Dark Carnival

Top choice in Berkeley


Rumor has it this is the oldest science-fiction, fantasy and horror bookstore in the country. Whether true or not, those who love this sort of genre of literature will enter this explosion of books and experience a spontaneous combustion of happiness. We gotta stress: it's all controlled chaos, but half the joy is losing yourself in the stacks.


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