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series32 books2011

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in british isles and big city.

“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

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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Start with City of Bones →

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

Alex VerusSeries

series14 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Starting with Fated, the series escalates from small jobs and favors into open conflict with the Council structure and Alex's own former master, as his precognitive gift proves more dangerous to wield than it first appears.”
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Start with Fated →

The Dresden FilesSeries

series56 books2000

Set in north america and 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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Start with Welcome to the Jungle →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes Word and the Void, The Genesis of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Paladins of Shannara, The Defenders of Shannara

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

series15 books2007

About immortality.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →

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