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The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with White Cat →
LoreNovel
Alexandra Brackenstandalone novel2021
Mythic fantasy, about gods and immortality.
“As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals.”
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Faerie TaleNovel
Raymond E. Feiststandalone novel1988
Thriller & suspense, eerie in tone, about fae, set in small town.
The Demon's LexiconSeries
series3 books2009
About demons.
Start with The Demon's Lexicon →
The Morganville VampiresSeries
series40 books2006
completed
Paranormal, about vampires, set in 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 →
The Legendborn CycleSeries
series3 books2020
Urban fantasy, tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.
“Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager who enrolls in an early-college program and stumbles into a secret society descended from Arthurian legend operating alongside her North Carolina campus.”
from the catalogue
Start with Legendborn →