Modern Fantasy
Our selection of highly recommended great modern fantasy stories from authors who have been heavily influenced by the vintage pulp fiction tradition.
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The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carroll
A small town's police chief has his comfortable world turned upside down when multiple dimensions collide. "Poignant, wise, and wildly weird.. Utterly engaging characters, and a serious sense of fun." Entertainment Weekly. |
| Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Reminiscent of Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, and Neal Stephenson, this magnificent novel, rife with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and wonderfully realized characters, offers an eerie, voluptuously crafted world that will plumb the depths of every reader's imagination. |
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American Gods by Neil Gaiman
"American Gods has poignancy, terror, nobility, magic, sacrifice, wisdom, mystery, heartbreak, and a real emotional richness and grandeur that emerge from masterful storytelling." Peter Straub. |
| What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson
The New York Times best selling author known for his classics in the horror field turns to fantasy in his life after death fantasy. |
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