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  • Cover of Alex Stern
    Alex SternSeries

    series · 4 books · 2019

    Dark fantasy.

    “The opening novel, Ninth House, establishes her as an outsider gifted with the ability to see ghosts; the sequels continue her investigation into the societies' abuses and the murder that first drew her into Lethe's world.”

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    Start with Ninth House →

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  • Cover of Atlas (Olivie Blake)
    Atlas (Olivie Blake)Series

    series · 3 books · 2020

    About political intrigue.

    “Olivie Blake's Atlas trilogy follows six magical scholars recruited into a secretive society that grants near-limitless magical resources in exchange for a mortal cost only revealed after they've already committed.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Atlas Six →

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  • Cover of The Charlatan Duology
    The Charlatan DuologySeries

    series · 2 books · 2022

    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 →

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  • Cover of Anita Blake
    Anita BlakeSeries

    series · 42 books · 1993

    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 A City Dreaming
    A City DreamingNovel

    Daniel Polansky · standalone novel · 2016

    Whimsical in tone, about political intrigue.

    “M is an ageless drifter with a sharp tongue, few scruples, and the ability to bend reality to his will, ever so slightly.”

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  • Cover of The Dark Elite
    The Dark EliteSeries

    series · 3 books · 2009

    About coming of age.

    “Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”

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    Start with Firespell →

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