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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 →
Faerie TaleNovel
Raymond E. Feiststandalone novel1988
Thriller & suspense, eerie in tone, about fae, set in small town.
The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
About curses and organized crime, set in our world.
“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 →
The Legendborn CycleSeries
series3 books2020
“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 →
The HollowsSeries
series39 books2004
About witches and demons.
Start with Of Vampires—Living and Not So Living →
Gale FamilySeries
series3 books2009
Set in our world.
“Tanya Huff's urban fantasy trilogy follows Alysha Gale, a member of a Canadian family whose charms can reshape reality, after she inherits her grandmother's junk shop in Calgary and discovers it doubles as a gateway into the fae world.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Enchantment Emporium →