Shades of Darkness is a horror novel by British writer Richard Cowper, published in 1986.

Plot summary Shades of Darkness is a novel in which a ghost story is the theme.

Reception David Langford reviewed Shades of Darkness for White Dwarf #85, stating that "The essence of horror is the turning of the screw. Cowper turns it with discreet style and wit, but never quite far enough."

Reviews Review by Dan Chow (1987) in Locus, #313 February 1987https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?19150 Review by Charles de Lint (1987) in Fantasy Review, April 1987 Review by Helen McNabb (1987) in Vector 137 Review by John Clute (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987 Review by Mike Christie (1987) in Foundation, #38 Winter 1986/87 Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #100 January 1988 Review by Charles de Lint (1988) in Short Form, February 1988

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