Who This Author Is

Algernon Blackwood has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 155 catalog-linked books across 1927 to 2024, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Three John Silence Stories and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1927 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from IndyPublish.com and IndyPublish.

Best Place To Start

Three John Silence Stories

IndyPublish.com • 2006 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from IndyPublish.com and IndyPublish

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1927 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from IndyPublish.com and IndyPublish.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Three John Silence Stories

    IndyPublish.com • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 172 pages.

  2. A Prisoner in Fairyland

    IndyPublish.com • 2003 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Tongues of Fire and Other Sketches

    Stark House Press • 2020 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2020 • 206 pages.

  4. Empty House and Other Ghost Stories

    510 Classics • 2015 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 218 pages.

  5. Extra Day

    House of Stratus, Incorporated • 2014 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 326 pages.

  6. Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories

    Digireads.com • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 228 pages.

  7. A Prisoner in Fairyland (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 392 pages.

  8. Day And Night Stories

    Kessinger Publishing, LLC • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 236 pages.

  9. Four Weird Tales

    IndyPublish • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 140 pages.

  10. Four Weird Tales (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 152 pages.

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