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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 Dark EliteSeries
series3 books2009
About coming of age, set in our world.
“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue
Start with Firespell →
Vegas KnightsNovel
Matt Forbeckstandalone novel2011
Fantasy, about heist.
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 →
Heir ChroniclesSeries
series5 books2006
Fantasy, about wizards.
“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Warrior Heir →
The Charlatan DuologySeries
series2 books2022
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
“Holly Black's adult urban fantasy duology follows Charlie Hall, a small-time criminal turned bartender who used to work for gloamists, magicians who manipulate human shadows, and can't quite outrun that past.”
from the catalogue
Start with Book of Night →