The Familiar Series by Mark Z. Danielewski

4.12 · 58 ratings
  • One Rainy Day in May (The Familiar #1)
    #1

    One Rainy Day in May (The Familiar #1)

    Mark Z. Danielewski

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2015

    NATIONAL BEST SELLER  From the author of the international best seller House of Leaves and National Book Award–nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to Southeast Asia, from Venice, Italy, to Venice, California, with nine lives hanging in the balance, each called upon to make a terrifying choice... more

  • Into the Forest (The Familiar #2)
    #2

    Into the Forest (The Familiar #2)

    Mark Z. Danielewski

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2015

    The Familiar, Volume 1 Wherein the cat is found . . .The Familiar, Volume 2 Wherein the cat is hungry . . . From the universally acclaimed, genre-busting author of House of Leaves comes the second volume of The Familiar, a "novel [which] goes beyond the experimental into the visionary, creating a language and style that expands the horizon of meaning . . . hint[ing] at an evolved form of literature... more

  • Honeysuckle & Pain (The Familiar #3)
    #3

    Honeysuckle & Pain (The Familiar #3)

    Mark Z. Danielewski

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2016

    Released for the summer from the perils of school, Xanther and her nameless cat are settling into a comfortable routine at home. However, the rest of the Ibrahim family is growing more and more unsettled. Astair fears their stretched finances are already at a breaking point. Not even a visit from an old friend can mitigate Anwar’s feeling that he’s failing to support those he loves and that even worse things are to come... more

  • Hades (The Familiar #4)
    #4

    Hades (The Familiar #4)

    Mark Z. Danielewski

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2017

    When a viral video puts twelve-year-old Xanther under a spotlight of scrutiny at school, her little white cat—still slumbering, still unnamed—offers the only escape, though it comes at a price. Not even Xanther’ parents can deny the strange currents now shuddering around their eldest, touching off inexplicable happenings. Entities troubling the dreams of the twins seem to have singled out Freya... more

  • Redwood (The Familiar #5)
    #5

    Redwood (The Familiar #5)

    Mark Z. Danielewski

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2017

    The Season One finale of this riveting multisensory masterpiece from the visionary author of House of Leaves... more

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