Reading order · 2 books · 1989 to 1994 · Set in the fictional Palomo Grove, California
The Art Books in Order
The Art books are dark fantasy about a power called the Art that gives access to Quiddity, the dream sea that people visit three times in their lives, and the war fought over it.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 1989 to 1994
- First book
- The Great and Secret Show
- Latest
- Everville (1994)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Palomo Grove, California
The reading order
Every The Art book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in the fictional Palomo Grove, California
- 1The Great and Secret Show1989Randolph Jaffe, a clerk in a dead letter office, discovers clues to the Art, a power that opens the way to the dream sea Quiddity.Buy on Amazon
- 2Everville1994In a small Oregon town founded by a girl who glimpsed another world, a festival is drawing dangerous forces towards the dream sea of Quiddity.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Great and Secret Show first, then Everville.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Randolph Jaffe | Tesla Bombeck |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Great and Secret Show | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Everville | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the The Art books
3 characters from Clive Barker’s chart, with the number of The Art books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph JaffePostal worker who seeks the Art | 2 | The Great and Secret Show 1989 |
| Tesla BombeckScreenwriter caught up in the war | 2 | The Great and Secret Show 1989 |
| Harry D'AmourOccult detective | 1 | Everville 1994 |