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Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Fantasy, about dragons and friendship, set in north america.
Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series
series100 books1996
Paranormal, set in north america.
“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Bitten →
Rivers of LondonSeries
series32 books2011
Set in british isles.
“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rivers of London →
The Arcana Familia / Finn FancySeries
series3 books2015
Funny in tone.
“Finn Gramaraye was framed for the crime of dark necromancy at the age of 15, and exiled to the Other Realm for twenty five years.”
from the catalogue
Start with Finn Fancy Necromancy →
Harper Blaine / GreywalkerSeries
series11 books2006
Set in north america.
“Following a savage, near-fatal attack, private detective Harper Blaine discovers that she has become a Greywalker, and now has the ability to move between the ordinary world and a mysterious, cross-over zone populated by monsters.”
from the catalogue
Start with Greywalker →
American GodsSeries
series10 books1999
Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.
“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue
Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →