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Erin Morgensternstandalone novel2011

Romance, about forbidden love, set in our world.

series12 books1973

Eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

Rivers of LondonSeries

series32 books2011

Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue

Start with City of Bones →

includes Magnus Bane, The Eldest Curses, The Last Hours, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, The Dark Artifices, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

The Last MagicianSeries

series4 books2017

Start with The Last Magician →

Elemental MastersSeries

series59 books1995

Set in 19th century and europe.

“Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales in various historical settings, with mages who each command one of the four elements — fire, water, earth, or air.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fire Rose →

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