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Books like Abarat

24 titles for readers of Abarat by Clive Barker, selected for shared themes: Pirates, Magical Realism, Dark Fantasy, and Coming of Age.

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Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Abarat.

Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

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Themes: Pirates • Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories

L. Ron Hubbard

Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Humorous

Grim Lovelies

Megan Shepherd

Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age

Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Guillermo Del Toro

Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age

Only Ashes Remain

Rebecca Schaeffer

Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age

Across the Wall A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories

Garth Nix

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age • Horror

You Were Never Here

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Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age

Our Dark Duet

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Themes: Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age • Horror

Fate Breaker

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Themes: Pirates • Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age

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Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes

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Themes: Magical Realism • Coming of Age • Fantasy & Magic

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Unchosen

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Themes: Pirates • Coming of Age • Horror

#12

Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl

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Themes: Pirates • Coming of Age • Humorous

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The White Hare A West Country Coming-of-Age Mystery

Michael Fishwick

Themes: Magical Realism • Coming of Age • Horror

#14

Scout’s Honor

Lily Anderson

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age • Humorous

#15

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

Ellen Oh

Themes: Magical Realism • Coming of Age • Fantasy & Magic

#16

Damsel

Elana K. Arnold

Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Horror

#17

Not Even Bones

Rebecca Schaeffer

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age • Horror

#18

Assassin of Reality A Novel

Marina Dyachenko

Themes: Magical Realism • Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age

#19

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

Themes: Magical Realism • Coming of Age • Horror

#20

Breakup from Hell — Ann Davila Cardinal

Ann Dávila Cardinal

Themes: Magical Realism • Coming of Age • Humorous

#21

Ebonwilde

Crystal Smith

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age • Horror

#22

The Book of Living Secrets

Madeleine Roux

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Coming of Age • Horror

#23

The Cursed Sea

Lauren DeStefano

Themes: Pirates • Coming of Age • Fantasy & Magic

#24

The Devourer

Alison Ames

Themes: Pirates • Dark Fantasy • Horror

If Abarat by Clive Barker is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Pirates, Magical Realism, Dark Fantasy and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Clive Barker, L. Ron Hubbard, Megan Shepherd, Guillermo Del Toro, and others.