicole Johnson, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Temi Oh, Michelle F. Goddard, Tia Ross, Harambee K. Grey-Sun, Sutton E. Griggs, Emmalia Harrington, Edward Johnson, Megan Pindling, Sylvie Soul, Lyle Stiles)
2021
51
2021
52
2021
53
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Christine Ruymbeke)
2022
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2022
55
2022
56
Asian Ghost Short Stories (By: Lee Murray, K.P. Kulski)
2022
57
2022
58
Christmas Gothic Short Stories (By: Jerrold E. Hogle)
2022
59
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2022
60
Alternate History Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
61
2023
62
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
63
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories (By: Rayne Hall, Bret Nelson, Wen Wen Yang, Ahmed al-Rawi)
2023
64
2023
65
2023
66
2023
67
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir)
2023
68
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Allison Galbraith)
2023
69
2023
70
2024
71
2024
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2024
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2024
74
African Ghost Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Nuzo Onoh, Divine Che Neba)
2024
75
2024
76
2024
77
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales (By: Fiona Collins)
2024
78
2024
79
Moon Falling Short Stories (By: Various Various, Ben Moore)
2024
80
2025
81
Afrofuturism Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science), Dr. Sandra M. Grayson)
2025
82
Were Wolf Short Stories (By: Dr. Karen E. Macfarlane)
2025
83
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales (By: Richard Stoneman)
2025
84
2025
85
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales (By: Various Various)
2026
86
2026
87
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Kristijan Petrovic, Ema Lakinska)
2026
88
2026
89
Folklore Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
90
Wars in the Stars Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
91
Christmas Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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List of E. Nesbit Anthologies in Publication Order

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1931
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1966
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1975
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1976
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1982
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1987
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1987
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1987
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1990
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2019
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2023
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2023
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2024
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2024
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E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit was born on August 15th, 1858. E. passed away May 4th, 1924 at 65 years old. E. Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey.

E. Nesbit was the author of the E. Nesbit Collections series which consists of 33 novels. The E. Nesbit Collections series started in 1886 with the novel Lays and Legends. The most recently released novel in the E. Nesbit Collections series was The Greatest Children's Fiction Books of All Time which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the E. Nesbit Collections series.

E. Nesbit also wrote the Children's Books series which has 30 books including The Book of Dragons and The Conscience Pudding.

E. Nesbit: Awards & Accolades

Nesbit's book, The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1994.

E. Nesbit: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Railway Children was a BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023 and a Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
  • Nine Unlikely Tales was a The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.

Related Authors

Fans of E. Nesbit also enjoy these authors:

  1. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  4. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  5. Mark Twain, author of the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Series.

E. Nesbit: F.A.Q

When was E. Nesbit Born?

E. Nesbit was born on August 15th, 1858.

When did E. Nesbit die?

E. Nesbit died on May 4th, 1924 at 65 years old.

Where was E. Nesbit Born?

E. Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, .

What was the first book E. Nesbit wrote?

The first book written by E. Nesbit was Man-Size in Marble, published in 1886.

What was the most recent book E. Nesbit wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Greatest Children's Fiction Books of All Time on February 15th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by E. Nesbit?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular E. Nesbit book is Five Children and It. Here are their most popular books:
  1. Five Children and It (7)
  2. The Railway Children (8)
  3. The Phoenix and the Carpet (8.67)
  4. The Enchanted Castle (8)
  5. The Story of the Treasure Seekers (8)

How many books has E. Nesbit written?

E. Nesbit has written 132 books across 17 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Bastable Children Series
  • 3 books in the Five Children Series
  • 2 books in the House of Arden Series
  • 8 books in the Pussy Tales Series
  • 19 books in the Shakespeare Stories Series
  • 19 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Short Story Collections
  • 33 Collections
  • 30 Children's Books
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Collins Chillers Series
  • 1 book in the Handheld Weirds Series
  • 1 book in the Selected Shorts Series
  • 3 books in The Year of the Cat Series
  • 2 books in the Gothic Fantasy Series

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