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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 Great CitiesSeries
series3 books2016
Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.
“N. K. Jemisin's Great Cities duology imagines that great cities can awaken as living, sentient avatars defending themselves against extradimensional threats.”
from the catalogue
Start with The City We Became →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with City of Bones →
includes The Dark Artifices, The Eldest Curses, The Infernal Devices, Magnus Bane, The Last Hours, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
The HollowsSeries
series39 books2004
About witches and demons.
Start with Of Vampires—Living and Not So Living →
Mercy ThompsonUniverse
universe45 books2006
About werewolves.
“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alpha and Omega →
includes Alpha and Omega
Chicagoland Vampires UniverseSeries
series25 books2009
Paranormal romance, about vampires.
Start with Some Girls Bite →