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  • Cover of The Dresden Files
    The Dresden FilesSeries

    series · 56 books · 2000

    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.”

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    Start with Welcome to the Jungle →

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  • Cover of Anita Blake
    Anita BlakeSeries

    series · 42 books · 1993

    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 →

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  • Cover of Zoo City
    Zoo CityNovel

    Lauren Beukes · standalone novel · 2010

    Science fiction, dark in tone, set in africa.

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  • Cover of Felix Castor
    Felix CastorSeries

    series · 7 books · 2006

    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 →

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  • Cover of Alchemy of Secrets
    Alchemy of SecretsSeries

    series · 1 book · 2025

    Fantasy, mysterious in tone, about magical artifacts.

    “Pulled into a hidden magical Los Angeles alongside a stranger who claims her missing sister sent him to protect her, Holland has to work out who is lying to her before the clock runs out.”

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    Start with Alchemy of Secrets →

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  • Cover of The Curse Workers
    The Curse WorkersSeries

    series · 3 books · 2010

    Fantasy, about family secrets and curses.

    “Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with White Cat →

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