The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 3 books · 2004 to 2020 · Mostly set in London

Susanna Clarke

Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell imagines English magic returning during the Napoleonic Wars, told in a style that recalls Austen and Dickens. Piranesi is a short, haunting novel about a man living in an endless house of statues.

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Susanna Clarke books in order

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Strange and Norrell

2 books · Set in LondonHistorical and mythic fantasyLiterary fiction
  1. 1Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell2004With Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan StrangeBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories2006Buy on Amazon

Piranesi

1 book · Set in the HouseLiterary fiction
  1. 1Piranesi2020With PiranesiBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

English magic

The House