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series32 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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BartimaeusSeries

series4 books2003

Alternate history, about political intrigue.

Start with The Amulet of Samarkand →

The Raven KingSeries

series13 books1996

About fae.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
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Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

Ministry of AlchemySeries

series5 books2016

About political intrigue, set in middle east.

Start with A Dead Djinn in Cairo →

The PrestigeNovel

Christopher Prieststandalone novel1995

Literary & general and historical fiction, about identity and family secrets.

“There's a lot of focus on a trick, where he seems to move across any width of stage in an instant, and on a feud with another magician, Angier.”
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JackabySeries

series5 books2014

Mystery & detective and fantasy, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.

“Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings.”
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Start with Jackaby →

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