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    Sandman SlimSeries

    series · 15 books · 2009

    Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

    “Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim follows James Stark, a magician who spent eleven years trapped fighting in Hell before escaping back to a Los Angeles that isn't much friendlier, looking for revenge against the circle that sent him there.”

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    Bobby DollarSeries

    series · 3 books · 2012

    Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

    “Bad-ass smart-mouth Bobby Dollar, an Earth-bound angel advocate for newly departed souls caught between Heaven and Hell, is appalled when a soul goes missing on his watch.”

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    Start with The Dirty Streets of Heaven →

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    Butcher BirdNovel

    Richard Kadrey · standalone novel · 2007

    About magical artifacts and monster hunting, set in north america.

    “Spyder Lee owns a tattoo shop in San Francisco, has a favorite drinking buddy, Lulu Garou, and other friends all over town.”

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    The Demon's LexiconSeries

    series · 3 books · 2009

    Fantasy, tense in tone.

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    series · 10 books · 1999

    Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.

    “Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”

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    series · 4 books · 2002

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