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The Laughing Corpse

Laurell K. Hamilton · 320 pages

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Crossed

Eliza Crewe · 346 pages

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Devil's Paw

Debra Dunbar · 328 pages

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The Kill Society

Richard Kadrey · 368 pages

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Crossed

J.F. Lewis · 410 pages

"In spite of his continuing hot-blooded affair with his soon-to-be-sister-in-law Rachel, Eric's plan is simple: Give his vampire girlfriend Tabitha the fancy wedding she's always wanted, then head off to Paris for their honeymoon in the hopes of tracking down his sire, the Empress vampire Lisette. The City of Love proves anything but romantic when the True Immortal rulers of Europe try to block Er

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Lucifer, Book One

Mike Carey · 381 pages

Cast out of Heaven, Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his throne in Hell for Los Angeles. Emerging from the pages of THE SANDMAN, the former Lord of Hell is enjoying retirement as the proprietor of L.A.'s most elite piano bar when an assignment from the Creator Himself threatens to change all that. Collects *The Sandman Presents: Lucifer* #1-3 and *Lucifer* #1-13.

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The Dead Take the A Train

Cassandra Khaw · 391 pages

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Spider's Bite

Jennifer Estep

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Armageddon Bound

Tim Marquitz · 220 pages

Half-devil and miles from anything resembling heroic, perpetual underdog Frank “Triggaltheron” Trigg is the last man standing against Armageddon. As the favorite nephew of the Devil, Frank has led a troubled life, but he’d always had his uncle’s influence to fall back on. Now, with God and Lucifer coming to terms and leaving existence to fend for itself, his once exalted status of Anti-Christ-to-b

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The Grimrose Path

Rob Thurman

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Sleeping Late on Judgement Day

Tad Williams · 439 pages

After failing to rescue his demon girlfriend from the Grand Duke of Hell, fallen angel Bobby Dollar runs into an old friend who has mysteriously lost his memory.

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Hellblazer, Volume 5: Dangerous Habits

Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis · 352 pages

After battling demions, elementals, and serial killers, John Constantine is betrayed by his own body. Years of chain smoking have led to lung cancer, and the Ruler of Hell has special plans for the soul of John Constantine.

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Trail of Lightning

Rebecca Roanhorse · 287 pages

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The Ring of Solomon

Jonathan Stroud · 433 pages

Wise-cracking djinni Bartimaeus finds himself at the court of King Solomon with an unpleasant master, a sinister servant, and King Solomon's magic ring.

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Grave Peril

Jim Butcher · 405 pages

Now in hardcover from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files.Harry Dresden's faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. All par for the course for Chicago's only professional wizard.But in all of Harry's years of supernatural sleuthing, he's never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone postal. All o

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The Outlaw Demon Wails

Kim Harrison · 464 pages

Cincinnati-based bounty hunter Rachel Morgan remains in shock following the unsolved murder of her boyfriend. Planning to solve the case, she accepts a special mission in the spiritual realm courtesy of Elf politician Trent Kalamack while master vampire Rynn Cormel makes his own demands on her.

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Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy

Denise Mina · 154 pages

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Harbingers

F. Paul Wilson · 448 pages

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The Tale of the Body Thief

Anne Rice · 448 pages

Miami, 1992, "city of water, city of speed," tropical garden of a city where corruption pulses beneath the lush surface. Miami, the perfect city for a vampire. Yet Lestat—hero, rock star, incorrigible seducer of millions, the most powerful and sensual vampire of them all—prowls this savage garden in desperate N. misery. Restlessly pursuing the mystery of his dark existence across time and space,

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Constantine: The Hellblazer, Volume 1: Going Down

Ming Doyle

"The dark adventures of DC's foremost occult detective continue in an all-new series as he investigates the cruelest case he's ever come across--his own dark history! Writer Ming Doyle (THE KITCHEN, Quantum and Woody) relaunches John Constantine's solo series with more horrifying roots than ever before"--

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Hellblazer: Original Sins

Jamie Delano · 240 pages

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Bloodstorm

Dan Abnett, Mike Lee · 416 pages

Malus Darkblade is forced to seek a number of magic artifacts when he is possessed by the daemon Tz'arkan or his soul will be forfeit, in this second novel in the Darkblade series.

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Elric of Melniboné

Michael Moorcock · 192 pages

**Elric of Melniboné** is a 1972 fantasy novel by **Michael Moorcock**. It is the first original full-length novel to feature **Elric**, the last emperor of the stagnating island civilisation of Melniboné who wields the cursed, soul-drinking sword **Stormbringer**.

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