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Who is your favorite (adult) urban fantasy heroine?

Kate Daniels Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
 
  164 votes, 13.9%

Mercy Thompson Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs Patricia Briggs
 
  118 votes, 10.0%

MacKayla Lane Darkfever (Fever, #1) by Karen Marie Moning Karen Marie Moning
 
  61 votes, 5.2%

Elena Deveraux Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1) by Nalini Singh Nalini Singh
 
  57 votes, 4.8%

Rachel Morgan Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison Kim Harrison
 
  54 votes, 4.6%

Catherine Crawfield Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) by Jeaniene Frost Jeaniene Frost
 
  43 votes, 3.7%

 
  36 votes, 3.1%

Charley Davidson First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) by Darynda Jones Darynda Jones
 
  33 votes, 2.8%

Alexia Tarabotti Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) by Gail Carriger Gail Carriger
 
  31 votes, 2.6%

Sookie Stackhouse Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris
 
  31 votes, 2.6%

October Daye Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) by Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire
 
  30 votes, 2.5%

Elena Michaels Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Kelley Armstrong Kelley Armstrong
 
  23 votes, 2.0%

Meg Corbyn Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop Anne Bishop
 
  23 votes, 2.0%

 
  21 votes, 1.8%

 
  20 votes, 1.7%

Nevada Baylor Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
 
  19 votes, 1.6%

Dorina Basarab Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1) by Karen Chance Karen Chance
 
  18 votes, 1.5%

Jane Yellowrock Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1) by Faith Hunter Faith Hunter
 
  18 votes, 1.5%

Cassandra Palmer Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer, #1) by Karen Chance Karen Chance
 
  17 votes, 1.4%

Georgina Kincaid Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, #1) by Richelle Mead Richelle Mead
 
  15 votes, 1.3%

Rylee Adamson Priceless (Rylee Adamson, #1) by Shannon Mayer Shannon Mayer
 
  15 votes, 1.3%

Gin Blanco Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1) by Jennifer Estep Jennifer Estep
 
  14 votes, 1.2%

 
  13 votes, 1.1%

Jane Jameson Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly Harper Molly Harper
 
  13 votes, 1.1%

Dante Valentine Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine, #1) by Lilith Saintcrow Lilith Saintcrow
 
  12 votes, 1.0%

Verity Price Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #1) by Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire
 
  11 votes, 0.9%

Riley Jensen Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian #1) by Keri Arthur Keri Arthur
 
  11 votes, 0.9%

Kit Colbana Blade Song (Colbana Files, #1) by J.C. Daniels J.C. Daniels
 
  11 votes, 0.9%

Arcadia Bell Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell, #1) by Jenn Bennett Jenn Bennett
 
  10 votes, 0.8%

Maxine Kiss The Iron Hunt (Hunter Kiss, #1) by Marjorie M. Liu Marjorie M. Liu
 
  10 votes, 0.8%

Alex Craft Grave Witch (Alex Craft, #1) by Kalayna Price Kalayna Price
 
  10 votes, 0.8%

 
  10 votes, 0.8%

Celia Wird Sealed with a Curse (Weird Girls, #1) by Cecy Robson Cecy Robson
 
  9 votes, 0.8%

McKenzie The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1) by Sandy Williams Sandy Williams
 
  8 votes, 0.7%

Chrysabelle Blood Rights (House of Comarré, #1) by Kristen Painter Kristen Painter
 
  8 votes, 0.7%

Kitty Norville Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville #1) by Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn
 
  8 votes, 0.7%

Madeline Black Black Wings (Black Wings, #1) by Christina Henry Christina Henry
 
  7 votes, 0.6%

 
  7 votes, 0.6%

Kallie Riviere Black Dust Mambo (Hoodoo, #1) by Adrian Phoenix Adrian Phoenix
 
  7 votes, 0.6%

Charlotte de Ney Steel's Edge (The Edge, #4) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
 
  7 votes, 0.6%

Victoria Gardella The Rest Falls Away (The Gardella Vampire Hunters, #1) by Colleen Gleason Colleen Gleason
 
  6 votes, 0.5%

Xandra Morgan Soulbound (Lone Star Witch, #1) by Tessa Adams Tessa Adams
 
  6 votes, 0.5%

Sophie Lawson Under Wraps (Underworld Detection Agency, #1) by Hannah Jayne Hannah Jayne
 
  6 votes, 0.5%

Jessie Shimmer Spellbent (Jessie Shimmer, #1) by Lucy A. Snyder Lucy A. Snyder
 
  6 votes, 0.5%

Chess Putnam Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) by Stacia Kane Stacia Kane
 
