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The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 books2000
Set in north america.
“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.”
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The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
About curses and organized crime, set in north america.
“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
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Start with White Cat →
Meredith GentrySeries
series10 books2000
Paranormal romance, about fae and court intrigue.
“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
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An Inheritance of MagicSeries
series3 books2023
Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with An Inheritance of Magic →
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
About immortality.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →
Alif the UnseenNovel
G. Willow Wilsonstandalone novel2012
Cyberpunk and science fiction, about artificial intelligence, set in middle east.
“In the novel, a Middle Eastern hacker named Alif discovers a book of djinn tales which may lead to a new age of quantum computing.”
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