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* In [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Sauron was called "the Necromancer" (though in this case it probably meant controlling the spirits of the dead, not their corpses). Given Tolkien's influence on the fantasy genre, this could be the [[Trope Maker]].
** Sauron appears to have more control over the corpses of the dead than their spirits, if the Barrow-Wights are anything to go by; according to the supplementary materials they are evil spirits (not the souls of the original deceased) sent by the Witch-King of Angmar, Sauron's [[The Dragon|Dragon]] to possess the bodies of dead kings to torment their former subjects.
* [[Terry Pratchett]]'s [[Discworld]] novel ''[[
** Note that they use the classical definition of contacting spirits to ask about the future, which is apparently evil. Contacting them to ask about the present or past, on the other hand, is okay.
** This is continued in ''[[
* [[Garth Nix]]'s ''[[Old Kingdom]]'' trilogy features several necromancers as villains—and the Abhorsen, who has similar powers but uses them to fight necromancers and other undead threats.
* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Chessman of Mars]]'', Tara is accused of being "one of those horrid Corphals that by commanding the spirits of the wicked dead gains evil mastery over the living"—which could only be killed by [[Royal Blood]].
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