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title: "Paranormal Fantasy Books"
description: "Browse award-recognized paranormal fantasy books with examples, counts, and a filtered app link."
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# Paranormal Fantasy Books

Fantasy involving supernatural beings or powers such as vampires, shifters, ghosts, psychics, or occult societies.

- **matching books:** 259
- **recognitions:** 310
- **winner records:** 14
- **award years:** 1960-2026
- **updated:** Aug 28, 2026

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## Representative Books

- **The Shining** by Stephen King - 4.28 average rating, 1,740,276 ratings, 1 recognitions, 0 wins, published 1977
- **It** by Stephen King - 4.24 average rating, 1,296,565 ratings, 2 recognitions, 0 wins, published 1986

## Related Links

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- [Browse award pages](/awards/)

## Goodreads Genre Reference

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