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The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 books2000
“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
Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and wizards, set in contemporary and north america.
“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 →
The Morganville VampiresSeries
series40 books2006
completed
Paranormal, about vampires, set in small town.
“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue
Start with Glass Houses →
The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
About curses and organized crime, set in our world.
“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue
Start with White Cat →
Heir ChroniclesSeries
series5 books2006
Urban fantasy and fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary and north america.
“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Warrior Heir →
The Dark EliteSeries
series3 books2009
About magic schools, set in our world.
“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue
Start with Firespell →