  6 votes, 0.5%

Jace Valchek Dying Bites (The Bloodhound Files, #1) by D.D. Barant D.D. Barant
 
  5 votes, 0.4%

Ciel Halligan In a Fix (Ciel Halligan, #1) by Linda Grimes Linda Grimes
 
  5 votes, 0.4%

Kat Redding To Walk the Night (Kat Redding, #1) by E.S. Moore E.S. Moore
 
  5 votes, 0.4%

Evangeline Stone Three Days to Dead (Dreg City, #1) by Kelly Meding Kelly Meding
 
  5 votes, 0.4%

 
  5 votes, 0.4%

Morgan Kingsley The Devil Inside (Morgan Kingsley #1) by Jenna Black Jenna Black
 
  5 votes, 0.4%

Jill Kismet Night Shift (Jill Kismet, #1) by Lilith Saintcrow Lilith Saintcrow
 
  5 votes, 0.4%

Charlie Madigan The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan, #1) by Kelly Gay Kelly Gay
 
  4 votes, 0.3%

Sabina Kane Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1) by Jaye Wells Jaye Wells
 
  4 votes, 0.3%

 
  4 votes, 0.3%

Cerise Mar Bayou Moon (The Edge, #2) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
 
  4 votes, 0.3%

 
  4 votes, 0.3%

 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Persephone Alcmedi Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi, #1) by Linda Robertson Linda Robertson
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Nola O'Grady License to Ensorcell (Nola O'Grady, #1) by Katharine Kerr Katharine Kerr
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Anya Kalinczyk Embers (Anya Kalinczyk, #1) by Laura Bickle Laura Bickle
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Janet Begay Stormwalker (Stormwalker, #1) by Allyson James Allyson James
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Corine Solomon Blue Diablo (Corine Solomon, #1) by Ann Aguirre Ann Aguirre
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Marla Mason Blood Engines (Marla Mason, #1) by T.A. Pratt T.A. Pratt
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Audrey Callahan Fate's Edge (The Edge, #3) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Pepper Martin Don of the Dead (Pepper Martin, #1) by Casey Daniels Casey Daniels
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Savannah Levine Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, #11) by Kelley Armstrong Kelley Armstrong
 
  3 votes, 0.3%

Jessica McClain Full Blooded (Jessica McClain, #1) by Amanda Carlson Amanda Carlson
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Hedi Peacock The Trouble With Fate (Mystwalker, #1) by Leigh Evans Leigh Evans
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Secret McQueen Something Secret This Way Comes (Secret McQueen, #1) by Sierra Dean Sierra Dean
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Victory Vaughn Deadtown (Deadtown, #1) by Nancy Holzner Nancy Holzner
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Marissa Holloway Red Hot Fury (Shades of Fury, #1) by Kasey MacKenzie Kasey MacKenzie
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Luna Wilder Night Life (Nocturne City, #1) by Caitlin Kittredge Caitlin Kittredge
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Alexandra Sabian Blood Law (Alexandra Sabian, #1) by Jeannie Holmes Jeannie Holmes
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Kara Gillian Mark of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #1) by Diana Rowland Diana Rowland
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Prudence Prudence (The Custard Protocol, #1) by Gail Carriger Gail Carriger
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Harper Connelly Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1) by Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Lily Ivory Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery, #1) by Juliet Blackwell Juliet Blackwell
 
  2 votes, 0.2%

Heather Wallace A Rush of Wings (The Maker's Song, #1) by Adrian Phoenix Adrian Phoenix
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Sylvie Lightner Sins & Shadows (Shadows Inquiries, #1) by Lyn Benedict Lyn Benedict
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Megan Chase Personal Demons (Megan Chase, #1) by Stacia Kane Stacia Kane
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Paige Winterbourne Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #3) by Kelley Armstrong Kelley Armstrong
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Laura Blackstone Skin Deep (Laura Blackstone, #1) by Mark Del Franco Mark Del Franco
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Rose Drayton On the Edge (The Edge, #1) by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Delilah Street Dancing With Werewolves (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, #1) by Carole Nelson Douglas Carole Nelson Douglas
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

