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The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 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
Start with Welcome to the Jungle →
The HollowsSeries
series39 books2004
About witches and demons.
Start with Of Vampires—Living and Not So Living →
Cassandra PalmerUniverse
universe40 books2006
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue
Start with Touch the Dark →
includes Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Lia de Croissets, John Pritkin, Lia and Cyrus, Kit Marlowe, Mircea Basarab
Anita BlakeSeries
series42 books1993
Dark and tense in tone.
“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue
Start with Guilty Pleasures →
All SoulsSeries
series5 books2011
Historical fantasy, about witches and forbidden love, set in europe.
Start with A Discovery of Witches →
The President's Vampire / Nathaniel CadeSeries
series4 books2010
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about political intrigue.
Start with Blood Oath →