Cover of The Shadow Guests

The Shadow Guests

  • 1980 first published
  • 173 pages
  • 13 editions

Published in 1980, The Shadow Guests is a ghost story novel by Joan Aiken. The story is set in England. Key subjects include ghosts, histoires de fantômes and livres en gros caractères.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

At about 173 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Ghosts
  • Ghost stories
  • Histoires de fantômes
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Livres en gros caractères

Quick answers

Who wrote The Shadow Guests?

The Shadow Guests was written by Joan Aiken and first published in 1980.

What genre is The Shadow Guests?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Shadow Guests?

The median edition has 173 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Shadow Guests?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Christmas Carol, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and It.

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