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  • Cover of Anita Blake
    Anita BlakeSeries

    series · 42 books · 1993

    Urban fantasy, about vampires, set in north america.

    “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 Felix Castor
    Felix CastorSeries

    series · 7 books · 2006

    Urban fantasy, 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 →

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  • Cover of The Dresden Files
    The Dresden FilesSeries

    series · 56 books · 2000

    Urban fantasy, 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 →

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  • Cover of Exorcist
    ExorcistSeries

    series · 6 books · 1971

    Horror, about demons, set in north america.

    “Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”

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    Start with The Exorcist →

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  • Cover of Nightside
    NightsideSeries

    series · 23 books · 2003

    Urban fantasy, set in british isles.

    “Simon R. Green's noir fantasy series, beginning with Something from the Nightside, follows Taylor deeper into the district's politics and his own mysterious origins across fourteen novels.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Something from the Nightside →

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  • Cover of The Yiddish Policemen's Union
    The Yiddish Policemen's UnionNovel

    Michael Chabon · standalone novel · 2007

    Alternate history and noir, about faith and religion, set in north america.

    “Michael Chabon's Hugo- and Nebula-winning noir, told as hardboiled alternate history.”

    from the catalogue

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