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A chilling, mythic winter's tale where ancient magic bleeds into the modern world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The dark is rising.
- wintry
- atmospheric
- ancient
- chilling
- 01
The Spook's Apprentice
Joseph Delaney · 2006
A chilling, atmospheric descent into dark folklore where a young boy must learn to face the things that go bump in the night.
- 02
Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice #7)
Joseph Delaney
A desperate, rain-lashed flight from overwhelming darkness that forces a young apprentice to step out of his mentor's shadow.
- 03
Darke
Angie Sage
A shadowy, spell-fueled adventure that balances creeping darkness with the enduring warmth of loyal friends.
- 04
The Merlin Conspiracy
Diana Wynne Jones
A delightfully chaotic, puzzle-box fantasy that pulls you through a multiverse of eccentric magic and hidden conspiracies.
- 05
The Seven Songs of Merlin
T. A. Barron
A lyrical, nature-infused quest that feels like stepping into the misty, ancient heart of Celtic myth.
- 06
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix
A magical romp through 1983 London where fighting booksellers police the boundaries of myth and reality.
- 07
Child of the Dark Prophecy (The Great Tree of Avalon #1)
T. A. Barron
An earthy, mythic journey through a sprawling, nature-bound world teetering on the edge of darkness.
- 08
The Shadow Rising
Robert Jordan · 1992
A sprawling, mythic journey where ancient history bleeds into the present and reluctant heroes step fully into their world-shaking destinies.
- 09
The warrior heir
Cinda Williams Chima
A thrilling collision of ordinary high school life and a cutthroat, hidden magical society.
- 10
Archer's Goon
Diana Wynne Jones
A quirky collision of ordinary family life and startling magical secrets.
- 11
Dark Magick
Cate Tiernan
A tense, shadowy exploration of teenage witchcraft where the greatest danger might be the people you trust the most.
- 12
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
A sweeping, nostalgic journey that delivers the pure, unadulterated comfort of classic high fantasy.
