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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse
universe70 books2007
Urban fantasy and 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 The Dark Artifices, The Eldest Curses, The Last Hours, The Infernal Devices, Magnus Bane, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
MisfitNovel
Jon Skovronstandalone novel2011
Tense in tone.
“Seattle sixteen-year-old Jael must negotiate normal life in Catholic school while learning to control the abilities she inherited from her mother, a demon, and protect those she loves from Belial, the Duke of Hell.”
from the catalogue
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Legendborn →
The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 books2000
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Welcome to the Jungle →
Sorcery HallSeries
series3 books1985
completed
About wizards.
“When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall who enlists her help in his fight against a dreaded monster of darkness.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Bronze King →
War for the OaksSeries
series2 books1987
About fae and music.
Start with War for the Oaks →