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Silk

Caitlín R. Kiernan (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSpyder Baxter #1
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.78

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Protagonist archetypes

Tortured Protagonist

Synopsis

To the residents of her small southern city, second-hand store owner Spyder Baxter is crazy. But her friends and followers know better. Something lives within Spder's brain. Something powerful. Something wonderful. Something dangerous. Pray it never escapes.* Compares to the New York Times bestselling fiction of Stephen King, Dean Koonz, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker!* Silk has received praise from bestselling authors Peter Sraub, Poppy Z. Brite, and Neil Gaiman* Combination of dark fantasy, contemporary setting, and cutting edge music will attract a young urban readership* Caitlin R. Keirnan is also writing for the popular graphic novel The Dreaming from D.C. Comics

Tags

Dark FantasyHorrorContemporary FantasyPsychological ThrillerSouthern Gothic