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  • Cover of The Dresden Files
    The Dresden FilesSeries

    series · 56 books · 2000

    About wizards, set in big city.

    “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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    Start with Welcome to the Jungle →

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  • Cover of Anita Blake
    Anita BlakeSeries

    series · 42 books · 1993

    Dark in tone, about vampires.

    “The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”

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    Start with Guilty Pleasures →

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  • Cover of Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
    Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

    series · 100 books · 1996

    Paranormal.

    “Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”

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    Start with Bitten →

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  • Cover of Rivers of London
    Rivers of LondonSeries

    series · 32 books · 2011

    Mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in british isles and big city.

    “The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”

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    Start with Rivers of London →

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  • Cover of October Daye
    October DayeSeries

    series · 42 books · 2009

    About fae.

    “Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”

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    Start with Strangers in Court →

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  • Cover of Meredith Gentry
    Meredith GentrySeries

    series · 10 books · 2000

    Paranormal romance, about fae and political intrigue.

    “The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”

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    Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

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