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de Lint Master MythosUniverse
universe151 books1977
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
“Newford you find by ear — a fiddle tune drifting up from a subway grate, a story a friend swears is true, the particular hush of an alley where the streetlight never quite reaches.”
from the catalogue
Start with Juniper Wiles →
includes Santo del Vado Viejo, AZ, Wildlings, Cerin Songweaver
Magic StreetNovel
Orson Scott Cardstandalone novel2005
Fantasy, mysterious in tone, about identity.
Tam LinNovel
Pamela Deanstandalone novel1991
Fantasy and mythic fantasy, reflective in tone, about coming of age.
The Good Fairies of New YorkNovel
Martin Millarstandalone novel1992
Humor, funny in tone, about friendship.
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 →
The HollowsSeries
series39 books2004
About witches and demons.
Start with Of Vampires—Living and Not So Living →