The Thief of Always
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The Thief of Always is a dark fantasy novel by Clive Barker, often categorized as a modern fairy tale about a bored boy lured into a sinister magical house that offers endless fun at a terrible cost.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modern fairy tale
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | limited comic series ⓘ |
| adaptationPublisher | IDW Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Clive Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
childhood and growing up
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good versus evil ⓘ loss of time ⓘ temptation ⓘ the cost of wish fulfillment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Clive Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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dark fantasy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | comic book adaptation ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist |
Holiday House itself
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Mr. Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lulu
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Mr. Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rictus NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Clive Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Harvey Swick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
beware of offers that seem too good to be true
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time is precious and cannot be reclaimed ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | around 225 pages ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| hasTargetAgeRange | approximately 9–12 years ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a bored boy lured into a sinister magical house ⓘ |
| notableFor | being described as a modern fairy tale ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works of Clive Barker ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Harvey Swick, a bored boy, is enticed to Holiday House, a magical place offering endless fun where each day contains all four seasons and multiple holidays, but he discovers a terrible hidden cost. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
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HarperCollins Children's Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Holiday House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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