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Fata MorganaNovel
William Kotzwinklestandalone novel1977
About quests and reincarnation, set in big city.
“Picard is a hunter of the purest instincts, with an appetite for the ladies, a taste for lemon tarts, and a policeman's nose for hard realities.”
from the catalogue
The DispossessedSeries
series3 books2013
Set in big city.
“Ingrid Waverly was forced to leave her life in London with her mother and her younger sister, Gabby.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Beautiful and the Cursed →
Dominion Mysteries / Gaslamp GothicSeries
series7 books2016
Historical fantasy, set in 19th century.
Start with The Daemoniac →
My Brother's KeeperNovel
Tim Powersstandalone novel2023
Horror, about werewolves and gods, set in british isles.
“When young Emily Brontë helps a wounded man she finds at the foot of an ancient pagan shrine in the remote Yorkshire moors, her life becomes contentiously entwined with his.”
from the catalogue
JackabySeries
series5 books2014
Mystery & detective and fantasy, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.
“Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings.”
from the catalogue
Start with Jackaby →
MelmothSeries
series9 books1820
completed
Horror and gothic, dark in tone, about deal with the devil.
Start with Melmoth the Wanderer →