1178 total votes

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This Poll is About

Authors:
Kelley Armstrong, Keri Arthur, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Carrie Vaughn, Jacqueline Carey, Laurell K. Hamilton, Carole Nelson Douglas, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, Ilona Andrews, Cheyenne McCray, Anne Bishop, Marjorie M. Liu, Karen Chance, Patricia Briggs, Katharine Kerr, Karen Marie Moning, Jenna Black, Colleen Gleason, Nalini Singh, Kat Richardson, Lilith Saintcrow, Richelle Mead, Allyson James, Jes Battis, Casey Daniels, Mark Del Franco, Faith Hunter, Jennifer Estep, Jeaniene Frost, Caitlin Kittredge, Ann Aguirre, Diana Rowland, Adrian Phoenix, Lucy A. Snyder, Sandy Williams, Stacia Kane, Jocelynn Drake, Chloe Neill, Jaye Wells, Tessa Adams, Kristen Painter, Nancy Holzner, Molly Harper, Lyn Benedict, Kalayna Price, Kelly Meding, Seanan McGuire, D.D. Barant, Kelly Gay, Gail Carriger, Jeannie Holmes, Juliet Blackwell, Linda Robertson, Laura Bickle, Kasey MacKenzie, Sierra Dean, Christina Henry, Darynda Jones, Hannah Jayne, Jenn Bennett, E.S. Moore, Linda Grimes, Amanda Carlson, Shannon Mayer, Leigh Evans, J.C. Daniels, Cecy Robson, T.A. Pratt

Books:
Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) Haunted (Women of the Otherworld, #5) Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, #1) Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1) Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer, #1) Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) Darkfever (Fever, #1) The Rest Falls Away (The Gardella Vampire Hunters, #1) Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #3) Greywalker (Greywalker, #1) Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian, #1) Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, #1) Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine, #1) Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) Don of the Dead (Pepper Martin, #1) The Devil Inside (Morgan Kingsley #1) Dancing With Werewolves (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, #1) Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) Night Life (Nocturne City, #1) Blood Engines (Marla Mason, #1) A Rush of Wings (The Maker's Song, #1) The Iron Hunt (Hunter Kiss, #1) Personal Demons (Megan Chase, #1) Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) Night Child (OSI, #1) Night Shift (Jill Kismet, #1) Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1) Blue Diablo (Corine Solomon, #1) Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1) Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1) Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) Demons Not Included (Night Tracker, #1) Mark of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #1) Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1) Sins & Shadows (Shadows Inquiries, #1) Skin Deep (Laura Blackstone, #1) Three Days to Dead (Dreg City, #1) Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) Dying Bites (The Bloodhound Files, #1) The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan, #1) Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi, #1) On the Edge (The Edge, #1) Bitter Night (Horngate Witches, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft Mystery, #1) Spellbent (Jessie Shimmer, #1) Deadtown (Deadtown, #1) Embers (Anya Kalinczyk, #1) Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1) Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, #11) Blood Law (Alexandra Sabian, #1) Stormwalker (Stormwalker, #1) Red Hot Fury (Shades of Fury, #1) Black Dust Mambo (Hoodoo, #1) Bayou Moon (The Edge, #2) Grave Witch (Alex Craft, #1) Black Wings (Black Wings, #1) License to Ensorcell (Nola O'Grady, #1) The Vampire Narcise (Regency Draculia, #3) First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) Under Wraps (Underworld Detection Agency, #1) Blood Rights (House of Comarré, #1) Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell, #1) Fate's Edge (The Edge, #3) Something Secret This Way Comes (Secret McQueen, #1) The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1) Magic Mourns (World of Kate Daniels, #3.5; Andrea Nash, #0.5) Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #1) To Walk the Night (Kat Redding, #1) Full Blooded (Jessica McClain, #1) In a Fix (Ciel Halligan, #1) Steel's Edge (The Edge, #4) Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1) Prudence (The Custard Protocol, #1) Dark Currents (Agent of Hel, #1) The Trouble with Fate (Mystwalker, #1) Magic Dreams (World of Kate Daniels, #4.5; Dali Harimau, #1) Sealed with a Curse (Weird Girls, #1) Blade Song (Colbana Files, #1) Soulbound (Lone Star Witch, #1) Written in Red (The Others, #1) Priceless (Rylee Adamson, #1) Nightwalker (Dark Days, #1) Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)

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message 1: by Izzy (new)
Nov 16, 2014 09:33AM

Izzy The Sookie Stackhouse series isn't an urban fantasy series.


