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series39 books2004
About witches.
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War for the OaksSeries
series2 books1987
Fantasy, about fae, set in big city.
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The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 books2000
About wizards, set in big city.
“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.”
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Night HuntressUniverse
universe53 books2007
Paranormal romance, about vampires.
“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
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Start with Reckoning →
includes Night Huntress World, Night Rebel, The Night Prince
Otherworld (Yasmine Galenorn)Series
series50 books2006
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with Etched in Silver →
BuffyverseUniverse
universe205 books1992
Tense in tone, about vampires.
“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
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Start with Buffy the Vampire Slayer →
includes Slayer (Kiersten White), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy: The Next Generation, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Angel, Buffy Prequels