The Great and Secret Show
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The Great and Secret Show is a dark fantasy-horror novel by Clive Barker that explores a hidden war between supernatural forces and humanity through a surreal, metaphysical narrative.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationPublisher | IDW Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Clive Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralConflict | hidden war between supernatural forces and humanity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Everville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Great and Secret Show (comic book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
hidden worlds
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human desire for transcendence ⓘ supernatural war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jo-Beth Maguire
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Kissoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy-Ray Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
metaphysical
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surreal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending horror with metaphysical fantasy
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introducing the cosmology of Quiddity in Barker’s fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 700 ⓘ |
| partOf | Clive Barker bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
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HarperCollins Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Books of the Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Omaha Beach, Nebraska
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Quiddity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams and alternate realities
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good versus evil ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ the nature of reality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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