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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse
universe70 books2007
Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue
Start with City of Bones →
includes The Dark Artifices, The Eldest Curses, The Infernal Devices, The Last Hours, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Magnus Bane, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 books2000
About wizards, set in north america.
“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 →
The Legendborn CycleSeries
series3 books2020
Set in 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 →
The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
About curses and organized crime, set in north america.
“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 →
War for the OaksSeries
series2 books1987
About fae and music, set in north america.
Start with War for the Oaks →
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
About immortality and wizards.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Alchemyst →