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Urban Fantasy
Description: Stories set in our everyday world, have characters that include humans and fantastic or supernatural creatures, with plots that involve the interaction of the two. #adults
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Highborn
by Yvonne NavarroAward-winning author of over twenty novels enters the urban fantasy genre with a story of a fallen angel who returns to human form to gain redemption.
Half-Resurrection Blues
by Daniel José OlderFIRST IN A BRAND NEW URBAN FANTASY SERIES "Because I'm an inbetweener--and the only one anyone knows of at that--the dead turn to me when something is askew between them and the living. Usually, it's something mundane like a suicide gone wrong or someone revived that shouldn'ta been." Carlos Delacruz is one of the New York Council of the Dead's most unusual agents--an inbetweener, partially resurrected from a death he barely recalls suffering, after a life that's missing from his memory. He thinks he is one of a kind--until he encounters other entities walking the fine line between life and death. One inbetweener is a sorcerer. He's summoned a horde of implike ngks capable of eliminating spirits, and they're spreading through the city like a plague. They've already taken out some of NYCOD's finest, leaving Carlos desperate to stop their master before he opens up the entrada to the Underworld--which would destroy the balance between the living and the dead. But in uncovering this man's identity, Carlos confronts the truth of his own life--and death....
Grave Witch
by Kalayna PriceJust because Grave Witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, doesn't mean she has to like what they have to say . . . As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she's on good terms with Death himself, nothing has prepared her for her latest case.
Alex is investigating a high-profile murder when she's attacked by the ghost she is raising - which should be impossible. Then, someone makes a serious attempt on her life, thwarted only by Death's intervention. You know you're having a bad day when Death is saving your life . . .
To solve this case, Alex will have to team up with tough homicide detective Falin Andrews. Andrews seems to be hiding something, although it's certainly not his dislike of Alex. Despite all that, Alex is going to need his help to navigate the tangled webs of real-world and paranormal politics, and to track down a killer wielding a magic so malevolent, it may cost Alex not just her life, but also her soul . . .
Breaking the Lore
by Andy RedsmithA Manchester police inspector is out of his element when his latest murder victim is a real fairy in this humorous urban fantasy series opener. A magical, mischievous mystery perfect for fans of Douglas Adams and Ben Aaronovitch How do you stop a demon invasion . . . when you don&’t believe in magic? Inspector Nick Paris is a man of logic and whisky. So staring down at the crucified form of a murder victim who is fifteen centimeters tall leaves the seasoned detective at a loss . . . and the dead fairy is only the beginning. Suddenly the inspector is offering political asylum to dwarves, consulting with witches, getting tactical advice from elves and taking orders from a chain-smoking talking crow who, technically, outranks him. With the fate of both the human and magic worlds in his hands Nick will have to leave logic behind and embrace his inner mystic to solve the crime and stop an army of demons from invading Manchester!
Dream Born
by Michael La RonnThink dreams aren't real? Think again.I'm a dream mage. I can control your dreams, manipulate your darkest desires, and destroy your mind from the inside out—all while you sleep.
For the last two years, I've protected innocent people like you from demons who feast on dreams. When demons show up on my doorstep one snowy night, so does someone dangerous from my past. Someone that I’ve been running away from for a long time. But I’m done running. It's time to face my past…and end the nightmare that has been haunting me all these years.
Dream Born is a fast-paced urban fantasy with an African-American heroine, lovable heroes, and crazy mindscapes that you'll dream about long after you're finished reading.
Sixty-One Nails
by Mike ShevdonThere is a secret war raging beneath the streets of London. A dark magic will be unleashed. . . Unless the Untainted is found. Neverwhere's faster, smarter brother has arrived. FILE UNDER: Urban Fantasy [Hidden War / Ancient Legend / Secret History / Deadly Duel]