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Modern Tale of FaerieSeries
series4 books2002
Fantasy, about fae.
Start with Tithe →
The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries
series38 books2007
Dark fantasy, adventurous in tone.
“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue
Start with Skulduggery Pleasant →
The ReplacementNovel
Brenna Yovanoffstandalone novel2010
Fantasy and dark fantasy, about fae and identity.
“Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess.”
from the catalogue
BuffyverseUniverse
universe205 books1992
Tense in tone, about vampires, set in north america.
“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
Start with Buffy the Vampire Slayer →
includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Slayer (Kiersten White), Angel, Buffy: The Next Generation, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Buffy Prequels
The Morganville VampiresSeries
series40 books2006
completed
Tense in tone, about vampires, set in north america and small town.
“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue
Start with Glass Houses →
Wicked LovelySeries
series17 books2007
About fae.
“Later books widen out to other faerie courts and other narrators drawn into the same modern-day faerie politics layered invisibly over ordinary life.”
from the catalogue
Start with Cold Iron Heart →