The Lights Go Out in Lychford, by Paul Cornell

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★★★☆☆

(Modern Fantasy; Lychford) Autumn desperately tries to repair the barriers she accidentally dropped, but with Judith in the throes of dementia, she’s got no one to help her. And as Liz has discovered, something has already come through. (33,219 words; Time: 1h:50m)

This is the fourth novella in the Lychford Series, and you must read the earlier ones to make much sense out of this one. See related articles on Tor.com.

A Long Day in Lychford, by Paul Cornell

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(Modern Fantasy; Lychford) Autumn learns that casting spells when drunk and angry has bad results when she accidentally shatters Lychford’s magical defenses and traps a number of people inside unstable space-time bubbles. (25,934 words; Time: 1h:26m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Sequel to The Lost Child of Lychford (2016). Stands alone, but reading it first might spoil the earlier one. See related articles on Tor.com.

The Lost Child of Lychford, by Paul Cornell

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(Horror; Lychford) Just before Christmas, the ghost of a little boy appears in the vicarage and disturbs the vicar and her two friends. (27,759 words; Time: 1h:32m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Award-Worthy

Sequel to Witches of Lychford (2015). Stands alone, but reading it first might spoil the earlier one. See related articles on Tor.com.

Witches of Lychford, by Paul Cornell

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(Modern Fantasy; Lychford) An English village contains a barrier between worlds, and three very different women must work together to protect it from destruction by a new supermarket. (30,000 words; Time: 1h:40m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Award-Worthy

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