message 2: by Kiera (new)
Nov 19, 2014 04:35AM

Kiera i feel sad to say this...
but i have never read any of these books :(


message 3: by Alex (new)
Dec 10, 2014 07:58AM

Alex Marla Mason


message 4: by Theremin (new)
Mar 05, 2015 03:41PM

Theremin Poisoning Harper Connelly - Charlaine Harris


message 5: by ~☆~Autumn (new)
Jun 01, 2015 08:46PM

~☆~Autumn Please define urban fantasy for me again! so many picky genres


message 6: by Kelly (Maybedog) (last edited Jul 04, 2015 03:40AM) (new)
Jul 04, 2015 03:39AM

Kelly (Maybedog) I would say Sookie Stackhouse is quintessentially urban fantasy: It has vampires and takes place in an urban environment. If it's not urban fantasy, then neither is most of this list. Maybe the poster was thinking of a different series?


message 7: by Kelly (Maybedog) (new)
Jul 04, 2015 03:47AM

Kelly (Maybedog) My favorite isn't on this list: Chess Putnam from Chasing Magic.


message 8: by Elecyaha (new)
Aug 26, 2015 07:52PM

Elecyaha Jackson Are you kidding,how can you choose between them? I love most of these author's books and can't wait to read the next ones!


message 9: by Mia (new)
Jan 18, 2016 09:49AM

Mia Jane Yellowrock from Skinwalker?


message 10: by Elecyaha (new)
Jan 18, 2016 06:04PM

Elecyaha Jackson Mia wrote: "Jane Yellowrock from Skinwalker?"

OMG you are right she is missing!


message 11: by Tigress (new)
Jan 19, 2016 05:52PM

Tigress Mia wrote: "Jane Yellowrock from Skinwalker?"

I can't believe I forgot her! Sorry! I'll add her right now.


message 12: by Kelly (Maybedog) (last edited Jan 23, 2016 08:23AM) (new)
Jan 23, 2016 08:22AM

Kelly (Maybedog) Tigress,

If you're adding books/characters, would you mind adding Chess Putnam, Marla Mason and Harper Connelly? They all have several books to their series, they all have more ratings than many of the series on this list (meaning they're wider read) and they all have voters on this list asking for them. I'm using this list to find more great series and I think it would be cool to include series that people who like your poll have specifically pointed out since other people looking at this poll might find those series interesting, too.

Thank you so much for making this list!


message 13: by Tigress (new)
Jan 23, 2016 06:27PM

Tigress Kelly H. (Maybedog) wrote: "Tigress,

If you're adding books/characters, would you mind adding Chess Putnam, Marla Mason and Harper Connelly? They all have several books to their series, they all have more ratings than many o..."

Yeah, sorry! I'll add them. I somehow hadn't seen those other comments before.


message 14: by Kelly (Maybedog) (new)
Jan 23, 2016 07:44PM

Kelly (Maybedog) Oh that's ok. I think this poll is awesome. I've already added a bunch of stuff to my to-read pike (like I needed more!)


message 16: by Jonathan (new)
Jul 27, 2016 05:33PM

Jonathan Brown Kiera wrote: "i feel sad to say this...
but i have never read any of these books :("

Me either.


message 17: by Heather (new)
Sep 03, 2016 04:21AM

Heather I don't think I can pick a complete favorite, I've read and loved a few of these series, but my current has to be Meg from The Others (Written in Red).


message 18: by CATHY (new)
Sep 11, 2016 11:04PM

CATHY PADDOCK I havent read any of these, also, I think you have way to many to pick from. Just a thought.


message 19: by Chris (new)
Oct 29, 2016 08:55AM

Chris Gager The only one I've ever even heard of is Sookie Stackhouse from G'reads trivia ...


message 20: by Auntie Terror (new)
Oct 18, 2017 11:45PM

Auntie Terror Where is the option for "Irene" from Genevieve Cogman's Invisible Library series?


message 21: by Dahlya (last edited Nov 14, 2019 11:41PM) (new)
Nov 14, 2019 11:40PM

Dahlya Samantha Martin from Debra Dunbar's Imp series is hand's down my favorite of all time. Great poll, my TBR is going to explode =)


message 22: by Axolotl (new)
Dec 14, 2021 05:03AM

Axolotl Axolotl indeed very cute. read more on my website axolotl,fish


message 23: by Jas (new)
Dec 15, 2021 11:26PM

Jas Kaur Kate daniels is my badass woman crush but i do love the way that rachel morgan is so relatable, eff ups and all.


message 24: by Bookishness (new)
Jan 20, 2026 01:13PM

Bookishness Diana, from Book of Azrael.... I love her so much!


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