Silverlock
#5133.91 adjusted 3.93 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 1949 Reading commitment Low John Myers Myers Last reviewed 2026-09-24
Overview
John Myers Myers's 1949 novel follows A. Clarence Shandon, a cynical businessman shipwrecked and washed ashore in the Commonwealth of Letters — a single fantastical realm built entirely from characters, places, and episodes drawn from world mythology and literature — through which he travels and is gradually transformed. A loosely related 1981 novel by the same author, marketed as a sequel, shares no setting or characters with it and is excluded.
Mythic fantasy, Portal fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Silverlock (1949) core · 3.91 (1,634 ratings); After his ship sinks, disillusioned businessman A. Clarence Shandon washes up in the Commonwealth of Letters, a realm built from world mythology and literature, and is guided by the enigmatic Golias through encounters with figures such as Beowulf, Robin Hood and Don Quixote.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Silverlock? Silverlock's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Silverlock finished? Complete (1949).
- How much reading does Silverlock take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~384 pages).
- How is Silverlock ranked? #513 in this site's official ranking, based on 1,634 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #513?
Ranked #513 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.91 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (1,634 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.02 behind #512, The Library Trilogy.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 1 book · Complete · 2k ratings · Ranks #513 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No award could be confirmed for this novel.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.91 across 1,634 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon extension: Silverlock (John Myers Myers) accepted 2026-09-24
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-09-24
Rule: Core Canon = Silverlock (1949) only, standalone.