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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 →
Anita BlakeSeries
series42 books1993
Dark in tone, about vampires.
“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue
Start with Guilty Pleasures →
The HollowsSeries
series39 books2004
About witches and demons.
Start with Of Vampires—Living and Not So Living →
Felix CastorSeries
series7 books2006
Dark in tone, about demons, set in british isles.
“Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels follow a freelance exorcist working London's supernatural underside, taking paying jobs to banish ghosts and bind demons in a city where the dead don't always stay quiet.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Devil You Know →
Meredith GentrySeries
series10 books2000
Paranormal romance, about fae and political intrigue.
“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Kiss of Shadows →
Rivers of LondonSeries
series32 books2011
Mysterious in tone, 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 →