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What Dreams May Come

Manly Wade Wellman (1983)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesJohn Thunstone #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.76
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceHorror Elements

Positive tags

MysteryAdventureMentor Figure

Hero archetypes

Detective / InvestigatorScholar / Academic

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Sword and SorceryHaunted LocationAncient Evil ReturnsUrban FantasyReluctant Hero

Themes

Good vs EvilKnowledge and PowerOccult InvestigationSupernatural Horror

Synopsis

Peripatetic researcher of the uncanny John Thunstone uncovers a horrifying and malevolent supernatural force at work in the peaceful English village of Claines.

Tags

HorrorOccult DetectiveSupernatural Mystery