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Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Fantasy and urban fantasy, about dragons, set in contemporary.
Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →
The Green Eyes of BastNovel
Sax Rohmerstandalone novel1920
Fantasy and horror, eerie in tone, about gods.
“Psychic investigator Dr. Damar Greefe encounters ancient sorcery and a cult whose leader is possessed by the murderous cat-goddess Bast!”
from the catalogue
Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future and british isles.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mindstar Rising →
Nela FarleySeries
series1 book2012
Cozy mystery, set in contemporary.
“Ever since the death of her fiancé, Nela Farley has found herself plagued by a sixth sense: she understands the thoughts of cats when she looks into their eyes.”
from the catalogue
Start with What the Cat Saw →
The Black BoxNovel
E. Phillips Oppenheimstandalone novel1915
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about psychic powers, set in early 20th century and our world.
Moris KlawSeries
series11 books1913
completed
Eerie in tone.
Start with Case of the Haunting of Grange →