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Daniel Polanskystandalone novel2016

About political intrigue, set in big city.

“M is an ageless drifter with a sharp tongue, few scruples, and the ability to bend reality to his will, ever so slightly.”
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Changeling (Delia Sherman)Series

series2 books2006

Fantasy, about fae, set in big city.

“In a parallel New York City, Neef, a changeling, breaks Fairy Law and will end up sacrificed to the Wild Hunt unless she can meet the challenge of the Green Lady of Central Park.”
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The Legendborn CycleSeries

series3 books2020

Tense in tone.

“Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager who enrolls in an early-college program and stumbles into a secret society descended from Arthurian legend operating alongside her North Carolina campus.”
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The Dark EliteSeries

series3 books2009

Tense in tone, about coming of age, set in big city.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
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Start with Firespell →

The Tiger's ApprenticeSeries

series3 books2003

Fantasy.

“Together they must keep the talisman from an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.”
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Heir ChroniclesSeries

series5 books2006

Fantasy, about wizards.

“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
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