Urban Fantasy

Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy in which the narrative uses supernatural elements in a 19th-century to 21st-century (or equivalent) urban society. It usually takes place in the present day (or the equivalent of the "present day").

Works of urban fantasy may be set in an approximation of our world in which fantastic exists secretly or in a world (such as an alternative history) in which it occurs openly, or some combination of the above. Elements such as magic, paranormal beings, other worlds and so on, may exist here. Common themes include coexistence or conflict between humans and other
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Secrets of the First School (Edinburgh Nights #5)
Arcane Justice (The Other Detective, #3)
Outlaw Magic (Elder Races, #10)
Juniper Wiles Does Not Want to Be Queen (Juniper Wiles #3)
The Diamond in the Rough (Beyond the Veil, #10)
The Bookshop Below
Turns of Fate (Isle of Wyrd, #1)
The Reluctant Reaper
The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu
A Judgement of Powers (Inheritance of Magic)
Violent Awakening (Fortuna Sworn, #6)
A Murder in the Making (Magical Trinket Mysteries #2)
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Grave Intentions (Grave Affairs #2)
Frozen Fire (Fate of the Darkmages, #3)
Alchemy of Secrets (Alchemy of Secrets, #1)
The Things Gods Break (The Crucible, #2)
The Dawn of the Cursed Queen (Gods & Monsters, #3)
The Ex Hex (The Ex Hex, #1)
Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Senior Year Adventures, #2)
Snake-Eater
The Wizard's Cat (The Wizard's Butler, #2)
Arcane Justice (The Other Detective, #3)
Avalon Tower (Fey Academy for Spies, #1)
Clash of Claws (Shifter Guardians Academy, #1)
Spellcaster (Weatherstone College, #1)
Vale of Dreams (Fey Academy for Spies, #2)
Fallen Gods (Fallen Gods, #1)
Daggermouth
Rewitched (Rewitched, #1)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasRed Queen by Victoria AveyardMermen by Mimi Jean PamfiloffAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
New Series (2015)
467 books — 1,183 voters

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4,462 books — 18,222 voters
Angelfall by Susan EeSwitched by Amanda HockingMy Blood Approves by Amanda HockingThe Darkest Frost, Vol. 1 by Tanya HolmesHell's Teeth by James Fahy
Indie Books - Paranormal Fiction
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2)
Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)
Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3)
Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4)
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4)
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5)
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5)

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