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Urban Fantasy Recommendations
Hi, i've been looking for some new urban fantasy to read. I've read all the Dresden Files books, all the Alex Verus books, all the Iron Druid Chronicles books, gave up on the Harry Connolly and Mike Carey Felix Castor books, and am now stuck. I've had a look at Steve Bein, M.L.N. Hanover, Ilona Andrews, Kalayna Price, Ben Macallan, Brian Lumley, Tim Waggoner, Maurice Broaddus, Lee Collins, M.L Brennan, G.T. Almasi, Trent Jamieson, Marcus Pelegrimas and Simon R Green. I've not read any of these yet, and some, like the Kalayna book look to female oriented for me, while I'm not sure about the Ilona Andrews book. Any advice, and any additions?
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I liked the Kim Harrison "Hollows" series. The covers look pretty "romancy" but they contain a pretty solid urban fantasy premise.
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Give Patrica Briggs books a look. Mercy Thompson series. Female protagonist, but really good urban fantasy.
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How about the Bobby Dollar series by Tad Williams. I've only read the first book (The Dirty Streets of Heaven) so far but I enjoyed it and plan only reading the other two when I finish Ancillary Sword.
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I enjoyed Simon R Green's Nightside series and have just started Secret Histories.
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A bit of an "oldie" (from the 90's) but you might want to check out Tanya Huff's Blood books (Victoria Nelson/Henry Fitzroy series) or her Keeper series.
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I really liked the Convergent World series by Mark Del Franco. First book is Unshapely Things. I hear great things about Seanan McGuire and Justin Gustainis, too, but haven't gotten around to reading those.
Steve Bein's "Fated Blades" series has been interesting me, but is not yet in my TBR pile. Some say Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles are on par with Dresden. I think they read more like ... I don't know, comic books or superheroes....I just didn't take to the series. But a lot of folks like it. A friend of my absolutely loves Rob Thurman's "Cal & Niko" series (aka Cal Leandros), but I found it a bit dark for my tastes. I personally loved Devon Monk's Allison Beckstrom series. It has a female main character and she's in a relationship, but the main focus of the books is the misuse of magic....I don't think it's "too female oriented". YMMV. |
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Just thought of a few more. Wen Spencer's Elfhome books are Urban Fantasyish and quite good. Sharon Lee's Archer's Beach books, the Monster Hunter & Grimnoir Chronicles books by Larry Correia. Not a series, but War for the Oaks by Emma Bull.
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A few of my favorites :
C. E. Murphy's Walker Papers series Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assassin series Lilith Saintcrow's Dante Valentine series Lyn Benedict's Shadows Inquiries series Jaye Wells' Sabina Kane series Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series Shannon Mayer's Rylee Adamson series Seanan Maguire's October Daye series Jenn Bennett's Arcadia Bell series Kaitlin Kittredge's Black London series Karen Marie Moning's Fever series Jess Haines' H&W Investigations series Stacia Kane's Chess Putnam series Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampires series Kylie Chan's Dark Heavens series Ben Aaronovich's Peter Grant series Deborah Harkness' Old Souls Trilogy series Philippa Bornikova's Linnet Ellery series Allyson James' Stormwalker series Ann Aguirre's Corine Solomon series Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series Karen Chance's Dorina Basarab, Dhampir series, and her Cassandra Palmer series Charles L. Grant's Black Oak series Charles de Lint's "Someplace To Be Flying", "Forests of the Heart" Terri Windling's "The Wood Wife" Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Series Kim Harrison's Hollows (aka Rachel Morgan) series Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series M.L.N. Hanover's Black Sun's Daughter series Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series (BUT ONLY BOOKS 1-9 - after that LKH jumps the shark big-time) |
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Correia's Monster Hunters is a very different take on Urban Fantasy. It's a great series. I love his take on Elves. |
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Not modern urban fantasy, but glen cook did write a fantasy detective series, that is quite good. He just wrote it at a time, when urban fantasy was not that common.
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