by Clive Barker
First published 1992
Cal Mooney discovers an extraordinary carpet that contains an entire world within its threads. The Fugue, as this hidden realm is known, houses the Seerkind, magical beings who wove themselves into the fabric to escape persecution in our world. When the carpet's guardian dies, the woven world begins to unravel, releasing its inhabitants back into reality. Cal finds himself caught between the emerging Seerkind and those who would destroy them. As the boundaries between the mundane and magical dissolve, he must navigate a conflict that threatens both worlds. The carpet becomes a battlefield where ancient powers clash and ordinary people face extraordinary choices. Barker weaves a tale where the fantastic intrudes violently into everyday life, forcing characters to confront wonders and terrors beyond imagination.
Genres: fiction, fantasy, supernatural, magical-realism
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, ordinary-person-extraordinary-circumstances
Setting: Fugue, Seerkind
726 pages · Paperback · Fontana/Collins
Content warnings: violence