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Gods & Monsters is 8 books, 2013–2019.

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American Gods
Sandman Slim
Dark-Hunter
Buffyverse
Vampire Huntress Legend
Jack Nightingale
Anita Blake
Dark Heavens milieu
The Dresden Files

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Sandman SlimSeries

seriesRichard Kadrey15 books2009

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim follows James Stark, a magician who spent eleven years trapped fighting in Hell before escaping back to a Los Angeles that isn't much friendlier, looking for revenge against the circle that sent him there.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sandman Slim →

Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
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Start with Fantasy Lover →

BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

About vampires.

“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
from the catalogue description

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Vampire Huntress LegendSeries

seriesL. A. Banks15 books2003

About vampires.

“L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend opens with Minion, introducing Damali Richards, a spoken-word artist and martial artist who moonlights as a vampire hunter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Minion →

Jack NightingaleSeries

seriesStephen Leather, Alex Shaw, Andrew Fusek Peters, Conrad Jones, Lynne Waterman, Matt Hilton & Robert Waterman39 books2010

Set in contemporary.

“Stephen Leather's series follows Nightingale as people around him start dying in increasingly inexplicable ways, forcing a skeptic into treating the occult threat as real.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nightfall →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Dark Heavens milieuSeries

seriesKylie Chan13 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with The Gravity Engine →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

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What should I read after Gods & Monsters?: American Gods — the closest match to Gods & Monsters on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Gods & Monsters?: Unclean Spirits. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gods & Monsters.
How big is Gods & Monsters?: Gods & Monsters is 8 books, 2013–2019.

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