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Kraken: An AnatomyNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2010
Fantasy, eerie in tone, about gods, set in british isles.
Sign of the ZodiacSeries
series9 books2007
Set in north america.
“Now a photographer by day, she prowls a different Las Vegas after sunset - a grim, secret Sin City where Light battles Shadow - seeking answers to whom or what she really is... and revenge for the horrors she was forced to endure.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Scent of Shadows →
The Skyscraper ThroneSeries
series3 books2012
Set in british isles.
Start with The City's Son →
London BelowSeries
series5 books1996
Fantasy, about transported to another world, set in british isles and underground & caves.
“Most notable is the appearance of the Floating Market at Harrods rather than under Battersea power station.”
from the catalogue
Start with Neverwhere →
Cal LeandrosSeries
series13 books2006
Urban fantasy, dark and tense in tone, set in contemporary and big city.
“There's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side-and that's only the beginning.”
from the catalogue
Start with Nightlife →
Zoo CityNovel
Lauren Beukesstandalone novel2010
Science fiction and mystery & detective, set in africa.